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Today Marks Six Years of Genocide Against the Rohingya [1]
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Date: 2023-08-25
Generations of Rohingya suffer because the West does nothing.
There are children in Rohingya refugee camps who know nothing but life in a refugee camp. They don’t get to go to school. They don’t get a real place to call home. They don’t get to be children. This will have lasting effects on them and everyone in their lives. During the Holocaust in WWII, we were able to claim some level of denial but two American presidential administrations have declared what is happening to the Rohingya is genocide and yet, the situation persists.
Some background:
The Rohingya genocide refers to the violence and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim minority by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) and other Buddhist nationalist groups. The most severe phase of this violence erupted in late August 2017, following a series of attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on Myanmar police posts. The military’s response was a widespread crackdown on the Rohingya population in Rakhine State, which involved mass killings, rapes, torture, and the burning of villages.
The exact date often cited for the onset of this violent crackdown is August 25, 2017. This is the date when ARSA’s attacks took place and the Myanmar military began its “clearance operations” in response.
The results of this violence were devastating:
Thousands of Rohingya were killed, and many more were injured or traumatized. More than 700,000 Rohingya were forced to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, leading to one of the most significant refugee crises in recent history. The refugees settled in overcrowded and often unsanitary camps in the Cox’s Bazar region. Those who remained in Myanmar faced ongoing discrimination, with many confined to camps where they are denied freedom of movement and access to basic services.
The international community, including the United Nations, human rights organizations, and several countries including the United States, have condemned the actions of the Myanmar military. In 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to take provisional measures to protect the Rohingya.
The anniversary of the Rohingya genocide, particularly the events that started on August 25, 2017, is a somber reminder of the atrocities committed and the need for justice, reconciliation, and long-term solutions to the Rohingya crisis.
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