2007 RM AWARDEES

Cynthia Maung receives 2007 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Dr. Cynthia Maung, 2002 Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership, received the 2007 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on 13 December 2007.

From Mizzima News, Burma:

“Dr. Cynthia Maung, the well chronicled founder of the Mae Tao Clinic, has received the 2007 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award. Sponsored by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, the honor was bestowed upon her by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.

The Clinic, nestled a few kilometers from Burma between the Thai town of Mae Sot and Myawaddy, Burma, has served as both a health and education provider since Dr. Cynthia’s arrival from Burma in the late 1980s.

In conferring the award, Chen told the audience that the struggles of Dr. Cynthia and the Burmese people serve as a stark reminder for his, and Taiwan’s own, sacrifices made along the arduous road to democracy.

Drawing the ire of Burma’s generals, Dr. Cynthia has proactively used the Clinic as a center for disseminating information and education about not only health, human rights and democracy, but also in related disciplines such as conflict resolution.”

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