This graduai amendment to the burma Citizenship ACT of 1982 to endorse the long-awaited inclusion of the Rohingya must be coupled with afforts,made by leaders of the increasingly influential Natisnal League of Democracy.to promote an overall Sentiment of eguality and inclusion of the Rohingya,although immediately desirable to human rights proponents with in our own organization,is not advisable,given the potential for ethnic backlash from a country that is overtly inclined toward discriminatory practices against its minority populations,such as the Rohingya. Although easier said than done,the mere fact that NLD leader Aung San suatyi and her pro-democratic follwers are expected to become a political majority by 2015,their freedom-endorsing rhetoric mush be put into practice and implemented in both dialogue with the civilian population and in discussions with neighboring countries (Rose2012)