To: President Donald Trump
Stranded at Sea, Fleeing the Threat of Genocide
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President Obama, I call on you to help the Rohingya trapped at sea, fleeing the threat of genocide. The U.S. government must help with immediate search-and-rescue operations to find and rescue the Rohingya, use all influence they have to push countries in the region to welcome all those stranded at sea, and call on Myanmar to stop attacking the Rohingya so they can live safely in their homes.
Why is this important?
Fleeing the threat of genocide, thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya from Burma are trapped at sea in crowded wooden boats. With food and clean water running low, their lives are in danger.
Governments, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, are turning their boats away. The Andaman Sea is about to become a floating mass grave, and it’s because of the failure of governments, including the United States, to do what is necessary.
President Obama should call the leaders of Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, urging them to rescue and shelter refugees. The United States should assist with these rescue operations and we must also make it clear that the root problem—Burma's persecution of the Rohingya—must stop.
Unless the policies of hate end in Burma, the crisis will only escalate. We must act now to save those stranded at sea and take the steps needed to protect the Rohingya that remain in Burma.