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<p>Burma remains a country of concern in our annual Human Rights report. We, therefore,
produce biannual updates on the human rights situation, the latest can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/burma-in-year-update-july-2015/burma-in-year-update-july-2015.</p><p>We
have been concerned by the increase in religious intolerance in Burma and the treatment
of minority groups, particularly religious miniorities. This has been evidenced starkly
in the four discriminatory race and religion laws as well as in the appalling treatment
of the Rohingya community in Rakhine State, their disenfranchisement from the 8 November
elections, and the rise of Buddhist nationalism, hate speech and anti-Muslim violence.
We have raised our concerns about this in detail with the Burmese authorities, both
bilaterally, in company with our partners in the EU and in international fora like
the UN. We will continue to raise this important issue facing Burma with any incoming
government.</p>
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