Humanitarian Crisis Looms in Western Myanmar as Foreign Aid Workers Leave

This is by far the best unsanitized report I’ve read about genocide of Burma’s Rohingya Muslim population. In Rakhine State, some Arakanese Buddhists threatened to boycott the census out of concern that it could lead to official recognition for the Rohingya. The Myanmar Government contributes to the stigma of this ethnic minority.

BURMA’S PROPOSED DISCRIMINATORY MARRIAGE LAW AFFRONT TO ALL BURMESE WOMEN – BUDDHIST, MUSLIM, & CHRISTIAN

Proposed law to “preserve race & religion” is an affront to ALL Burmese women. The Rohingya or Kachin would face a 10-year prison sentence & confiscation of properties as a non-Buddhist who seeks to marry a Buddhist in violation of the law. Passage should put at risk Western continued increases in levels of aid & investment.

Ban on Doctors Without Borders Imperils Muslim Rohingya Minority in Myanmar

Silence to a GENOCIDE: Western donors & UN say they are reluctant to antagonize government of Myanmar, which has started along path of economic & political reform. Donors have chosen quiet diplomacy over outspoken criticism of government’s policies toward Rohingya.