Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  On the documentation collection, I think these two gentlemen have said enough. I would like to add that if Canada supports the organizations in the field on the Bangladesh border that are collecting documentation, if they get more financial support, I think they will have more v

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  To me, this is not a problem, because it is one-sided. There is nothing to solve. As long as the government stops abusing, killing, and murdering these people, the problem will be resolved there. There is actually nothing else to negotiate or talk about, although the government..

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much for calling us here today. Thank you to the subcommittee and everybody who organized this. We have a chance to give you an update on the current crisis. Before I jump into what is happening right now, I would like to go back just a little so I can convey t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The word “democracy” is, I think, only for the government-minded or racist Buddhists. There are good Buddhists; there are good Burman; and there are good Rakhine who are Buddhists, but democracy is not for them. Democracy is also not for the Mon, Shan, Kachin, or Karen, whom they

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Given the history and the record, we are the only major ethnic group in Burma that is not taking up arms or guns in fighting against the government. That's absolutely true—it's proven. We are the only ones. All the the other groups—Mon, Kachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine—have armed

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would like to thank you very much for allowing us to update you on the current situation. I am a Rohingya and although some of my siblings are still alive, I have lost almost 60 of my nieces and nephews. As an extended family member said, 2012 was an “active massacre”, or “acti