U.S. SENATE BILL CALLING FOR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE DETERMINATION

Senators Markey, Merkley, Cardin, and Durbin introduced Senate Bill (S.4659) that would require the U.S. State Department to make a formal determination as to whether Myanmar’s attacks on the Rohingya constitute genocide within 90 days of passage. The bill would also require the Trump administration to report on what steps it is taking to prevent further atrocities in Myanmar.

The legislation echoes a growing call from prominent legal experts, human rights organizations, faith organizations, celebrities, and Rohingya activists alike that it is time to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation alone with Refugees International welcomed this important legislation and urge other senators to support it.