The Government of Myanmar has been warned by three United nation experts on freedom of religion, minority issues and human rights, to discard the draft bill on ‘Religious Conversion’ that may result in the arbitrary denial of the right to change or adopt a religion or belief in the country.

The draft bill, made public on 27May 2014, has a cumbersome application and approval process ahead with human rights experts dismissing the bill over the potential for it to impact negatively on religious freedoms and the rights of religious and ethnic minorities.