NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR HUMAN RIGHTSNDPHR (exile) USA (HQ)
PO. Box 210178, Woodhaven, NY-11421,USA
Phone: 1-646-625-9407 , 1- 414 - 736- 4273
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Ref: NDPHR(USA) 34- 48/2008
Date:- February 14, 2008
NDPHR (exile) USA (HQ) pays Tribute to KNU General Secretary Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan
We, the members of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights (NDPHR - exile) USA (HQ) are deeply shocked to hear the news of the tragic demise of Karen national leader, Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan who was assassinated by unknown gunmen on February 14, 2008 at his home in Maesot, Thailand.
Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan, 64, is the General Secretary and spokesperson for the Karen National Union (KNU) which is one of the largest ethnic groups of Burma struggling for the cause of emancipation of the Karen ethnic community as well as the establishment of justice, equality and peace in Burma. Padoh Mahn Sha has made a lot of sacrifice in his life for the restoration of human rights and democracy, establishment of genuine Federal Union including self-determination of all minority people. He has two sons and two daughters.
Padoh Mahn Sha, a History graduate was one of Burma’s most prominent leaders. He joined Karen Revolutionary movement led by KNU in 1966 and in 1988 when the late General Saw Bo Mya was the President of KNU, DAB and NCUB, he became a personal secretary of General Saw Bo Mya and in 2000 KNU’s 12th congress, he was elected as General Secretary of KNU. Simultaneously, he became a member of National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) secretariat.
The assassination of Padoh Mahn Sha is a great loss for all freedom loving people of Burma and it indeed is a deadly blow to the entire pro-democracy and human rights struggle of all ethnic nationalities of Burma.
On this saddest moment, we, the members of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights (NDPHR - exile) USA (HQ) and the Rohingya ethnic minority people extend our deepest condolences to all members of the KNU, all ethnic Karen community and also to his family and pray for the eternal peace of his departed soul.
Maung Sein @ Mohiuddin
( President)
Central Executive Committee
National Democratic Party for Human Rights (exile - HQ)
United States of America.
