Tag: Freedom of Religion
Saudi Arabia demands that Myanmar government halts discrimination against the Rohingya Muslim Minority
The Kingdom demanded the government of Myanmar to do more to spread more understanding and amicability among different communities in the country through activating the MOU signed with the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation as well as the working plan aiming at providing assistance and establishing the infrastructure of...
Myanmar: Free Prisoners of Conscience in Rakhine State
The government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally release a group of five Rohingya prisoners of conscience being held in Sittwe prison, Rakhine State, Fortify Rights said today.
End Ongoing Persecution of Rohingya
(SITTWE—March 14, 2015) The government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally release a group of five Rohingya prisoners...
Burma: Religious Freedom and Related Human Rights Violations are Hindering Broader Reforms
USCIRF is concerned that recent openings have coincided with serious and alarming violence against religious and ethnic minorities. Attacks against Muslims, particularly Rohingya Muslims, as well as against Christians, continue with impunity. Burma’s government, both at the central and state levels, has been unable or unwilling to address the...
