<p>Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) has been forcibly abolished for boycotting the November 7 vote, which activists and the West have condemned as a charade aimed at putting a civilian face on military rule.<br /><br />The NLD won a landslide election victory in 1990 but was never allowed to take office. Suu Kyi has spent most of the past 20 years in detention and is currently under house arrest.<br /><br />In May, the Supreme Court threw out a suit filed by Suu Kyi aimed at preventing her party's dissolution. Asked why the NLD is submitting yet another case with the court, Suu Kyi's lawyer told reporters: "We are continuing because we have not given up. If we give up we have nothing left to do."</p>
<p>Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) has been forcibly abolished for boycotting the November 7 vote, which activists and the West have condemned as a charade aimed at putting a civilian face on military rule.<br /><br />The NLD won a landslide election victory in 1990 but was never allowed to take office. Suu Kyi has spent most of the past 20 years in detention and is currently under house arrest.<br /><br />In May, the Supreme Court threw out a suit filed by Suu Kyi aimed at preventing her party's dissolution. Asked why the NLD is submitting yet another case with the court, Suu Kyi's lawyer told reporters: "We are continuing because we have not given up. If we give up we have nothing left to do."</p>