House of Lords written question – answered on 11 October 2012.
Baroness Goudie
Labour
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the 1982 citizenship law in Burma is compatible with Burma's obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Baroness Warsi
Senior Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government), Senior Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Faith and Communities) (also in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
The Burmese 1982 citizenship law in its current form effectively denies the Rohingya community basic civil and political rights, including citizenship. During his meeting with the Burmese Foreign Minister, U Wunna Maung Lwin, at the UN General Assembly session on
Yes5 people think so
No5 people think not
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