Jim Carrey Campaigns For Aung San Suu Kyi

Wednesday 29th of August 2007 Comic actor Jim Carrey has made a video urging that Myanmar rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi be freed soon.

The actor spoke on behalf of Human Rights Action Center and the US Campaign For Burma and has posted the video on YouTube.com, reports contactmusic.com. A Nobel laureate, Suu Kyi has been under long-term house arrest in the Myanmar capital.

Carrey said: 'Even though she's compared to a modern day Gandhi or Nelson Mandela, most people in America still don't know about Aung San. Let's face it: the name's a little difficult to remember.

'Here's how I did it: Aung San sounds a lot like 'unsung', as in unsung hero. Aung San Suu Kyi is truly an unsung hero.'

Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her peaceful efforts to topple the repressive military regime that rules the troubled country.