Human Rights: Burma

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:44 pm on 18 January 2017.

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Photo of David Burrowes David Burrowes Conservative, Enfield, Southgate 12:44, 18 January 2017

May I impress upon the Government the need to give attention to the unfolding tragedy in Kachin, with reports last week of 4,000 internally displaced people fleeing for their lives, particularly women and children, who have been moved on before and who need to get unfettered access to humanitarian aid? May I also draw attention again to the situation of the two Baptist pastors? Ministers surely must do all they can, with the UN special rapporteur there, to get the information that the family members need and not to accept the apparent approved response, with the absence being described as “enforced disappearance”, which is contrary to all international human rights.