Suu Kyi urges ‘freedom from fear’

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi called on World Aids Day for an end to discrimination against those living with the disease as experts warned against complacency in fighting the global scourge.

Speaking as the UNAids global advocate for people living with HIV/Aids, Suu Kyi drew parallels between the plight of sufferers and her own struggle for democracy.

‘The fight against discrimination is an extension of our fight for freedom from fear,’ said the Myanmar opposition leader and democracy icon, The Straits Times publishes this report on Monday.

‘My simple message as the global ambassador for zero discrimination is it all starts in the mind and in the heart. There must be less calculation and more warmth, more love, more affection, more compassion.’