"Anti-Slavery International would like to draw the attention of the Commission to the specific situation of the Muslim children of Northern Rakhine State in Myanmar. They belong to a group widely known as the Rohingya. They are born stateless, discriminated against from birth on the basis of their ethnicity. The 1982 Citizenship Law deprives them of citizenship rights and perpetuates statelessness. The SPDC has started issuing ?white identity cards” to the Muslim population of Rakhine State, but this is no more than a temporary residence permit clearly stating that it cannot be used as a proof to claim citizenship..."