AAPP issues statement on its 25-year fight for the rights of political prisoners in Myanmar

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The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners released a statement on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the organisation calling attention to the continued detention and mistreatment of political detainees in Myanmar.

The text of the statement continues below.

Over the past 25 years, AAPP’s founding objective has been to advocate for the release of political prisoners and to provide them with psychological and material support. We have also assisted with the healing and rehabilitation of former political prisoners and their families and their reintegration back into society.