inser
Born: June 19,1945 in Rangoon, Burma
Parents: U Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi
Family: Michael Aris, Alexander and Kim
Education: Master of Arts
Occupation: General Secretary of National League for Democracy (NLD) and Human Rights Activist
Major Accomplishments: Becoming General Secretary of The National League for Democracy party after it was founded on September 24 1988 was a major achievement for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Awards:
- 1990 Honorary Fellow, St Hugh’s College (Oxford, UK)
- 1990 Thorolf Rafto Award for Human Rights (Norway)
- 1991 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (European Parliament)
- 1991 Nobel Peace Prize (Oslo, Norway)
- 1991 Honorary Member, International PEN (Norwegian Center)
- 1991 Humanities Human Rights Award (USA)
- 1991 Honorary Member, International PEN (Canadian Center)
- 1992 Marisa Bellisario Prize (Italy)
- 1992 Annual Award of the international Human Rights Law Group (USA)
- 1992 Honorary Presidents, Students’ Union London School of Economics and Political Science·
- 1992 Honorary Member, International PEN (English Center)
- 1992 Honorary Life Member, University of London Union (UK)
- 1992 Honorary Professional Fellowship, Law and Society Trust (Sri Lanka)
- 1992 Honorary Doctorate in Political Science, Thammasat University (Thailand)
- 1992 International Simon Bolivar Prize (UNESCO)
- 1992 Prix Litteraire des Droits de l’Homme (Nouveaux Droits de l’Homme, France)
- 1992 Honorary Member, World Commission on Culture and Development (UNESCO)
- 1993 Member, Academie Universelle des Cultures (Paris)
- 1993 Rose Prize (arbejderbevaegelsens International Forum of the
- Danish Labor Movement, Copenhagen)
- 1993 Victor Jara International Human Rights Award (Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Los Angeles, USA)
- 1993 Member of the Advisory Board, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University
- 1993 Honorary Doctorate of Law, University of Toronto (Canada)
- 1993 The Freedom of the City, Commune of Giugliano, Italy
- 1993 Bremen Solidarity Prize (City of Bremen, Germany)
- 1994 Honorary Doctorate, Philosophy & Letters, Free University of Brussels
- 1994 Honorary Adviser, Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific
- 1995 The Freedom of the City, Aversa, Italy
- 1995 Liberal International Prize for Freedom (UK)
- 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (for 1993), India
- 1995 Gandhi Award, Simon Fraser University, Canada
- 1995 Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law, University of Oxford