[PAA-Discuss] Fw: Rohingya, next steps...

[Anne del Prado]

Right now in Burma, the Rohingya community is being hunted down by rampaging bands of soldiers hellbent on murder.

It’s sickening. They're even beheading tiny children.

But here’s the craziest thing -- the military behind this massacre is supported by countries like Britain, Germany and Italy!

Burma's generals have spent years building these alliances. Let's demand our governments end their support until the slaughter is stopped -- when our call is huge we’ll take out ads in media at a major global summit in a few days!

Cut support to Burma’s butchers<https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/rohingya_crackdown_share/>

Governments around the world have engaged with Burma’s military -- hoping to prevent massacres like we’re seeing right now. It’s clear that policy has failed, but they have massive leverage by breaking ties with these butchers!

The Rohingya are a poverty-stricken community who are denied citizenship in Burma, and have been persecuted for years because of their darker skin and different religion. Some have taken up arms and attacked security forces. But this is all out ethnic cleansing -- the worst crisis the Rohingya have ever faced. Sign now and share everywhere!

Cut support to Burma’s butchers<https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/rohingya_crackdown_share/>

We’ve helped the Rohingya before -- when thousands fled a previous crackdown and were stranded at sea, our global community donated to support rescue missions to save them. Now they need us again -- more than ever. Let’s rise to their call and make sure this isn’t another Rwanda.

With hope,

Bert, Rewan, Ana Sofia, Danny, Ricken and the entire Avaaz team

More information:

Rohingya: "Even a baby was not spared by the military" (Al Jazeera)
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/rohingya-babies-spared-army-170827192311109.html

UN reports "devastating cruelty" against Rohingya (UN)
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56103

Rohingya crisis: UN sees 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41224108

Burma: Rohingya children 'beheaded and burned alive' as refugees continue to flood into Bangladesh to escape violence (The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rohingya-burma-myanmar-children-beheaded-burned-alive-r...

It’s time for the U.S. to pressure Burma on human rights — once again (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/07/18/its-time-for-the-u-s-to-pressure-bu...

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