A teacher among 19 political prisoners freed in 1998 , Amnesty said . Karen Khin Khin was sentenced to death in 1999 after her husband planned a protest . Myanmar 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been confined in her home for 12 of the past 18 years . Pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu is still confined to home .
A teacher among 19 political prisoners freed in 1998 , Amnesty said . Karen Khin Khin was sentenced to death in 1999 after her husband planned a protest . Myanmar 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu is still confined to home .