,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ehf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1    
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,book]1  
,mr4 ,coons1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,call+ on ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,burma to develop a non-discrim9atory & 
compreh5sive solution t addresses       
,rakh9e ,/ate's ne$s = peace1 security1 
h>mony1 & developm5t "u equitable & j   
application ( ! rule ( law1 & = o!r     
purposes4  ,:]eas1 ( ! #a1ejj1jjj memb]s
 ( ! ,roh+ya e?nic m9ority community    
worldwide1 ov] #a1bjj1jjj /ateless      
,roh+ya live 9 ,burma1 mo/ly 9 nor!rn   
,rakh9e ,/ate1 includ+ #adj1jjj         
int]nally displac$ p]sons 7,i,d,ps72    
,:]eas ! security1 /ability1 &          
developm5t ( ,rakh9e ,/ate is dep5d5t on
 ! rule ( law & non-discrim9atory access
 to citiz5%ip1 livelihoods & s]vices1 & 

protection = all resid5ts2 ,:]eas1 on   
,novemb] #ab1 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack   
,obama travel$ to ,burma1 :]e he /ress$ 
! ne$ to f9d durable & effective        
solutions = ! t]rible viol5ce 9 ,rakh9e 
/ate1 solutions t end discrim9ation1    
provide great] security & economic      
opportunities1 protect all citiz5s1 &   
promote great] tol]ance & und]/&+1 :ile 
not+ t legitimate gov]nm5t is a gov]nm5t
 bas$ on ! recognition t all p are equal
 "u ! law2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
has1 s9ce #aiii1 regul>ly express$ 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 !  
,unit$ ,nations ,special ,rapporteur =  
,human ,rights 9 ,burma report$ a long  
hi/ory ( discrim9ation & p]secution     
aga9/ ! ,roh+ya ,muslim community :i*   
c\ld am\nt to crimes aga9/ humanity2    
,:]eas ! curr5t ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma1 l   
its pr$ecessors1 cont9ues to use !      
,burma ,citiz5%ip ,law ( #aihb to       

exclude ,roh+ya f a li/ ( legally       
recogniz$ e?nic gr\ps1 despite _m hav+  
liv$ 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate = g5]ations1 !reby 
r5d]+ ,roh+ya /ateless & vuln]able to   
exploitation & abuse2 ,:]eas1 9 its ,m>*
 #bjad c5sus1 ! fir/ 9 ov] #cj ye>s1 !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma r5eg$ on its         
commitm5t to all[ all p 9 ,burma to     
self-id5tify & ord]$ ! ,roh+ya to       
e?nically id5tify z ,b5gali1 result+ 9  
_! exclusion f c5sus data & !reby       
sev]ely und]m9+ ! validity ( ! data =   
,rakh9e ,/ate & creat+ ! pot5tial =     
fur!r discrim9ation & conflict2 ,:]eas  
local & national policies & practices   
discrim9ate aga9/ ,roh+ya by d5y+ !m    
fre$om ( movem5t outside _! villages &  
camps1 re/rict+ access to livelihood1   
education1 & heal? c>e2 ,:]eas          
au?orities h requir$ ,roh+ya to obta9   
(ficial p]mission = m>riages1 )         
report$ly on]\s1 humiliat+1 & f9ancially
 prohibitive requirem5ts = approval2    
,:]eas a two-*ild policy sanction$      
solely ^u ! ,roh+ya population 9 two    

t[n%ips 9 nor!rn ,rakh9e ,/ate h9d]s !  
ability ( additional *ildr5 to access   
basic gov]nm5t s]vices1 m>ry1 or acquire
 prop]ty & re/ricts ! rights ( wom51    
sometimes result+ 9 s]i\s heal?         
consequ5ces due to illegal & unsafe     
abortions2 ,:]eas p]secution1 includ+   
arbitr>y arre/1 det5tion1 & extortion ( 
,roh+ya & o!r ,muslim communities1      
cont9ues to be widespread2 ,:]eas       
viol5ce t>get+ ,roh+ya 9 ,maungdaw1     
,bu?idaung1 & ,sittwe 9 ,june & ,july   
#bjab result$ 9 ! dea?s ( at lea/ #eg   
,muslims & ! de/ruction ( #a1ccf ,roh+ya
 homes & left ?\s&s displac$2 ,:]eas1   
betwe5 ,octob] #ba-cj1 #bjab1 num]\s p 7
 kill$1 & a village 9 ,mrauk-,u t[n%ip 0
 de/roy$ dur+ deadly e?nic viol5ce      
betwe5 ! ,rakh9e & ,roh+ya communities2 
,:]eas ! lack ( a cr$ible indep5d5t     
inve/igation has result$ 9 p]si/5t      
que/ions ab\t viol5ce t may h result$ 9 
! dea? ( ,roh+ya 9 a village 9 ,maungdaw
 t[n%ip 9 ,janu>y #bjad1 & human rights 
gr\ps report$ mass arre/s & arbitr>y    

