U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom report 2013 (Burma)

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom report 2013

USCIRF 2013 Annual Report
USCIRF STATUS: TIER 1  Countries of Particular Concern —BURMA*
BOTTOM LINE:
Ongoing political reforms have yet to significantly improve the situation for freedom of religion and belief, as sectarian violence and severe abuses of religious freedom and human dignity targeting ethnic minority Christians and Muslims continue to occur with impunity.

Burmese Muslims at ‘great risk’ of genocide, warn activists

Burmese Muslims at ‘great risk’ of genocide, warn activists. Source: Democratic Voice of Burma

August 20, 2013

The Burmese government has exhibited an “unacceptable measure of support” for a systematic campaign of violence against the country’s Muslim minority, which could lead to genocide if left unchecked, a new report warned on Tuesday.

The study by the New York-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) documents “consistent” patterns of abuses against Burmese Muslims, including widespread Islamophobia and hate speech fuelled by government acquiescence and a culture of legal impunity, which could lead to mass atrocities.