Sen. Merkley Statement on Rohingya Genocide Designation
March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on March 20, 2022:
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a leading voice on the Rohingya crisis--issued the following statement after reports that the U.S. State Department will make a formal determination that the Burmese military has been carrying out a genocide against the Rohingya people.
"I applau . . .
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a leading voice on the Rohingya crisis--issued the following statement after reports that the U.S. State Department will make a formal determination that the Burmese military has been carrying out a genocide against the Rohingya people.
"I applau . . .