,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pitts1
 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 & ,mr4 ,smi? (
 ,new ,j]sey7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,urg+
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to end !          
p]secution ( ! ,roh+ya p & respect      
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights = 
all e?nic & religi\s m9ority gr\ps )9   
,burma4  ,:]eas ov] #hjj1jjj ,roh+ya    
e?nic m9ority live 9 ,burma1 mo/ly 9 !  
we/]n ,rakh9e /ate2 ,:]eas curr5tly1    
approximately #adj1jjj ,roh+ya are      
int]nally displac$ 9 c5tral ,rakh9e /ate
 & hundr$s ( ?\s&s h fl$ to neighbor+   
c\ntries1 includ+ at lea/ #bca1jjj 9    
,banglade%1 at lea/ #ae1jjj 9 ,malaysia1
 & _m m 9 ,?ail& & ,indonesia2 ,:]eas ! 
,burma ,citiz5%ip ,law ( #aihb has long 
exclud$ f approv$ e?nic gr\ps ! ,roh+ya 
p1 despite _m hav+ liv$ 9 nor!rn ,rakh9e
 /ate = g5]ations1 & has !reby r5d]$    

,roh+yas /ateless & vuln]able to        
exploitation & abuse2 ,:]eas ! ,roh+ya h
 hi/orically exp]i5c$ o!r p>ticul>iz$ & 
sev]e legal1 economic1 & social         
discrim9ation1 includ+ re/rictions on   
travel outside _! village ( resid5ce1   
limitations on _! access to high]       
education1 & a prohibition f work+ z    
civil s]vants1 includ+ z doctors1       
nurses1 or tea*]s2 ,:]eas au?orities h  
also requir$ ,roh+ya to obta9 (ficial   
p]mission = m>riages & h s+l$ out       
,roh+ya 9 nor!rn ,rakh9e /ate = =c$     
labor & arbitr>y arre/s2 ,:]eas !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma has =cefully relocat$
 ,roh+ya into relief camps1 :]e !y lack 
dec5t %elt]1 access to clean wat]1 food1
 sanitation1 heal? c>e1 ! ability to    
support !mselves1 or basic education =  
_! *ildr52 ,:]eas a two-*ild policy     
sanction$ solely ^u ! ,roh+ya population
 9 ! di/ricts ( ,maungdaw & ,bu?idaung 9
 nor!rn ,rakh9e /ate re/ricts ! rights (
 wom5 & *ildr51 prev5ts *ildr5 f obta9+ 
,burmese citiz5%ip1 d5ies ,roh+yas      

access to basic gov]nm5t s]vices1 &     
fo/]s discrim9ation aga9/ ,muslim wom5  
by ,buddhi/ nurses & midwives2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has     
regul>ly express$ s9ce #aiii its        
p>ticul> conc]n = sev]e legal1 economic1
 & social discrim9ation aga9/ ,burma's  
,roh+ya population 9 its ,c\ntry ,report
 = ,human ,rights ,practices2 ,:]eas !  
level ( p]secution1 includ+ widespread  
arbitr>y arre/1 det5tion1 & extortion ( 
,roh+ya & o!r ,muslim communities1 has  
dramatically increas$ ov] ! pa/ ye> & a 
half2 ,:]eas communal viol5ce has       
affect$ bo? ,muslims & ,burma's majority
 ,buddhi/ population1 b has ov]:elm+ly  
t>get$ ,burma's e?nic ,muslim m9orities1
 :i* altoge!r comprise less ?an #e p]c5t
 ( ,burma's population2 ,:]eas viol5ce  
t>get+ ,roh+yas 9 ,maungdaw & ,sittwe 9 
,june & ,july ( #bjab result$ 9 ! dea?s 
( at lea/ #eg ,muslims & ! de/ruction ( 
#a1ccf ,roh+yas homes2 ,:]eas on ,octob]
 #bc1 #bjab1 at lea/ #gj ,roh+yas 7     
kill$1 & ! ,yan ,!i village ( !         

,mrauk-,u ,t[n%ip 0 de/roy$2 ,:]eas     
viol5ce has also t>get$ ,muslims n (    
,roh+ya e?nicity1 includ+ riots 9 ,m>*  
#bjac 9 ! t[n ( ,meiktila t result$ 9 ! 
dea? ( at lea/ #dc ,burmese ,muslims1   
includ+ #bj /ud5ts & sev]al tea*]s      
massacr$ at an ,islamic s*ool1 ! burn+ (
 at lea/ #hjj homes & #e mosques1 & !   
displacem5t ( #ab1jjj p2 ,:]eas on      
,octob] #a1 #bjac1 riots involv+ m ?an  
#gjj ,buddhi/s 9 ,?&we t[n%ip result$ 9 
! dea? ( #d ,kaman ,muslim m5 & ! /abb+ 
dea? ( a #id-ye>-old ,muslim woman2     
,:]eas ov] #d1jjj religi\s1 public1 &   
private ,roh+ya /ructures h be5 de/roy$2
 ,:]eas ,roh+yas h exp]i5c$ & cont9ue to
 exp]i5ce fur!r re/rictions on _!       
practice ( ,islam1 culture1 & language2 
& ,:]eas ! viol5ce aga9/ e?nic ,muslim  
populations1 includ+ ! ,roh+ya & o!r    
,muslim gr\ps1 is "p ( a l>g] tr\bl+    
patt]n ( viol5ce aga9/ o!r e?nic &      
religi\s m9orities 9 ,burma3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--   
7#a7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to   

end all =ms ( p]secution & discrim9ation
 ( ! ,roh+ya p & ensure respect =       
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights = 
all e?nic & religi\s m9ority gr\ps )9   
,burma2 &  7#b7 calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t & ! int]national community to
 put consi/5t pressure on ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,burma to take all necess>y measures to 
end ! p]secution & discrim9ation ( !    
,roh+ya population & to protect !       
fundam5tal rights ( all e?nic & religi\s
 m9ority gr\ps 9 ,burma4