Rohingya genocide

The Rohingya genocide is a series of war crimes committed against the Rohingya people by the Burmese military. 



The genocide has been commited in two phases to date: the first was a military crackdown that happened from October 2016 to January 2017, and the second has been happening since August 2017. The crisis forced over a million Rohingya to flee to other countries. Most fled to Bangladesh.* Sengupta, Somini and Henry Fountain: "The Biggest Refugee Camp Braces for Rain: 'This Is Going to Be a Catastrophe'; More than half a million Rohingya refugees face looming disaster from floods and landslides...," March 14, 2018, New York Times, retrieved May 26, 2020
 The 2010 – 2020 UN News Decade in Review, part three , December 27, 2019, UN News, United Nations, retrieved May 26, 2020
 "Coronavirus: Two Rohingya test positive in refugee camp. Two Rohingya refugees have tested positive for coronavirus in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, officials say." May 14, 2020, BBC News, retrieved May 26, 2020 Others escaped to India, Thailand, Malaysia, and other parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Background

Since Myanmar went independent in 1948, violence towards the Rohingya has happened from time to time.

Events

Genocidal attacks against the Rohingya happened in August 2017, involving mass rapes, massacres and burning of villages. At least 700,000 Rohingya lost their homes and fled to Bangladesh. The displaced Rohingya lived in overcrowded camps, facing a humanitarian crisis. 


Reactions

United Nations

A fact-finding mission of the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded in September 2018 that Myanmar's government had committed crimes against humanity against the Rohingya.

United States

On March 21, 2022, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to announce that the US government recognized the Rohingya genocide.

Footnotes

References

Category:Racism in Asia
Category:Genocides in Asia
Category:History of Myanmar
Category:Crimes against humanity