As the State Departments Human Rights Country Reports notesAn 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew. surveillance of government employees and private citizens. restrictions on contact with foreigners. arrests. harassment. and torture of political activists. and repeated denunciations of agitators and foreign interference buttress the militarys control. Mr. Speaker. as mentioned by the distinguished gentleman from Iowa . this barbarity has created a situation where hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled to Thailand and desperately poor Bangladesh. This is not surprising in a repressed society like Burma where anyone who can read and write is suspected of being a subversive. Indeed. even the families of individuals who have attended schools. or have expressed a political belief. are at risk. And this mindboggling selfdestruction has resulted in a flood of refugees. Todays resolution condemns the Burmese Government for its repressive behavior. and commends the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for its willingness to assist the refugees from Burmese tyranny. The resolution recognizes the mammoth task facing the UNHCR. and urges tIle administration to provide what assistance it can through existing refugee programs. Mr. Speaker. this Member would commend the author of this resolution. the gentleman from Now York . for llis drafting of this resolution.
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