,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjag,mr4
 ,ha/+s submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,d5\nc+ ! ongo+ 
viol5ce aga9/ ! ,roh+ya p ( ,burma4     
,:]eas ,burma recognizes #ace di/9ct    
e?nic m9orities among its resid5ts2     
,:]eas ,burma refuses to recognize !    
,roh+ya p z su* a m9ority2 ,:]eas !     
,burma ,citiz5%ip ,law ( #aihb          
effectively r5d]$ ! ,roh+ya p /ateless2 
,:]eas an e/imat$ "o million ,roh+ya    
reside pr$om9ately 9 ! ,burmese /ate (  
,rakh9e & h be5 subject$ to human rights
 abuses by ! gov]nm5t & milit>y ( ,burma
 = m ?an #ej ye>s2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/    
#be1 #bjag1 a ,roh+ya arm$ gr\p call$ ! 
,arakan ,roh+ya ,salvation ,army attack$
 ,burmese security outpo/s2 ,:]eas !    
,burmese ,army respond$ by sy/ematically
 & ru?lessly attack+ civilians2 ,:]eas m
 ?an #ehj1jjj p h fl$ nor!rn ,rakh9e    
s9ce late ,augu/ #bjag2 ,:]eas ^!       

refugees h fl$ to ,banglade%2 ,:]eas ?is
 mo/ rec5t crisis has result$ 9 ! total 
,roh+ya refugee population 9 ,banglade% 
rea*+ m ?an #hjj1jjj p2 ,:]eas ov] #bjj 
villages 9 nor!rn ,rakh9e h be5 totally 
or p>tially de/roy$1 alleg$ly by !      
,burmese milit>y z "p ( a cle>ance      
op]ation2 ,:]eas (ficials at ! ,unit$   
,nations h he>d reports f memb]s ( !    
,roh+ya community ab\t ! indiscrim9ate  
kill+ ( un>m$ civilians1 ! pres5ce (    
l&m9es along ! bord] ) ,banglade%1 &    
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce direct$ aga9/ !       
,roh+ya1 includ+ rape & sexual assault2 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high          
,commission] = ,human ,rights-- 7#a7    
report$ t memb]s ( ! ,roh+ya community h
 suff]$ extrajudicial kill+s1 =c$       
disappe>ance1 arbitr>y det5tion1 loot+1 
& ! occupation & de/ruction ( prop]ty2  
7#b7 /at$ t he has se5 reports1 includ+ 
satellite images1 ( ,burmese security   
=ces & local militias burn+ ,roh+ya     
villages & %oot+ civilians :o 7 flee+   
?is viol5ce2 &  7#c7 call$ ! ongo+      

crisis 9 ,rakh9e a textbook example (   
e?nic cleans+2 ,:]eas witnesses to !    
ongo+ crisis 9 ,rakh9e h repeat$ly told 
int]national aid gr\ps t ^? committ+ ^! 
atrocities 7 we>+ id5tify+ insignia &   
clo?+2 ,:]eas ! insignia & clo?+        
id5tifi$ by ! witnesses 0 consi/5t ) t  
worn by ! #ccrd ,light ,infantry        
,division ( ! ,we/]n ,comm& ( ! ,burmese
 milit>y2 ,:]eas witnesses also te/ifi$ 
to atrocities committ$ by individuals 9 
blue-grey uni=ms2 & ,:]eas ! ,burmese   
,bord] ,patrol ,gu>ds are kn[n = _!     
di/9ctive blue-grey uni=ms & h be5 se5  
work+ closely ) ! ,burmese army to      
surr\nd villages be=e sett+ !m ablaze3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 d5\nces1 9 !     
/ronge/ t]ms1 ! ongo+ viol5ce p]petrat$ 
by ! ,burmese gov]nm5t & milit>y aga9/ !
 ,roh+ya2  7#b7 d5\nces all viol5t      
actions tak5 by ! ,arkan ,roh+ya        
,salvation ,army2  7#c7 calls on !      
,burmese gov]nm5t to all[ all memb]s ( !
 m$ia1 int]national aid gr\ps1 & a      

,unit$ ,nations fact-f9d+ mission       
unfett]$ access into & ?r\gh\t ! /ate ( 
,rakh9e 9 ,burma2 &  7#d7 calls on !    
int]national community to d ev]y?+      
possible to help ,banglade% cont9ue to  
provide life-sav+ assi/ance to ,roh+ya  
refugees4