Burma: Treatment of Muslims in Myanmar
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BUR5694 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Burma: Treatment of Muslims in Myanmar, 1 May 1990, BUR5694, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abb854.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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According to the most recent United States's report on human rights in the world, "there is a considerable social prejudice against Muslims in Burma". [ U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1989, (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990), p.787.] About 4 percent of the population is Muslim in Burma, and most of them concentrate in the Arakan district. [ George Thomas Kurian, Encyclopedia of the Third World, vol.I, (New York and Oxford: Facts on File, 1987), p.298.] In 1985-1986, the Muslims of West Burma (about 1,5 million people) rebelled against majority rule with Malaysian and Bangladeshi help, but have had their insurgence crushed. [ Michel Clévenot, dir. L'état des religions dans le monde, (Paris: Le Cerf/La Découverte/Boréal, 1987), p.284.] For a complement of information on the general situation of human rights in Burma today, please refer to the attached documents.
[ James F. Guyot and John Badgley, "Myanmar in 1989", Asian Survey, vol.30, no.2, February 1990, p.187-195.
Robert H. Taylor, "The Evolving Military Role in Burma", Current History, March 1990, p.105-135.
Amnesty International, Myanmar (Burma): Prisoners of Conscience A Chronicle of Developments Since September 1988, (London: Amnesty International, AI Index: ASA 16/23/89, November 1989.]
