,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ac1 #bjag ,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,calling for international accountability for the crimes against humanity committed by the ,burmese military against the ,rohingya in ,burma4 ,whereas actions by the military of ,burma1 known as the ,tatmadaw1 including continuing assaults on personnel and territory controlled by armed ethnic organizations1 military offensives immediately preceding and following national peace conferences1 and human rights abuses against noncombatant civilians in conflict areas1 undermine the confidence in establishing a credible nationwide cease-fire agreement to end ,burma's civil war2 ,whereas ,burmese military officials have a longstanding history of targeting ethnic groups and armed ethnic organizations in ,burma1 in addition to the ,rohingya1 and whereas there are ongoing conflicts currently in the ,shan1 ,kachin1 and ,rakhine states2 ,whereas ,august #be1 #bjag1 attacks on security posts in ,burma by the military group ,arakan ,rohingya ,salvation ,army resulted in a brutal1 systematic1 and disproportionate reprisal by the ,burmese military and security forces on ,rohingya villages2 ,whereas more than #fbd1jjj ,rohingya refugees have fled to ,bangladesh since the ,burmese military commenced its scorched-earth campaign1 with the burning of villages and local monuments1 and reports of widespread rape1 starvation1 killing1 and forcible deportation2 ,whereas ,burmese military officials have promulgated fabrications about the ,rohingya to sow negative public perception of the minority ethnic group1 including that they are not ,burmese1 that they are uniformly implicated in terrorist activities and controlled by international terrorist groups with the intention of creating an ,islamic ,state1 that they attacked their own people and burned down their own villages in order to gain international sympathy1 and that they are fleeing to ,bangladesh for economic reasons or to create the appearance of ethnic cleansing2 ,whereas the ,government of ,burma has consistently denied access to the ,united ,nations ,fact-,finding ,mission on ,myanmar established to investigate human rights violations around the country2 ,whereas the ,commander in ,chief of the ,burmese military1 ,senior ,general ,min ,aung ,hlaing1 has made statements communicating his antipathy for the ,rohingya people1 including on ,march #bg1 #bjag1 where he reportedly said that the ,bengalis in ,rakhine state are not ,myanmar citizens and they are just people who come and stay in the country1 and on ,september #b1 #bjag1 where he reportedly said that the ongoing military operations against the ,rohingya were aimed at unfinished business from ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas a ,human ,rights ,watch report entitled1 ,all of ,my ,body ,was ,pain3 ,sexual ,violence ,against ,rohingya ,women and ,girls in ,burma1 documented the ,burmese military's widespread acts of sexual violence against women and girls since ,august #be1 #bjag2 ,whereas ,article #g of the ,rome ,statute of the ,international ,criminal ,court includes murder1 forced deportation1 rape1 and persecution among its definition of crimes against humanity2 ,whereas1 on ,september #aa1 #bjag1 in his opening statement for the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council's #cfth session1 ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights ,zeid ,ra'ad al ,hussein reiterated his concern about the pattern of gross violation of human rights of the ,rohingya in ,burma1 calling the persecution a textbook case of ethnic cleansing2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bc1 #bjag1 the ,department of ,state suspended travel waivers for ,burmese military leaders1 found that all ,burmese military units and officers involved in operations in northern ,rakhine ,state are ineligible for ,united ,states assistance programs1 rescinded invitations for ,burmese security leaders to travel to ,united ,states-sponsored programs1 and pressed for access for the ,united ,nations ,fact-,finding ,mission on ,myanmar to hold responsible those who have committed violence against the ,rohingya2 ,whereas1 on ,november #c1 #bjag1 the international human rights organization ,human ,rights ,watch called for the ,united ,nations ,security ,council to refer ,burma to the ,international ,criminal ,court in light of ,burma's failure to investigate mass atrocities against the ,rohingya2 ,whereas1 on ,november #f1 #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,security ,council issued ,presidential ,statement ,,sc_/#acjee calling on ,burma to end the excessive military force and intercommunal violence