Military-ruled Myanmar's promise to free 7,012 prisoners as the nation marks its 75 years of independence from Britain includes the anticipated release of about 300 political detainees, the United Nations estimated.
Though the release of political prisoners in Myanmar is not only a relief to those unfairly detained, but also their families, said Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, the military junta is still holding thousands of others in detention for opposing military rule.
