,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #fae #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#ehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1       
#bjad,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,kirk1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4
 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mrs4        
,shaheen7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,december #d1 #bjad,reported by ,mr4    
,menendez1 with an amendment and an     
amendment to the preamble,strike out all
 after the resolving clause and insert  
the part printed in italic,strike the   
preamble and insert the part printed in 
italic  ,,resolution  ,calling on the   
,government of ,burma to develop a      
non-discriminatory and comprehensive    
solution that addresses ,rakhine        
,state's needs for peace1 security1     
harmony1 and development under equitable
 and just application of the rule of    
law1 and for other purposes4  ,whereas1 

of the #a1ejj1jjj members of the        
,rohingya ethnic minority community     
worldwide1 over #a1bjj1jjj stateless    
,rohingya live in ,burma1 mostly in     
northern ,rakhine ,state1 including     
#adj1jjj internally displaced persons   
7,i,d,ps72 ,whereas the security1       
stability1 and development of ,rakhine  
,state is dependent on the rule of law  
and non-discriminatory access to        
citizenship1 livelihoods and services1  
and protection for all residents2       
,whereas1 on ,november #ab1 #bjad1      
,president ,barack ,obama traveled to   
,burma1 where he stressed the need to   
find durable and effective solutions for
 the terrible violence in ,rakhine      
state1 solutions that end               
discrimination1 provide greater security
 and economic opportunities1 protect all
 citizens1 and promote greater tolerance
 and understanding1 while noting that   
legitimate government is a government   
based on the recognition that all people
 are equal under the law2 ,whereas the  

,department of ,state has1 since #aiii1 
regularly expressed its particular      
concern for severe legal1 economic1 and 
social discrimination against ,burma's  
,rohingya population in its ,country    
,report for ,human ,rights ,practices2  
,whereas the ,united ,nations ,special  
,rapporteur for ,human ,rights in ,burma
 reported a long history of             
discrimination and persecution against  
the ,rohingya ,muslim community which   
could amount to crimes against humanity2
 ,whereas the current ,government of    
,burma1 like its predecessors1 continues
 to use the ,burma ,citizenship ,law of 
#aihb to exclude ,rohingya from a list  
of legally recognized ethnic groups1    
despite many having lived in ,rakhine   
,state for generations1 thereby         
rendering ,rohingya stateless and       
vulnerable to exploitation and abuse2   
,whereas1 in its ,march #bjad census1   
the first in over #cj years1 the        
,government of ,burma reneged on its    
commitment to allow all people in ,burma

 to self-identify and ordered the       
,rohingya to ethnically identify as     
,bengali1 resulting in their exclusion  
from census data and thereby severely   
undermining the validity of the data for
 ,rakhine ,state and creating the       
potential for further discrimination and
 conflict2 ,whereas local and national  
policies and practices discriminate     
against ,rohingya by denying them       
freedom of movement outside their       
villages and camps1 restricting access  
to livelihood1 education1 and health    
care2 ,whereas authorities have required
 ,rohingya to obtain official permission
 for marriages1 with reportedly onerous1
 humiliating1 and financially           
prohibitive requirements for approval2  
,whereas a two-child policy sanctioned  
solely upon the ,rohingya population in 
two townships in northern ,rakhine      
,state hinders the ability of additional
 children to access basic government    
services1 marry1 or acquire property and
 restricts the rights of women1         

sometimes resulting in serious health   
consequences due to illegal and unsafe  
abortions2 ,whereas persecution1        
including arbitrary arrest1 detention1  
and extortion of ,rohingya and other    
,muslim communities1 continues to be    
widespread2 ,whereas violence targeting 
,rohingya in ,maungdaw1 ,buthidaung1 and
 ,sittwe in ,june and ,july #bjab       
resulted in the deaths of at least #eg  
,muslims and the destruction of #a1ccf  
,rohingya homes and left thousands      
displaced2 ,whereas1 between ,october   
#ba-cj1 #bjab1 numerous people were     
killed1 and a village in ,mrauk-,u      
township was destroyed during deadly    
ethnic violence between the ,rakhine and
 ,rohingya communities2 ,whereas the    
lack of a credible independent          
investigation has resulted in persistent
 questions about violence that may have 
resulted in the death of ,rohingya in a 
village in ,maungdaw township in        
,january #bjad1 and human rights groups 
reported mass arrests and arbitrary     

detention of ,rohingya in the aftermath 
of this violence2 ,whereas local1 state1
 and national security police and border
 officers have failed to protect those  
vulnerable to attack and1 in some cases1
 participated in violence against       
,rohingya and other ,muslims2 ,whereas  
the ,government of ,burma has relocated 
displaced ,rohingya into displacement   
camps where they have limited access to 
adequate shelter1 clean water1 food1    
sanitation1 health care1 livelihoods1 or
 basic education for their children2    
,whereas thousands of ,rohingya are     
entirely reliant on international       
assistance for food1 clean water1 and   
health care because they are not        
permitted to move for work and therefore
 cannot provide for their families2     
,whereas1 in ,february #bjad1 the       
,government of ,burma suspended the     
activities of ,nobel ,laureate ,mdecins 
,sans ,frontires1 the primary provider  
of health care to hundreds of thousands 
in ,rakhine ,state2 ,whereas the        

