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…
Statement on the Burmese Military’s Execution of Four Pro-Democracy Activists July 25, 2022 Ellicott City, Maryland, USA ——- On July 25, 2022, the Burmese military junta announced its execution of four men on terrorism charges, including the leading democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, better known as Ko Jimmy, and former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw. The Chin Association of…
ICJ Rejects Burmese Military’s Objections to the Rohingya Genocide Case July 22, 2022 Ellicott City, Maryland, USA ——- On July 22, 2022, judges at the UN International Court of Justice rejected the four preliminary objections by Myanmar’s military junta to the Rohingya genocide case filed by The Gambia. This will allow the case to proceed on the basis…
Statement on the Baptist World Alliance’s Resolution on Myanmar July 22, 2022 Ellicott City, Maryland, USA ——- During its 2022 Annual Gathering in Birmingham, Alabama from July 10-15, 2022, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council adopted a new resolution on Myanmar/Burma in response to the Burmese military’s violent suppression of democracy and religious freedom. The Chin…
Statement on the Burning the 135 Residences in Thantlang, Chin State, Burma June 3, 2022 Ellicott City, Maryland, USA ——- On May 24 and 26, 2022, the Burmese military, also known Tatmadaw, based in Thantlang Town, Chin State, burned down 135 residences in Thantlang. This is the 8th time that the residences have been turned down. The entire population of the town has been displaced. The Thanlang Placement Committee (TPC) has confirmed that as of this statement,…
