Run for Relief wishes to come to the aid of the people of Burma through funding humanitarian relief and increasing awareness of their plight. Your small registration fee and any donations you raise will go to help people who have no one else to turn to, least of all their own government. By standing in solidarity with the people of Burma you are part of the international campaign to highlight this issue and encourage government to increase international pressure on the regime.

By supporting Partners and their with in Burma, you are standing up for:

1. human dignity.The power of the oppressor is unrestrained: Girls being raped, children chased from their homes, parents murdered, restricted education, and people living in fear are wrong. Arbitrary arrests, and forced relocation are other tools of the regime. Human value crosses all political, religious, economic, and social lines and for this we need to stand with the people of Burma.

2. the restoration of democracy. There was a democratically elected government that was forcefully displaced by a brutal dictatorship.

3. the release of political prisoners. Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who is still under house arrest, is one of thousands of political prisoners.

4. ethnic rights, honor and future peace. Ethnic minorities comprise over 40% of the population of Burma and thus should be equitable partners now and in Burma's future. Without them there is no just or durable solution for a peaceful and democratic Burma. Burma's brutal campaign against the ethnics has resulted in more than 1 million IDPs, over 1 million refugees, and gross human rights violations such as Burma's large scale use of landmines to target civilian populations. Many of the ethnic peoples of Burma were allies for freedom in World War II. It is a matter of honor not to forget them.

5. an end to religious persecution. There is widespread religious persecution in Burma and this is a violation of a foundational and sacred human right.

6. regional security. Burma is building up its military with assistance from other area dictatorships and this along with its interest in a nuclear program makes it a regional security threat. Its immoral leadership and lack of accountability also make it a potential global threat.

Source: Free Burma Rangers