,government of ,burma entered into a    
,memorandum of ,agreement with the      
,mdecins ,sans ,frontires in ,september 
#bjad but all services have not resumed2
 ,whereas attacks on organizations and  
their property in ,sittwe1 the capital  
of ,rakhine ,state1 in ,march #bjad     
caused over #cjj international aid      
workers to evacuate the area1 and while 
many of these aid workers have now      
returned1 they have not yet been able to
 resume full operations1 leaving many   
more people vulnerable1 particularly in 
the area of health care2 ,whereas the   
denial of unhindered humanitarian       
assistance when populations are in need 
of such services is a severe breach of a
 government's responsibility to protect 
and support its residents and suggests  
disregard for individuals who suffer the
 effects of disease and malnourishment  
as a result of a lack of assistance2    
,whereas hundreds of thousands of       
,rohingya have fled to neighboring      
countries1 including #cd1jjj that have  

registered in official camps in         
,bangladesh1 plus another #cjj1jjj to   
#ejj1jjj that are unregistered in       
,bangladesh1 and at least #ce1jjj in    
,malaysia1 plus many thousands more in  
,thailand and ,indonesia2 ,whereas1     
according to the ,united ,nations ,high 
,commissioner for ,refugees1            
approximately #ajj1jjj ,rohingya have   
fled from ,rakhine ,state1 and up to    
#b1jjj ,rohingya who fled ,burma by boat
 are presumed dead or are missing at sea
 since #bjab2 ,whereas up to #bjj1jjj   
,rohingya1 who fled persecution from    
,burma up to #bj years ago and sought   
refugee protection in ,bangladesh1      
continue to face discrimination1        
statelessness1 and other hurdles to     
accessing necessary services in their   
country of refuge2 ,whereas1 according  
to the ,department of ,state's #bjad    
,trafficking in ,persons ,report1 the   
,rohingya community in ,bangladesh is   
especially vulnerable to human          
trafficking1 and unregistered ,rohingya 

who were trafficking victims may have   
been detained indefinitely in           
,bangladesh due to lack of              
documentation2 ,whereas the ,government 
of ,bangladesh has banned marriage      
registrars from officiating marriages   
involving ,rohingyas attempting to wed  
one another and those seeking unions    
with ,bangladeshi nationals2 and        
,whereas1 in ,thailand1 according to the
 ,united ,states ,department of ,state's
 #bjad ,trafficking in ,persons ,report1
 corrupt civilian and military officials
 are alleged to have profited from the  
smuggling of ,rohingya asylum seekers   
from ,burma and ,bangladesh and         
allegedly have been complicit in their  
sale into forced labor on commercial    
fishing vessels3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,whereas1 of the #a1ejj1jjj members of  
the ,rohingya ethnic minority community 
worldwide1 over #a1bjj1jjj stateless    
,rohingya live in ,burma1 mostly in     
northern ,rakhine ,state1 including     
#adj1jjj internally displaced persons   

7,i,d,ps72 ,whereas the security1       
stability1 and development of ,rakhine  
,state is dependent on the rule of law  
and non-discriminatory access to        
citizenship1 livelihoods and services1  
and protection for all residents2       
,whereas1 on ,november #ab1 #bjad1      
,president ,barack ,obama traveled to   
,burma1 where he stressed the need to   
find durable and effective solutions for
 the terrible violence in ,rakhine      
state1 solutions that end               
discrimination1 provide greater security
 and economic opportunities1 protect all
 citizens1 and promote greater tolerance
 and understanding1 while noting that   
legitimate government is a government   
based on the recognition that all people
 are equal under the law2 ,whereas the  
,department of ,state has1 since #aiii1 
regularly expressed its particular      
concern for severe legal1 economic1 and 
social discrimination against ,burma's  
,rohingya population in its ,country    
,report for ,human ,rights ,practices2  

,whereas the ,united ,nations ,special  
,rapporteur for ,human ,rights in ,burma
 reported a long history of             
discrimination and persecution against  
the ,rohingya ,muslim community2        
,whereas the current ,government of     
,burma1 like its predecessors1 continues
 to use the ,burma ,citizenship ,law of 
#aihb to exclude ,rohingya from a list  
of legally recognized ethnic groups1    
despite many having lived in ,rakhine   
,state for generations1 thereby         
rendering ,rohingya stateless and       
vulnerable to exploitation and abuse2   
,whereas1 in its ,march #bjad census1   
the first in over #cj years1 the        
,government of ,burma reneged on its    
commitment to allow all people in ,burma
 to self-identify and ordered the       
,rohingya to ethnically identify as     
,bengali1 resulting in their exclusion  
from census data and thereby undermining
 the validity of the data for ,rakhine  
,state and creating the potential for   
further discrimination and conflict2    

