,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lev9 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,condemn+ horrific acts ( viol5ce aga9/ 
,burma's ,roh+ya population & call+ on  
,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi to play an active  
role 9 end+ ?is humanit>ian trag$y4     
,:]eas ! ,roh+ya are "o ( ,burma's _m   
e?nic m9orities t h liv$ "u milit>y     
dictator%ip = mo/ ( ! la/ few decades2  
,:]eas approximately "o million ,roh+ya 
live pr$om9antly 9 ,burma's ,rakh9e     
,/ate1 :]e !y h fac$ ongo+ repression "u
 ! ,burmese milit>y1 includ+ !          
revocation ( _! citiz5%ip1 kill+s1 &    
mass rape2 ,:]eas !re is hi/orical      
animosity betwe5 ! majority ,buddhi/    
population & ! m9ority ,roh+ya1 ) _m 9 !
 ,buddhi/ majority see+ ! ,roh+ya z     
illegal immigrants f across ! bord] 9   
,banglade% despite g5]ational roots2    
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has1 s9ce    

#aiii1 regul>ly express$ conc]n ov]     
legal1 economic1 & social discrim9ation 
aga9/ ,burma's ,roh+ya population2      
,:]eas an outbreak ( communal viol5ce 9 
! ,rakh9e ,/ate 9 #bjab saw m ?an       
#ajj1jjj displac$1 & t5s ( ?\s&s (      
,roh+ya =c$ into squalid camps :]e      
travel 0 & cont9ues to be re/rict$2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations ,special       
,rapporteur = ,human ,rights 9 ,burma   
report$ a long hi/ory ( discrim9ation & 
p]secution aga9/ ! ,roh+ya2 ,:]eas ! mo/
 rec5t ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,c\ntry ,report  
on ,human ,rights ,practices = #bjaf    
recogniz$ abuses & re/rictions on memb]s
 ( ! ,roh+ya population among ! lead+   
human rights problems 9 ,burma2 ,:]eas  
,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi sp5t fifte5 ye>s "u
 h\se arre/ = h] peaceful advocacy (    
democracy 9 ,burma1 & dur+ ^? ye>s ,aung
 ,san ,suu ,kyi 0 aw>d$ ! ,sakh>ov human
 rights prize f ! ,european ,p>liam5t1 !
 ,nobel ,peace ,prize1 ! ,u4,s4         
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om1 & !       
,congressional ,gold ,m$al = h] tireless

 /ruggle = fre$om & human rights2 ,:]eas
 9 h] #bjab ,nobel lecture1 ,aung ,san  
,suu ,kyi made an impassion$ appeal to !
 _w n to =get ^? :o are suff]+ hung]1   
disease1 displacem5t1 joblessness1      
pov]ty1 inju/ice1 discrim9ation1        
prejudice1 bigotry & w> ''' cont9u+ t   
:]ev] suff]+ is ignor$1 !re w be ! se$s 
( conflict1 = suff]+ degrades & embitt]s
 & enrages2 ,:]eas 9 a l&m>k election   
held 9 ,novemb] #bjae1 ,aung ,san ,suu  
,kyi's ,national ,league = ,democracy   
won a l&slide victory 9 ! fir/ national 
vote s9ce ,burma's nom9al transition to 
civilian au?ority1 aft] :i* ,aung ,san  
,suu ,kyi 0 nam$ ,/ate ,c\nsellor1 a    
role creat$ = h] t made h] ! c\ntry's de
 facto lead]2 ,:]eas 9 ,augu/ #bjaf1    
,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi help$ e/abli% !    
high-level ,advisory ,commission on     
,rakh9e ,/ate1 head$ by =m] ,unit$      
,nations ,secret>y-,g5]al ,k(i ,annan 9 
ord] to address ! mi/reatm5t ( !        
,roh+ya2 ,:]eas 9 ,octob] #bjaf1 attacks
 on bord] police outpo/s l$ to reports (

