community to understand the root causes, sensitivity, historical background and complexity of violence.] Taking actions without having sufficient knowledge of the violence can only be counter-productive and make a situation unredeemable.  For instance, when the inter-communal violence broke out in Raithine State two years ago, it was incorrectly portrayed as if the attacks and discrimination were made against one community by the other. In fact, the incident was triggered by ugly crimes and both communities suffered. Myanmar is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural country. The State Constitution does not allow discrimination based on race, birth, religion, official position, status, culture, sex and wealth.

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