The Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) held a ceremony to honor youth who sacrificed their lives in the fight for democracy and struggle against human rights abuses by the Burmese government, on International World Youth Day, on Oct. 18.
About fifty-people attended the ceremony in Chiang Mai - most were children of Burmese migrant workers, or individuals who work for ethnic organization based in Thailand - according to organizer Naw Shan.
The ceremony honored young people arrested, persecuted and sent to prison by the government. The annual event, which started ten-years ago, is modeled after a similar one in South Africa.
The Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) is an umbrella organization of students and youth organizations representing various ethnic groups from Burma.
