Human Rights Abuses Since Thein Sein Became President

Human Rights Abuses Since Thein Sein Became President

10 Jul 2013

Burma Briefing No. 26

President Thein Sein has been hailed by the British government and many other world leaders as a reformer. He has even been described as courageous. In their rush to embrace Thein Sein as a democratic reformer, the British government, which used to talk about justice, accountability, and ending impunity in Burma, seem prepared to ignore the fact that Thein Sein spent 14 years on the ruling council of the previous dictatorship, and was one of its most senior members.

Should Burma as an Islamophobic, racist and openly anti-Muslim country be allowed to chair ASEAN?

1. Burma – the new chair of ASEAN – is anti-Islam and anti-Muslims.
2. It is openly killing Myanmar Muslims and Rohingyas in Rakhine.
3. It has done numerous Anti-Muslim Riots in other parts of Myanmar.
4. It’s people are openly against Islam.
5. All the insults and attacks are public.
6. In ASEAN, there are three predominantly Muslim countries. One of them, Indonesia, is the largest Muslim country in the world (in term of population)
7. Malaysia and Brunei are Muslim dominant ASEANs.
8. In other ASEAN countries such as Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines also have significant Muslim populations.

Should Burma as an Islamophobic, racist and openly anti-Muslim country be allowed to chair ASEAN?

I don’t think so!

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Please read this: Persecution of Muslims in Burma in Wikipedia