,whereas local and national policies and
 practices discriminate against         
,rohingya by denying them freedom of    
movement outside their villages and     
camps1 restricting access to livelihood1
 education1 and health care2 ,whereas   
authorities have required ,rohingya to  
obtain official permission for          
marriages1 with reportedly onerous1     
humiliating1 and financially prohibitive
 requirements for approval2 ,whereas a  
two-child policy sanctioned solely upon 
the ,rohingya population in two         
townships in northern ,rakhine ,state   
hinders the ability of additional       
children to access basic government     
services1 marry1 or acquire property and
 restricts the rights of the ,rohingya  
population2 ,whereas persecution1       
including arbitrary arrest1 detention1  
and extortion of ,rohingya and other    
,muslim communities1 continues to be    
widespread2 ,whereas violence targeting 
,rohingya in ,maungdaw1 ,buthidaung1 and
 ,sittwe in ,june and ,july #bjab       

resulted in the deaths of at least #eg  
,muslims and the destruction of #a1ccf  
,rohingya homes and left thousands      
displaced2 ,whereas1 between ,october   
#ba-cj1 #bjab1 numerous people were     
killed1 and a village in ,mrauk-,u      
township was destroyed during deadly    
ethnic violence between the ,rakhine and
 ,rohingya communities2 ,whereas the    
lack of a credible independent          
investigation has resulted in persistent
 questions about violence that may have 
resulted in the death of ,rohingya in a 
village in ,maungdaw township in        
,january #bjad1 and human rights groups 
reported mass arrests and arbitrary     
detention of ,rohingya in the aftermath 
of this violence2 ,whereas local1 state1
 and national security police and border
 officers have failed to protect those  
vulnerable to attack and1 in some cases1
 participated in violence against       
,rohingya and other ,muslims2 ,whereas  
the ,government of ,burma has relocated 
displaced ,rohingya into displacement   

camps where they have limited access to 
adequate shelter1 clean water1 food1    
sanitation1 health care1 livelihoods1 or
 basic education for their children2    
,whereas thousands of ,rohingya are     
entirely reliant on international       
assistance for food1 clean water1 and   
health care because they are not        
permitted to move for work and therefore
 cannot provide for their families2     
,whereas1 in ,february #bjad1 the       
,government of ,burma suspended the     
activities of ,nobel ,laureate ,mdecins 
,sans ,frontires1 the primary provider  
of health care to hundreds of thousands 
in ,rakhine ,state2 ,whereas the        
,government of ,burma entered into a    
,memorandum of ,agreement with the      
,mdecins ,sans ,frontires in ,september 
#bjad but all services have not resumed2
 ,whereas attacks on organizations and  
their property in ,sittwe1 the capital  
of ,rakhine ,state1 in ,march #bjad     
caused over #cjj international aid      
workers to evacuate the area1 and while 

many of these aid workers have now      
returned1 they have not yet been able to
 resume full operations1 leaving many   
more people vulnerable1 particularly in 
the area of health care2 ,whereas the   
denial of humanitarian assistance when  
populations are in need of such services
 suggests disregard for individuals who 
suffer the effects of disease and       
malnourishment as a result of a lack of 
assistance2 ,whereas hundreds of        
thousands of ,rohingya have fled to     
neighboring countries1 including #cd1jjj
 that have registered in official camps 
in ,bangladesh1 plus another #cjj1jjj to
 #ejj1jjj that are unregistered in      
,bangladesh1 and at least #ce1jjj in    
,malaysia1 plus many thousands more in  
,thailand and ,indonesia2 ,whereas1     
according to the ,united ,nations ,high 
,commissioner for ,refugees1            
approximately #ajj1jjj ,rohingya have   
fled from ,rakhine ,state1 and up to    
#b1jjj ,rohingya who fled ,burma by boat
 are presumed dead or are missing at sea

 since #bjab2 ,whereas up to #bjj1jjj   
,rohingya1 who fled persecution from    
,burma up to #bj years ago and sought   
refugee protection in ,bangladesh1      
continue to face discrimination1        
statelessness1 and other hurdles to     
accessing necessary services in their   
country of refuge2 ,whereas1 according  
to the ,department of ,state's #bjad    
,trafficking in ,persons ,report1 the   
,rohingya community in ,bangladesh is   
especially vulnerable to human          
trafficking1 and unregistered ,rohingya 
who were trafficking victims may have   
been detained indefinitely in           
,bangladesh due to lack of              
documentation2 ,whereas the ,government 
of ,bangladesh has banned marriage      
registrars from officiating marriages   
involving ,rohingyas attempting to wed  
one another and those seeking unions    
with ,bangladeshi nationals2 and        
,whereas1 in ,thailand1 according to the
 ,united ,states ,department of ,state's
 #bjad ,trafficking in ,persons ,report1

