View PDF Burmese Fighter Jets Bombed Khuafo Village in Chin State, Burma and Killed 8 villagers including 4 children March 31, 2023 Washington, DC — Around 10:30 a.m. local Burma time on March 30, 2023, the Burmese military fighter jets dropped at least 12 bombs on the Khuafo village, Thantlang township in Chin State, Burma….
View PDF Statement on the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit February 9, 2023 Washington, DC — This year’s International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF Summit) was held from January 31-February 1, 2023, in Washington, DC. CAM has been a Summit Partner for the past three years and prepared a new report to support its presentation, Two…
View PDF Statement on USCIRF Hearing on Burma February 9, 2023 Washington, DC — On February 8, 2023, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a virtual hearing on religious freedom in Burma two years after the military coup. The panel was led by USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel, with Vice Chair Abraham Cooper…
View PDF Burmese Fighter Jets Attacking Camp Victoria in Chin State, Burma, Also Drop a Bomb on Mizoram State, India January 10, 2023 Washington, DC — On January 10, 2023 around 5:15 p.m. local Burma time, Burmese military fighter jets dropped at least four explosive devices on Camp Victoria, the Headquarters of the Chin National…
Statement on Funding for Burma in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 December 29, 2022 Washington, DC — This evening, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (H.R. 2617). The $1.7 trillion funding for H.R. 2617 includes $59.7 billion appropriated under State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Of the $59.7 billion, section 7403,…
Statement on the Enactment of the BURMA Act of 2022 (NDAAFY23) December 23, 2022 Washington, DC — Today, December 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability Act (BURMA Act) of 2022 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776). The Act…
Statement on the UN Security Council Resolution on Myanmar December 23, 2022 Washington, DC — On December 21, 2022, the United Nations Security Council adopted binding resolution 2669 (2022) on the situation in Myanmar under the UN Charter VI. The 12 members voted yes; none voted against; and 3 abstained (China, India and Russia). The…
Statement on the Sentencing of Reverend Thian Lian Sang to 23 Years at the Obo Prison in Burma December 8, 2022 Washington DC, USA ——- On December 7, 2022, (Myanmar Time) the Burmese military also known as the State Administration Council (SAC) sentenced the Reverend Thian Lian Sang, age 42, to 23 years of imprisonment…
Statement on the Detention of Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson in Burma December 6, 2022 Washington DC, USA ——- On December 5, 2022, (Myanmar Time) the Burmese military arrested and detained Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson at the Mandalay International Airport in Mandalay, Burma, while he was traveling to Bangkok, Thailand. As of today, his location is…
Statement on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day October 27, 2022 Washington DC, USA ——- On October 23, 2022, at 8:30pm in Myanmar, the Burmese military attacked Kachin civilians with airstrikes at A Nang Pa, Hpakant, Kachin State in Myanmar. At the time of the airstrikes, the victims were commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the…
