Last week, America's Congress passed the historic Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA) Act, an act that will authorize sanctions against senior officials in Myanmar’s military and state-owned commercial enterprises, support democracy efforts and provide humanitarian relief.
Since Myanmar’s latest military coup in February 2021, ethnic Chin, Kachin, and Karen Christians in the US have advocated for democracy in their home country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Last week those efforts paid off, with the historic passage of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA) Act, an American Congressional act that