ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"Ongoing and important political reforms in Burma have yet to significantly
improve the situation for freedom of religion
and belief. During the reporting period, most
religious freedom violations occurred against et
hnic minority Christian and Muslim communities,
with
serious abuses against mainly Christian civilia
ns during military interventions in Kachin
State and sectarian violence by societal actors targeting Muslims in Rakhine (Arakan) State. In
addition, Buddhist monks suspected of anti-govern
ment activities were detained or removed from
their pagodas, and at least eight monks rema
in imprisoned for participating in peaceful
demonstrations. In addition to sometimes severe
restrictions on worship, education, and other
religious activities and ceremonies, religious gr
oups continue to face a range of problems,
including: pervasive surveillance, imprisonment, di
scrimination, societal violence, destruction or
desecration of property, and censors
hip of religious materials.
In light of these systematic, ongoing, egregious
violations of freedom
of religion and belief,
USCIRF recommends that Burma again be designa
ted as a ?country of particular concern” in
2013. The State Department has designated Burma as a CPC since 1999.
Over the past year, the Burmese
government continued to release po
litical and religious prisoners,
revised laws on media censorship and freedom
of assembly, and allowed Aung San Suu Kyi?s
National Democracy Party (NLD) to assume its seats in parliament. Nevertheless, Burma?s
overall human rights record remains poor and the
government was either unable or unwilling to
curtail security forces or social actors who enga
ged in serious abuses against religious minorities
and others during armed conflicts in Kachin St
ate and sectarian violence in Rakhine (Arakan)
State. Rohingya Muslims, who are denied
Burmese citizenship, experience widespread
discrimination, strict controls over their religious activities and ceremonies and societal violence
that is often incited by Buddhist monks and carried
out with impunity by mobs and local militias,
including police in Rakhine (Arakhan) State. In the past year, over 1,000 Rohingya have been
killed, their villages and religious structures d
estroyed, and women raped during attacks. In
Kachin and northern Shan states, home to la
rge Christian minority populations, the military
conducted large operations beginnin
g in January 2013. The military reportedly continues to limit
religious worship and forcibly promote Buddhism
as a means of pacifica
tion in these areas and
targets Christians for forced labor, rape, intimida
tion, and destruction of religious sites. The
government also continues to censor religious pub
lications and prohibits the import of Bibles and
Qu?rans in indigenous languages
.
Released prisoners face harassment and restrictions, including
U Gambria, the head of the All-Burma Monks Alliance. .."
ရင်းမြစ်:
US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Date of Publication:
2013-04-30
Date of entry:
2013-05-02
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English