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• 1 2021-05-12T14:47:42-04:00 Rohingya in Myanmar 19 Read a brief history of the Rohingya in the Rakhine State of Myanmar image_header 1434 2021-12-16T20:16:59-05:00 The Rohingya people claim the Rakhine State of Myanmar as their ancestral home, but many have been living in exile since the 1990s¹. They represent the largest ethnic group of Muslims in Myanmar, and are systematically persecuted by the country’s military and government, which claims that the Rohingya are actually illegal immigrants from Bangladesh². The government’s violent crackdowns on Rohingya masquerade as a response to armed militant attacks from the Rohingya, but have far surpassed what could be considered a remotely reasonable response in this context. A wave of violence in the state beginning in 2017 has forced almost 750,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh³. Since this time, Burmese security forces have decimated hundreds of Rohingya villages, forcing their residents to flee⁴. If this weren’t enough, the Rohingya have also been denied citizenship in Myanmar, and systematically targeted in violent attacks for decades⁵. See below for further reading on the Rohingya, and to learn more about what you can do.
• 1 2021-05-12T14:48:39-04:00 Convention on the Rights of the Child 11 Bangladesh's role in this convention image_header 1434 2021-05-18T21:40:12-04:00 Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh looking for safety and better lives, but are faced with continuing discrimination and hardship¹. Most notable in this displaced population is the majority percent of children, who deserve care and attention not only as the largest group, but also as the future of the Rohingya people². In addition, Bangladesh, as a signatory of the 1990 Convention on the Rights of the Child, agrees to ensure that children’s rights are worked towards and realized³. The convention requires that refugee children receive protection and services that ensure their quality of life to the same extent as children native to the country⁴. Doing so allows these children to realize the full extent of their “physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development”⁵. More specifically, in Article 28, the convention refers to the right of a child to education. All children, this article states, have a right to equal access to education that develops all aspects of “the child's personality, talents and mental and physical abilities…to their fullest potential”, not to mention that it should instill a respect for their heritage and identity⁶. However, a majority of Rohingya children continue to be barred from formal education, and so can in no way be receiving these educational benefits they should be guaranteed⁷. Rohingya refugee children’s rights are plainly being violated time and time again, but no clear actions are being made toward actual changes.