Letter to Dr. Stephen Schneck, Chair of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
March 31, 2025
Advocacy Letters
Subject: Urging the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to Recommend that Secretary of State Marco Rubio Determine the Burmese military’s Atrocities against Christians and Other Minorities Constitute Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes
State Department’s Response to BRI’s Letter to Secretary Rubio
March 27, 2025
Dear Zo Tum Hmung:
Thank you for your letter to Secretary Rubio. The administration is paying close attention to the abuses faced by members of Burma’s ethnic and religious minority groups, including Christians, and deeply values your input. I am responding on behalf of Secretary Rubio to discuss our support for human rights and religious liberty in Burma.
Letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio
March 7, 2025
Subject: To determine that the human rights abuses and systematic violations of religious freedom or belief targeting Christians in Burma constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Letter to President Biden
September 13, 2024
Subject: The Burmese military’s persecution of the Christian minority
Dear President Biden,
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to urge the administration to
determine that the Burmese military’s atrocities against Burma’s Christian minority constitute
war crimes and crimes against humanity. Such a determination would be an important step
towards accountability for the Burmese military, also known as the Tatmadaw, as well as
protection for the Christian minority. The persecution of Christian religious minority groups in
Burma has persisted since 1962 and escalated dramatically in the aftermath of the February 1,
2021 military coup. The Tatmadaw increasingly launches attacks on Christian communities
across the country, particularly in the areas populated by ethnic minorities in Chin State, Kayah
State, and Kachin State.
The Burmese military’s atrocities against the country’s Christian minority
January 24, 2024
Dear Mr. Lohman,
Thank you for taking the time to meet with us today and for allowing me to submit this letter.
I am submitting this letter urging the Administration to determine atrocities committed by the Burmese military against the country’s Christian minority as war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Chin Association of Maryland (CAM) has been investigating and documenting these atrocities since the military coup on February 1, 2021.
