Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sorry, can you say that again?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, the military has the policy of Burmanization. It is not only in one ethnic area, but it's across Burma. In the Kachin, Karen, Shan and Arakan states, human rights violations have been going on. It's getting worse and worse. Burma is going backwards now, in 2018.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. It is an honour for me to be here today. My name is Slone Phan. I was born in Karen State, Burma. When I was 12, my village was attacked by the Burmese military, which is the same military that attacked other ethnic minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya. I fle