The House is aware that Burma has been run by a military junta since 1962. The human rights of the people have been abused and slave labour is used to run much of the country. In 1990, the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won over 80% of the vote in free elections. She is the daughter of the great general Aung San, who brought freedom to Burma from the British. However, the election result meant little to the military rulers and neither she nor her colleagues were allowed to take up the reins of government.