CHR 2003: Policies of food deprivation in Myanmar

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Item 10: Economic, social and cultural rights. "...Anti-Slavery International would like to inform the Commission that deprivation of civil and political rights in Myanmar also results in denial of economic, social and cultural rights. The Rohingya Muslims in Northern Arakan State are the worst affected. They are discriminated against on the basis of race and religion and are denied citizenship rights. A policy of severe restrictions of their movement aims at containing them, and food insecurity is deliberately created to induce flight to Bangladesh. Policies of exclusion become policies of expulsion through food deprivation..."

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Anti-Slavery International

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United Nations

Date of Publication: 

2003-04-07

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2003-06-03

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English

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