US Congressional briefing highlights critical rights and religious crisis in Burma

The Congressional Briefing titled “Burma: Humanitarian Crisis and Violations of Religious Freedom and Human Rights,” held on April 28 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., focused on the ongoing humanitarian and religious crisis in Burma

The briefing was organized by the Burma Research Institute (BRI) in collaboration with other advocacy groups.​ Speakers included Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Duwa Lashi La, Acting President of the National Unity Government (NUG), Aung Kyi Nyunt, chairman of the Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Susie Gelman, US Commission on International Religious Freedoms, Wai Wai Nu, executive director of the Women’s Peace Network, and Zo Tum Hmung, president and CEO of the Burma Research Institute.

The briefing discussed the range of challenges faced in protecting the people of Burma in the wake of the 2021 military coup, and the fallout from the recent March earthquake that killed over 3,900 people and destroyed large amounts of infrastructure in the central part of the country.