that had devastated the ,rohingya community in ,rakhine ,state in ,burma2 ,whereas1 on ,november #af1 #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,third ,committee approved draft resolution ,a_/,c4#c_/gb_/,l4#dh calling for an end to the abuse of human rights against the ,rohingya by ,burmese authorities1 accountability for the perpetrators1 and unrestricted access for ,united ,nations investigators in ,burma2 ,whereas1 on ,november #bb1 #bjag1 ,secretary of ,state ,rex ,tillerson declared that the ,burmese military's crackdown constitutes ethnic cleansing against the ,rohingyas2 ,whereas1 on ,november #bh1 #bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,committee on the ,elimination of ,discrimination against ,women called on ,burma to report within six months on rapes and sexual violence against ,rohingya women and girls by its security forces in northern ,rakhine ,state and further to take measures to punish soldiers responsible for these acts2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council held a ,special ,session on ,december #e1 #bjag1 where it adopted a resolution strongly condemning the alleged systematic and gross violations of human rights and abuses committed against the ,rohingya in ,burma and requested the ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights to continue to track the progress concerning the human rights situation of ,rohingya people2 and ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights ,zeid ,ra'ad al ,hussein recommended on ,december #e1 #bjag1 the establishment of a new impartial and independent mechanism1 complementary to the work of the ,fact-,finding ,mission1 to assist individual criminal investigations of those responsible3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the adoption of the resolution 7,a_/,,hrc_/,,res_/,s-#bg_/a7 on the situation of human rights of ,rohingya ,muslims and other minorities in ,burma by the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council on ,december #e1 #bjag2 7#b7 condemns the ,burmese military for its atrocities against the ,rohingya1 which constitute ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity2 7#c7 reaffirms the longstanding international prohibitions and norms against the use of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in any circumstance and calls on the ,united ,nations to pass resolutions condemning the human rights violations by ,burmese security forces against the ,rohingya2 7#d7 urges the ,government of ,burma to allow for full1 unhindered humanitarian access to the affected areas1 and to allow the ,united ,nations ,fact-,finding ,mission to ,myanmar to examine the human rights violations by military and security forces in ,burma and others abuses1 with a particular focus on the situation in ,rakhine ,state2 7#e7 urges ,state ,counsellor ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi to fully implement the ,final ,report of the ,advisory ,commission on ,rakhine ,state2 7#f7 urges the ,government of ,burma to take immediate steps to close internally displaced persons 7,,idp7 camps and the ,rohingya ghetto at ,aung ,mingalar in ,sittwe while respecting the rights and dignity of populations currently residing in these camps1 and to further lift restrictions on freedom of movement of ,rohingya living in villages throughout northern ,rakhine ,state2 7#g7 calls on the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of the ,treasury to impose targeted sanctions and travel restrictions against senior leaders of the ,burmese military implicated in atrocities1 including its multiple holding companies and banks2 7#h7 urges the international community to assist with the economic development of the ,rakhine ,state1 one of the poorest states in ,burma1 in which poverty exacerbates tensions between ethnic groups2 7#i7 urges the ,government of ,burma to conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation--with the support of a credible international third party--to examine abuses against the ,rohingya and hold perpetrators accountable2 7#aj7 urges the ,united ,nations to establish an independent mechanism to assist individual criminal investigations of those responsible for atrocity crimes against the ,rohingya and refer those responsible to the ,international ,criminal ,court2 7#aa7 calls on the ,united ,nations ,security ,council to impose a comprehensive arms embargo against ,burma2 and 7#ab7 calls upon the nations of the world to revoke travel visas for ,burmese ,commander-in-,chief ,senior ,general ,min ,aung ,hlaing and all other members of the ,burmese military responsible for the ethnic cleansing campaign and crimes against humanity against the ,rohingya4