On 28 February 2006 the Olof Palme prize was presented to Kyi for being "an outstanding example of the efforts to attain democracy by the people of Burma, where respect for human rights, ethnic unity, and a life in peace remain only a dream", the organisers said in a statement.
On 28 February 2006 the Olof Palme prize was presented to Kyi for being "an outstanding example of the efforts to attain democracy by the people of Burma, where respect for human rights, ethnic unity, and a life in peace remain only a dream", the organisers said in a statement.