 horrific human rights abuses aga9/ !   
,roh+ya 9 a brutal milit>y crackd[n2    
,:]eas 9 ,decemb] #bjaf1 a lett] sign$  
by #bc int]national activi/s1 includ+ m 
?an a doz5 fell[ ,nobel laureates1 to ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil call$ 
out ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi = h] sil5ce on 
! treatm5t ( ! ,roh+ya2 ,:]eas 9        
,febru>y #bjag1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,(fice
 ( ! ,high ,commission] = ,human ,rights
 issu$ a report1 f9d+ t crimes aga9/ !  
,roh+ya seem to h be5 widespread z well 
z sy/ematic1 indicat+ ! v likely        
commission ( crimes aga9/ humanity2     
,:]eas 9 ,m>* #bjag1 ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,human ,rights ,c\ncil adopt$ a         
resolution creat+ a ,fact-,f9d+ ,mission
 to ,myanm> to inve/igate allegations ( 
human rights abuses aga9/ ! ,roh+ya &   
issue a report by ! foll[+ ye>2 ,:]eas 9
 ,april #bjag1 ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi d5i$
 t e?nic cleans+ _h tak5 place aga9/ h] 
c\ntry's ,roh+ya m9ority despite        
widespread & reputable report+ ( human  
rights abuses 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate2 ,:]eas1  

on ,augu/ #be1 #bjag1 fight]s f ! small 
militant gr\p ! ,arakan ,roh+ya         
,salvation ,army conduct$ surprise raids
 on #cj police /ations & an army base 9 
,rakh9e ,/ate1 9 :i* m ?an #ajj p di$1  
includ+ at lea/ t5 policem5 & _m        
militants2 ,:]eas ! attack result$ 9 a  
brutal & me?odical reprisal by !        
,burmese milit>y on villages1 )         
helicopt]s fir+ on civilians1 raz+      
villages ) petrol bombs1 & front l9e    
troops cutt+ (f families' escape r\tes2 
,:]eas ! assault caus$ m ?an #adj1jjj   
,roh+ya to flee = ,banglade% & m ?an    
#cj1jjj ,roh+ya are e/imat$ to be trapp$
 9 conflict zones 9 we/]n ,burma2 ,:]eas
 ,unit$ ,nations field "w & ! deliv]y ( 
vital supplies ( food1 wat]1 & m$ic9e 7 
susp5d$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,burma due to  
security conc]ns1 leav+ ?\s&s ( ,roh+ya 
vuln]able amid ! deadly outbreak (      
viol5ce2 & ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #ca1 #bjag1
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil met
 to discuss ! viol5ce aga9/ ! ,roh+ya 9 
,rakh9e ,/ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns 
! viol5ce & displacem5t inflict$ on     
,burma's ,roh+ya civilians & calls = an 
imm$iate halt to all ho/ilities by      
,burmese au?orities2  7#b7 condemns !   
attacks by ! ,arakan ,roh+ya ,salvation 
,army militant gr\p2  7#c7 urges !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to all[ unre/rict$   
access to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,fact-,f9d+ 
,mission on ,myanm> z well z resume !   
deliv]y ( field "w & aid f critical     
humanit>ian organizations to help ^?    
displac$ & injur$ & to monitor ev5ts 9  
,rakh9e ,/ate2  7#d7 calls on !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,burma to implem5t ! ,augu/ 
#bjag recomm5dations ( its ,advisory    
,commission on ,rakh9e ,/ate1 includ+ to
 end re/rictions on ! movem5t ( !       
,roh+ya & provide !m ) citiz5%ip2 &     
7#e7 enc\rages ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi to  
live up to h] inspir+ words ^u receiv+ !
 #bjab ,nobel ,peace ,prize ) respect to
 e?nic reconciliation 9 ,burma1 & 9     
p>ticul> to address ! hi/oric & brutal  
repression ( ! ,roh+ya 9 ,rakh9e ,/ate4