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Although her party lacks the strength to act outside the military
constitution and thus to bring in serious reforms, she has now a grea-
ter capacity to prevent injustice and genocide in the country and to

bring the subject to the attention of the international community.
By following a sensible policy, Suu Kyi can bring the matter of ge-
nocide in Myanmar to the constant attention of the international
community. In practical terms, international pressure can bring
about a solution in Myanmar.
Let us add that very little has changed in the lives of the Ro-
hingyas up to the election. The United Nations says that 370 Ro-
hingyas drowned in the sea between January and June this year. Ac-
cording to Amnesty International, however, the actual figure is very
much higher. Witnesses state that dozens of boats have set out from
the shore, but that only a few have reached Indonesia or Malaysia. 3
In other words, the drama of the Rohingyas is continuing beneath
the radar.
We hope that this new period will be an auspicious one for the
Rohingyas, who have been persecuted, deprived of their human
rights and subjected to genocide. We will also continue to pray and
speak for them in these pages.

1. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/myanmar-elec-
tion-result-military-aung-san-suu-kyi-govern-analysis
2. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/22/myanmar_rohingya_vio-
lence_election_aung_san_suu_kyi/
3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyan-
mar/11942819/Burma-election-Rohingya-Muslims-look-to-sea-not-bal-
lot-box-as-new-wave-of-Asian-boat-people-prepares-to-flee.html