Aung San Suu Kyi Profile

Hannah Young
Aung San Suu Kyi Profile.pdf

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The first and incumbent State Counsellor of Myanmar, she is also the leader of the National League for Democracy

Read the profile of Aung San Suu Kyi. The article states that her reputation is one of 'Human rights champion turned genocide apologist'. The Guardian reported in November 2018 that she had turned from 'peace icon to pariah'.

What are your views on this assessment of her?

The article's author also references Aung San Suu Kyi's comments that 'Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it'.  

What are your views on this comment? Does it link to any of the political theorists that you have read?

If you are interested in finding out more about the Myanmar Rohingya and what has been dubbed the Rohingya Genocide, the following resources would be a good starting point:

BBC

Global Conflict Tracker


Human Rights Watch


The Atlantic

The New York Times

Aljazeera