Quintanahost to hold a press conference on Feb. 5.

5 Feb UN’s special envoy to Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, visited Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison on Friday morning and met with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the afternoon.
Aye Win, a spokesperson for the UN Information Center in Rangoon, told media on Friday that the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma observed prison condition at Insein.
Other sources said that Quintana met with several prisoners of conscience while in Insein.
“He also met with the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission and then held another meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,” said Aye Win.
Quintana told reporters after meeting with Suu Kyi that he will try to push for a constitutional amendment in the framework of Parliament.
However, he did not disclose any details of his meeting with Suu Kyi, but said that he will host a press conference before he leaves Burma on Feb. 5. He also met with some officials in Naypyidaw.
It was reported that during his trip to Burma, the UN envoy planned to visit ethnic Karen and Mon states in order to observe human rights conditions.
On Thursday, Quintana met with Shwe Mann, the speaker of the Lower House of Parliament in the Burmese capital. According to Rangoon-based Popular Journal, he was told by Shwe Mann that the by-election in April will be free and fair,
Quintana met with Suu Kyi and visited Insein Prison during a previous trip to Burma in August. He also took the opportunity to sit in on a parliamentary session attended by MPs from both Upper and Lower Houses. At the time, he said he welcomed the progress made by the new government, and called for the release of political prisoners.
Quintana had been a vocal critic of the previous military regime and previously proposed a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity that have allegedly been committed by the Burmese army.