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Burma: 2-child policy enforced against Muslims
June 10, 2013
The US State Department has called upon Myanmar (Burma) to end its policy of limiting some Muslim families to two children.
The Burmese government’s renewed efforts to enforce 1994 child legislation follows clashes in 2012 between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine State.
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Further information:
- 2-Child Limit for Some Muslims Brings New Scrutiny to Myanmar (International Herald Tribune)
- US urges Myanmar to eliminate 2-child policy imposed on minority Muslim Rohingyas (AP)
- Burmese Two Child Policy (MercatorNet.com)
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