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Address : _______________________

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September 2017,
His Excellency, H. E. U Kyaw Zwar Minn,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Myanmar Embassy,
Consulate Section,
19A Charles Street,
Berkeley Square, London
W1J 5DX
Dear Honourable Ambassador,
Subject : Violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
It is with great sadness I write to you about the situation in Myanmar. I know that Myanmars state
religion is Buddhism. The Buddha taught many things which are similar to Islamic teachings.
Buddhism teaches that wisdom should be developed with compassion and the moral code within
Buddhism is the precepts, one of which is not to take the life of anything living.
I have seen and heard of credible reports of violence against Rohingya Muslims. The reports
suggest some of these have been perpetrated by religious Buddhist Monks.
No doubt you are aware of;
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) claims that people are fleeing
their homes, whole villages are being burnt, indiscriminate killings, tortures, rape and sexual
assault of Rohingya Muslims and the destruction of mosques and homes.
Amnesty Internationals litany of human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims by the
Myanmar Army. These sadly include reports of military firing on villagers from helicopter
gunships, burning countless homes, arbitrary arrests, and raping women and girls.
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report showing high-definition satellite imagery of the burnt
and destroyed Rohingya villages.
The number of people displaced internally and taking refuge elsewhere.
I request you to ask your government to
1) Utterly condemn any reprisal attacks for the border incident. Call for an immediate ending of
violence against an already persecuted religious minority. Prevent further violations of the
Rohingyas human rights.
2) Allow full humanitarian access to the Rohingya.
3) Allow the setting up an International Commission to investigate the claims of atrocities and
genocide for possible crimes against humanity.
4) Set up with the international community a process to monitor and look into the citizenship system
in Myanmar.
I am gravely concerned that our inaction may lead to the making of another so-called ISIS in Asia
and we seem to be silent. We seem to have learnt few lessons from conflicts elsewhere of
appeasement which led to the Second World War, Rwanda, and elsewhere. An immediate
International Commission investigating the truth would provide much-needed evidence and options
for resolving the situation and preventing further loss of life.
I am confident that you will act in the best interest of humanity without prejudice according to the
teachings of Buddha.
Distressfully yours

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