 corrupt civilian and military officials
 are alleged to have profited from the  
smuggling of ,rohingya asylum seekers   
from ,burma and ,bangladesh and         
allegedly have been complicit in their  
sale into forced labor on commercial    
fishing vessels3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls on the   
,government of ,burma to develop a      
non-discriminatory and comprehensive    
solution that addresses ,rakhine        
,state's needs for peace1 security1     
harmony1 and development under equitable
 and just application of the rule of    
law2  7#b7 welcomes the ,government of  
,burma's announcement that ,mdecins     
,sans ,frontires has been invited back  
to work in ,rakhine ,state and          
encourages the ,government of ,burma to 
ensure that the organization is able to 
resume operations alongside other       
humanitarian organizations without undue
 restrictions on their humanitarian     
operations2  7#c7 calls on the          
,government of ,burma to end all forms  

of persecution and discrimination1      
including freedom of movement           
restrictions1 of the ,rohingya people   
and ensure respect for internationally  
recognized human rights for all ethnic  
and religious minority groups within    
,burma2  7#d7 calls on the ,government  
of ,burma to respect the ,rohingya's    
right to self-identification1 redraft   
the ,citizenship ,law of #aihb so that  
it conforms to internationally          
recognized legal standards1 and include 
both ,rakhine and ,rohingya leaders and 
community members in the redrafting     
process2  7#e7 calls on the ,government 
of ,burma to support an international   
and independent investigation into the  
violence that has occurred in ,rakhine  
,state since ,june #bjab1 implement the 
recommendations put forth1 and prosecute
 the perpetrators of violence consistent
 with due process2  7#f7 calls on the   
,government of ,burma to conform to     
international norms on the provision of 
unrestricted humanitarian access by     

international organizations to all in   
need1 without discrimination based on   
nationality1 race1 ethnicity1 gender1   
religious belief1 or political opinion2 
7#g7 calls on the regional governments  
to protect the rights of ,rohingya      
asylum seekers and refugees1 as well as 
respect the international legal         
principle of non-refoulement2 and  7#h7 
calls on the ,united ,states ,government
 and the international community to call
 on the ,government of ,burma to take   
all necessary measures to end the       
persecution and discrimination of the   
,rohingya population and to protect the 
fundamental rights of all ethnic and    
religious minority groups in ,burma4    
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls on the   
,government of ,burma to develop a      
non-discriminatory and comprehensive    
solution that addresses ,rakhine        
,state's needs for peace1 security1     
harmony1 and development under equitable
 and just application of the rule of    
law2  7#b7 welcomes the ,government of  

,burma's announcement that ,mdecins     
,sans ,frontires has been invited back  
to work in ,rakhine ,state and          
encourages the ,government of ,burma to 
ensure that the organization is able to 
resume operations alongside other       
humanitarian organizations without undue
 restrictions on their humanitarian     
operations2  7#c7 calls on the          
,government of ,burma to end all forms  
of persecution and discrimination1      
including freedom of movement           
restrictions1 of the ,rohingya people   
and ensure respect for the human rights 
for all ethnic and religious minority   
groups within ,burma2  7#d7 calls on the
 ,government of ,burma to respect the   
,rohingya's right to                    
self-identification1 redraft the        
,citizenship ,law of #aihb so that it   
conforms to internationally recognized  
legal standards1 and include both       
,rakhine and ,rohingya leaders and      
community members in the redrafting     
process2  7#e7 calls on the ,government 

of ,burma to support an international   
and independent investigation into the  
violence that has occurred in ,rakhine  
,state since ,june #bjab1 implement the 
recommendations put forth1 and prosecute
 the perpetrators of violence consistent
 with due process2  7#f7 calls on the   
,government of ,burma to conform to     
international norms on the provision of 
humanitarian access by international    
organizations to those in need1 without 
discrimination based on nationality1    
race1 ethnicity1 gender1 religious      
belief1 or political opinion2  7#g7     
calls on the regional governments to    
protect the rights of ,rohingya asylum  
seekers and refugees1 including the     
principle of non-refoulement2 and  7#h7 
calls on the ,united ,states ,government
 and the international community to call
 on the ,government of ,burma to take   
appropriate measures to end the         
persecution and discrimination of the   
,rohingya population and to protect the 
fundamental rights of ethnic and        

religious minority groups in ,burma4    
,december #d1 #bjad,reported with an    
amendment and an amendment to the       
preamble