#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4     
,,con4 ,,res4 #ij  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas on ,augu/ #be1     
#bjag1 ! ,arakan ,roh+ya ,salvation     
,army c>ri$ out attacks on ,gov]nm5t    
positions 9 ! /ate ( ,rakh9e 9 ,burma   
7,rakh9e ,/ate72 ,:]eas 9 rec5t decades 
! ,roh+ya p h lo/1 ?r\gh sy/ematic      
discrim9ation by ,burmese national1 /ate
 & local au?orities1 a range ( civil &  
political rights1 includ+ citiz5%ip1 &  
face b>ri]s today su* t !y are mo/ly    
/ateless peoples2 ,:]eas s9ce ! ,augu/  
#be attacks1 ,burma's milit>y & security
 =ces1 z well z private mobs1 h c>ri$   
out attacks result+ 9 ov] #fjj1jjj      
,roh+ya flee+ to ,banglade%2 ,:]eas     
,amne/y ,int]national describ$ ! attacks
 by /at+ t ,myanm> security =ces are    
sett+ nor!rn ,rakh9e ,/ate ablaze 9 a   
t>get$ campaign to pu% ! ,roh+ya p out (
 ,myanm>42 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,security ,c\ncil has call$ = an end to 
! viol5ce & attacks2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,nations ,high ,commission] on ,human   

,rights has said t ! response by !      
milit>y is grossly disproportionate & a 
textbook example ( e?nic cleans+2 ,:]eas
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,rex ,till]son has   
said1 ,?is viol5ce mu/ /op1 ?is         
p]secution mu/ /op2 ,:]eas "u ,burma's  
milit>y-draft$ con/itution1 ! c\ntry's  
milit>y & security s]vices are n subject
 to civilian rule & only ,burma's       
,comm&]-9-,*ief1 ,m9 ,aung ,hla+1 c     
comm& troops to cease attacks impact+   
civilians 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate2 ,:]eas       
,burma's civilian ,gov]nm5t1 l$ by ,aung
 ,san ,suu ,kyi1 has n yet tak5 necess>y
 /eps to address ! viol5ce & %\ld take  
fur!r measures1 includ+ to address !    
p]vasive problem ( hate spee*2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ackn[l$ges ! democratic   
transition und]way 9 ,burma1 ma9ta9s    
hope = fur!r g5u9e democratic re=ms1 &  
expects ,burma's elect$ (ficials to take
 action to prev5t viol5ce & secure      
rights2 ,:]eas ! ,advisory ,commission  
on ,rakh9e ,/ate 7,rakh9e ,commission7  
exam9$1 beg9n+ 9 #bjaf1 ! und]ly+       

t5sions 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate & made a s]ies (
 recomm5dations includ+ a wide range (  
sugge/ions & policy *anges deal+ )      
humanit>ian aid1 citiz5%ip1             
reconciliation1 & peace2 ,:]eas !       
,rakh9e ,commission /at$1 ,:ile ,myanm> 
has e "r to def5d its own t]ritory1 a   
highly milit>iz$ response is unlikely to
 br+ peace to ! area4 ,:at is ne$$ is a 
calibrat$ approa*--"o t comb9es         
political1 developm5tal1 security &     
human rights responses to ensure t      
viol5ce does n escalate & int]-communal 
t5sions are kept "u control42 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,nations e/imates t #dcd million 
9 humanit>ian assi/ance w be ne$$ to    
provide life-su/a9+ support to          
#a1bjj1jjj p1 bo? refugees & ho/        
communities1 9 ! fir/ few mon?s ( ?is   
crisis2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is     
provid+ an initial #cb million 9        
humanit>ian assi/ance to address ! urg5t
 ne$s ( ,roh+ya flee+ viol5ce f ,rakh9e 
,/ate into ,banglade%1 z well z ! ne$s (
 int]nally displac$ p]sons 9 ,rakh9e    

,/ate & ho/ communities 9 ,banglade%3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7   
condemns ! attacks aga9/ civilians by   
,burma's milit>y & security =ces & calls
 on ,burma's ,comm&]-9-,*ief1 ,m9 ,aung 
,hla+1 to imm$iately end all attacks    
aga9/ civilians 9 ! /ate ( ,rakh9e 9    
,burma2  7#b7 expresses deepe/          
appreciation to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,banglade%
 = provid+ refuge to ^? flee+ viol5ce & 
attacks2  7#c7 condemns ! attacks by !  
,arakan ,roh+ya ,salvation ,army & !    
viol5ce 9 ,rakh9e & ,roh+ya communities1
 b w>ns t ^! attacks d n ju/ify !       
unre/ra9$ response by ,burmese milit>y &
 security =ces t has result$ 9 sev]e    
human rights violations1 murd]\s e?nic  
cleans+1 & atrocities aga9/ civilians2  
7#d7 calls on ,burma's ,gov]nm5t1 l$ by 
,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi1 & ! ,burmese      
milit>y & security =ces to "w           
con/ructively to implem5t !             
recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory ,commission
 on ,rakh9e ,/ate1 includ+ ^? relat+ to 
ju/ice1 reconciliation1 humanit>ian aid1

 & citiz5%ip2  7#e7 calls on ,burma's   
,gov]nm5t & its milit>y & security      
s]vices to all[ unimp$$ humanit>ian     
access to refugees & int]nally displac$ 
p]sons2  7#f7 urges support & access = !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,fact ,f9d+ ,mission to
 ,burma2  7#g7 calls on ,burma's milit>y
 & ,gov]nm5t to all[ refugees to        
volunt>ily return to ,burma 9 a mann]   
consi/5t ) int]nationally recogniz$     
pr9ciples ( human rights & refugee      
protection & to *ange laws & policies t 
h contribut$ to insecurity 9 ! /ate (   
,rakh9e2 &  7#h7 calls on ! ,presid5t ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to impose sanctions on  
memb]s ( ! ,burmese milit>y & security  
=ces :o are responsible = human rights  
abuses4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives ,decemb] #f1            
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