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<title>Denouncing the ongoing violence against the Rohingya people of Burma.</title>
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<action-date>2017-10-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Denounces: (1) the ongoing violence perpetrated by the Burmese (Myanmar) government and military against the Rohingya, and (2) all violent actions taken by the Arkan Rohingya Salvation Army.</p> <p>Calls on: (1) the Burmese government to allow all members of the media, international aid groups, and a United Nations fact-finding mission unfettered access into and throughout the state of Rakhine in Burma; and (2) the international community to do everything possible to help Bangladesh continue to provide life-saving assistance to Rohingya refugees.</p>]]></summary-text>
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