det5tion ( ,roh+ya 9 ! aft]ma? ( ?is    
viol5ce2 ,:]eas local1 /ate1 & national 
security police & bord] (fic]s h fail$  
to protect ^? vuln]able to attack &1 9  
"s cases1 p>ticipat$ 9 viol5ce aga9/    
,roh+ya & o!r ,muslims2 ,:]eas !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma has relocat$ displac$
 ,roh+ya into displacem5t camps :]e !y h
 limit$ access to adequate %elt]1 clean 
wat]1 food1 sanitation1 heal? c>e1      
livelihoods1 or basic education = _!    
*ildr52 ,:]eas ?\s&s ( ,roh+ya are      
entirely reliant on int]national        
assi/ance = food1 clean wat]1 & heal?   
c>e because !y are n p]mitt$ to move =  
"w & !re=e _c provide = _! families2    
,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y #bjad1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,burma susp5d$ ! activities ( ,nobel    
,laureate ,mdec9s ,sans ,frontires1 !   
prim>y provid] ( heal? c>e to hundr$s ( 
?\s&s 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate2 ,:]eas !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma ent]$ into a         
,memor&um ( ,agreem5t ) ! ,mdec9s ,sans 
,frontires 9 ,septemb] #bjad b all      
s]vices h n resum$2 ,:]eas attacks on   

organizations & _! prop]ty 9 ,sittwe1 ! 
capital ( ,rakh9e ,/ate1 9 ,m>* #bjad   
caus$ ov] #cjj int]national aid work]s  
to evacuate ! area1 & :ile _m ( ^! aid  
work]s h n[ return$1 !y h n yet be5 able
 to resume full op]ations1 leav+ _m m p 
vuln]able1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! area ( heal?  
c>e2 ,:]eas ! d5ial ( unh9d]$           
humanit>ian assi/ance :5 populations are
 9 ne$ ( su* s]vices is a sev]e brea* ( 
a gov]nm5t's responsibility to protect &
 support its resid5ts & sugge/s disreg>d
 = individuals :o suff] ! effects (     
disease & maln\ri%m5t z a result ( a    
lack ( assi/ance2 ,:]eas hundr$s ( ?\s&s
 ( ,roh+ya h fl$ to neighbor+ c\ntries1 
includ+ #cd1jjj t h regi/]$ 9 (ficial   
camps 9 ,banglade%1 plus ano!r #cjj1jjj 
to #ejj1jjj t are unregi/]$ 9           
,banglade%1 & at lea/ #ce1jjj 9         
,malaysia1 plus _m ?\s&s m 9 ,?ail& &   
,indonesia2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees1
 approximately #ajj1jjj ,roh+ya h fl$ f 
,rakh9e ,/ate1 & up to #b1jjj ,roh+ya :o

 fl$ ,burma by boat are presum$ dead or 
are miss+ at sea s9ce #bjab2 ,:]eas up  
to #bjj1jjj ,roh+ya1 :o fl$ p]secution f
 ,burma up to #bj ye>s ago & s\ght      
refugee protection 9 ,banglade%1 cont9ue
 to face discrim9ation1 /atelessness1 & 
o!r hurdles to access+ necess>y s]vices 
9 _! c\ntry ( refuge2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjad ,traffick+ 
9 ,p]sons ,report1 ! ,roh+ya community 9
 ,banglade% is especially vuln]able to  
human traffick+1 & unregi/]$ ,roh+ya :o 
7 traffick+ victims may h be5 deta9$    
indef9itely 9 ,banglade% due to lack (  
docum5tation2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,banglade% has bann$ m>riage regi/r>s f 
(ficiat+ m>riages involv+ ,roh+yas      
attempt+ to w$ "o ano!r & ^? seek+      
unions ) ,banglade%i nationals2 &       
,:]eas1 9 ,?ail&1 accord+ to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjad        
,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons ,report1 corrupt   
civilian & milit>y (ficials are alleg$  
to h pr(it$ f ! smuggl+ ( ,roh+ya asylum
 seek]s f ,burma & ,banglade% & alleg$ly

 h be5 complicit 9 _! sale into =c$     
labor on comm]cial fi%+ vessels3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 calls on
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to develop a      
non-discrim9atory & compreh5sive        
solution t addresses ,rakh9e ,/ate's    
ne$s = peace1 security1 h>mony1 &       
developm5t "u equitable & j application 
( ! rule ( law2  7#b7 welcomes !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma's ann\ncem5t t       
,mdec9s ,sans ,frontires has be5 invit$ 
back to "w 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate & enc\rages !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to ensure t !       
organization is able to resume op]ations
 alongside o!r humanit>ian organizations
 )\t undue re/rictions on _! humanit>ian
 op]ations2  7#c7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,burma to end all =ms ( p]secution &   
discrim9ation1 includ+ fre$om ( movem5t 
re/rictions1 ( ! ,roh+ya p & ensure     
respect = int]nationally recogniz$ human
 rights = all e?nic & religi\s m9ority  
gr\ps )9 ,burma2  7#d7 calls on !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to respect !         
,roh+ya's "r to self-id5tification1     

r$raft ! ,citiz5%ip ,law ( #aihb s t x  
con=ms to int]nationally recogniz$ legal
 /&>ds1 & include bo? ,rakh9e & ,roh+ya 
lead]s & community memb]s 9 ! r$raft+   
process2  7#e7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,burma to support an int]national &     
indep5d5t inve/igation into ! viol5ce t 
has occurr$ 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate s9ce ,june  
#bjab1 implem5t ! recomm5dations put =?1
 & prosecute ! p]petrators ( viol5ce    
consi/5t ) due process2  7#f7 calls on !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to con=m to         
int]national norms on ! provision (     
unre/rict$ humanit>ian access by        
int]national organizations to all 9 ne$1
 )\t discrim9ation bas$ on nationality1 
race1 e?nicity1 g5d]1 religi\s belief1  
or political op9ion2  7#g7 calls on !   
regional gov]nm5ts to protect ! rights (
 ,roh+ya asylum seek]s & refugees1 z    
well z respect ! int]national legal     
pr9ciple ( non-ref\lem5t2 &  7#h7 calls 
on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & !        
int]national community to call 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