,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ebh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ad1 #bjag,mr4 ,levin submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemning horrific acts of violence against ,burma's ,rohingya population and calling on ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy4 ,whereas the ,rohingya are one of ,burma's many ethnic minorities that have lived under military dictatorship for most of the last few decades2 ,whereas approximately one million ,rohingya live predominantly in ,burma's ,rakhine ,state1 where they have faced ongoing repression under the ,burmese military1 including the revocation of their citizenship1 killings1 and mass rape2 ,whereas there is historical animosity between the majority ,buddhist population and the minority ,rohingya1 with many in the ,buddhist majority seeing the ,rohingya as illegal immigrants from across the border in ,bangladesh despite generational roots2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state has1 since #aiii1 regularly expressed concern over legal1 economic1 and social discrimination against ,burma's ,rohingya population2 ,whereas an outbreak of communal violence in the ,rakhine ,state in #bjab saw more than #ajj1jjj displaced1 and tens of thousands of ,rohingya forced into squalid camps where travel was and continues to be restricted2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,special ,rapporteur for ,human ,rights in ,burma reported a long history of discrimination and persecution against the ,rohingya2 ,whereas the most recent ,state ,department ,country ,report on ,human ,rights ,practices for #bjaf recognized abuses and restrictions on members of the ,rohingya population among the leading human rights problems in ,burma2 ,whereas ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi spent fifteen years under house arrest for her peaceful advocacy of democracy in ,burma1 and during those years ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi was awarded the ,sakharov human rights prize from the ,european ,parliament1 the ,nobel ,peace ,prize1 the ,u4,s4 ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 and the ,congressional ,gold ,medal for her tireless struggle for freedom and human rights2 ,whereas in her #bjab ,nobel lecture1 ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi made an impassioned appeal to the world not to forget those who are suffering hunger1 disease1 displacement1 joblessness1 poverty1 injustice1 discrimination1 prejudice1 bigotry and war ''' continuing that wherever suffering is ignored1 there will be the seeds of conflict1 for suffering degrades and embitters and enrages2 ,whereas in a landmark election held in ,november #bjae1 ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi's ,national ,league for ,democracy won a landslide victory in the first national vote since ,burma's nominal transition to civilian authority1 after which ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi was named ,state ,counsellor1 a role created for her that made her the country's de facto leader2 ,whereas in ,august #bjaf1 ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi helped establish the high-level ,advisory ,commission on ,rakhine ,state1 headed by former ,united ,nations ,secretary-,general ,kofi ,annan in order to address the mistreatment of the ,rohingya2 ,whereas in ,october #bjaf1 attacks on border police outposts led to reports of horrific human rights abuses against the ,rohingya in a brutal military crackdown2 ,whereas in ,december #bjaf1 a letter signed by #bc international activists1 including more than a dozen fellow ,nobel laureates1 to the ,united ,nations ,security ,council called out ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi for her silence on the treatment of the ,rohingya2 ,whereas in ,february #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,office of the ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights issued a report1 finding that crimes against the ,rohingya seem to have been widespread as well as systematic1 indicating the very likely commission of crimes against humanity2 ,whereas in ,march #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council adopted a resolution creating a ,fact-,finding ,mission to ,myanmar to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against the ,rohingya and issue a report by the following year2 ,whereas in ,april #bjag1 ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi denied that ethnic cleansing had taken place against her country's ,rohingya minority despite widespread and reputable reporting of human rights abuses in ,rakhine ,state2 ,whereas1 on ,august #be1 #bjag1 fighters from the small militant group the ,arakan ,rohingya ,salvation ,army conducted surprise raids on #cj police stations and an army base in ,rakhine ,state1 in which more than #ajj people died1 including at least ten policemen and many militants2 ,whereas the attack resulted in a brutal and methodical reprisal by the ,burmese military on villages1 with helicopters firing on civilians1 razing villages with petrol bombs1 and front line troops cutting off families' escape routes2 ,whereas the assault caused more than #adj1jjj ,rohingya to flee for ,bangladesh and more than #cj1jjj ,rohingya are estimated to be trapped in conflict zones in western ,burma2 ,whereas ,united ,nations field work and the delivery of vital supplies of food1 water1 and medicine were suspended by the ,government of ,burma due to security concerns1 leaving thousands of ,rohingya vulnerable amid the deadly outbreak of violence2 and ,whereas1 on ,august #ca1 #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,security ,council met to discuss the violence against the ,rohingya in ,rakhine ,state3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns the violence and displacement inflicted on ,burma's ,rohingya civilians and calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by ,burmese authorities2 7#b7 condemns the attacks by the ,arakan ,rohingya ,salvation ,army militant group2 7#c7 urges the ,government of ,burma to allow unrestricted access to the ,united ,nations ,fact-,finding ,mission on ,myanmar as well as resume the delivery of field work and aid from critical humanitarian organizations to help those displaced and injured and to monitor events in ,rakhine ,state2 7#d7 calls on the ,government of ,burma to implement the ,august #bjag recommendations of its ,advisory ,commission on ,rakhine ,state1 including to end restrictions on the movement of the ,rohingya and provide them with citizenship2 and 7#e7 encourages ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi to live up to her inspiring words upon receiving the #bjab ,nobel ,peace ,prize with respect to ethnic reconciliation in ,burma1 and in particular to address the historic and brutal repression of the ,rohingya in ,rakhine ,state4