HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 cc617-8W
Mr. Best

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports the UK Government received of action by the Burmese authorities against the(a) Karen, (b) Karenni and (c) Shan peoples. [133095]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

We receive regular reports from International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs), the UN's Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma and the British Embassy in Rangoon on the disproportionate suffering of ethnic groups in Burma, including the Karen, Karenni and Shan.

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