We received this letter and hope you will sign this letter too. Dear Alan, Due in part to the continuous pressure of Burma Task Force, the Faith Coalition to Stop Genocide in Burma, and numerous other organizations striving for the cause of the Rohingya, the U.S. State Department has explicitly Read more…
One year after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled from Myanmar, a fact-finding mission from the United Nations has recommended that Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, be tried for “three categories of crimes under international law: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.” This is an important step toward reconciliation, but Read more…
Post updated September 10, 2018 to include latest translations. Between April and July 2018, our letter to the Myanmar State Sangha and government authorities was signed by over 1,200 Buddhists from 45 countries. Clear View Project received and distributed $25,000 in donations to support the refugees. To increase our reach, we Read more…
The Buddhist Humanitarian Project condemns the recently imposed policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the US-Mexican border. The Soto Zen Buddhist Association has organized a letter and petition to Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen condemning this policy. We ask you to sign the petition and share widely with your friends and Read more…
Last week, Ashin Issariya added his name to the letter to the Myanmar State Sangha, urging them to condemn the violence against the Rohingya people. Ashin Issariya, also known as “King Zero,” was a prominent organizer during Myanmar’s “Saffron Revolution,” and we are honored to stand in solidarity with him. Ashin Read more…