By Poppy Bragg
The 2011 Brighton Festival will celebrate the remarkable achievements of a woman who, since 1988, has dedicated her life to fighting for the freedom of the Burmese people and for the democratisation of her country.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi has been widely lauded by the global community and has received many human rights awards including the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, the Rafto Human Rights Prize in 1990 and the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
She has been described by U.S. President Barack Obama as “a hero”, British Prime Minister David Cameron called her “an inspiration” and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa said she was “a global symbol of moral courage”.
Her fight for democracy has also resulted in her spending a total of 15 years in detention – the majority under house arrest.
