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| Southeast Asia |
| Myanmar Leader Pledges to Uphold Muslim Rights |
| 2013-05-07 |
| [An Nahar] Myanmar's president on Monday pledged to uphold the "fundamental rights" of Mohammedans in strife-torn Rakhine state, in the wake of deadly religious unrest that has spread across the country. In a speech to the nation following the release last week of an official report into last year's violence in western Rakhine that killed around 200 people, Thein Sein said the country should aim for "peaceful coexistence". "Regarding Rakhine, our government will take responsibility for upholding Mohammedans' fundamental rights," he said, adding that ethnic Rakhines, who are mainly Buddhist, "will not be neglected". Rakhine state remains deeply divided following major eruptions of unrest in June and October that saw mobs rampage through villages and torch thousands of homes, displacing 140,000 mainly Rohingya Mohammedans. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Muslim "Rights," are subject to whim. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-05-07 10:00 |