These political prisoners were persecuted for their belief in democracy, for wanting their country to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of movement, and property rights. These are values that ACT and this Parliament seek to uphold, but it's saddening to anyone who believes in democracy to see it under threat around the world and to see people lose their lives for wanting freedom and democracy. We should speak up against human rights abuses when and where we see them, and so the ACT Party joins this Government in condemning the executions carried out in Myanmar. 