Written question asked by Stephen Hesford (Labour) on Thursday, 29 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 7 May 1999. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Friday, 7 May 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Burmese Government on the persecution of the Chin tribe.

Answer: Mr. Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Burmese Government on the persecution of the Chin tribe. [83143] Mr. Fatchett: We continue to monitor carefully the situation of ethnic minorities in Burma. Our Ambassador visited Chin State in early March. Our Embassy in Rangoon regularly raise the plight of ethnic minorities in Burma directly with the authorities, most recently on 5 May. We also supported the UN Commission on Human Rights resolution on Burma, adopted on 23 April, which deplored the human rights violations of ethnic minorities and called on the regime to stop such violations.

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