Rohingya
The Rohingya, is a group of moslem people live in Arakan, one of the province of Burma, a late name of Myanmar. Ever since the World War II, this group of people have experienced an unfair situation across their human rights. Thousands of Rohingya and still counted more are massacred, expelled from the land of Burma and called as ‘a group of unwanted people’.
Started around 1942, when Burma was still a colony under British colonial rule, the japanese forces invaded Burma. The british force then retreated and there was a power vacuum in the land. During this period, several communal violences errupted. Buddhist Rakhine and Moslem Rohingya attacked each another, underwent religious and ethnic conflict. This conflict caused a displacement between both groups, Buddhist Rakhine moved to the southern area, while Moslem Rohingya stayed in north. Alongside with this displacement and severe violences issues ruled by the Japanese forces, the Rohingya crossed Burma’s borderline until Bengal, Bangladesh and many of them stayed there as refugees. This situation has led British forces to take an action, drove the Japanese out of the land. Prior to their invasion, to seek support for their forces in Burma, the British promised the Rohingya to create a Muslim National Area, an independent area for the Moslem Rohingya. However, this promise had never been delivered by the British Government.
Until in 1947, Moslem Rohingya formed an army and approached newly-formed Pakistan government to incorporate nothern Arakan as a part of East Pakistan. This movement has shaped Burmese government attitude towards the Rohingya until nowadays. The government thought that this action threatened Burma’s territorial intergrity moreover as a newly-born country and consequently, distrust the Rohingya, led to several discrimination to the group. Burmese government denied Rohingya official status of citizenship. They were either labeled as ‘illegal immigrant’ or ‘resident foreigners’, limiting their
Started around 1942, when Burma was still a colony under British colonial rule, the japanese forces invaded Burma. The british force then retreated and there was a power vacuum in the land. During this period, several communal violences errupted. Buddhist Rakhine and Moslem Rohingya attacked each another, underwent religious and ethnic conflict. This conflict caused a displacement between both groups, Buddhist Rakhine moved to the southern area, while Moslem Rohingya stayed in north. Alongside with this displacement and severe violences issues ruled by the Japanese forces, the Rohingya crossed Burma’s borderline until Bengal, Bangladesh and many of them stayed there as refugees. This situation has led British forces to take an action, drove the Japanese out of the land. Prior to their invasion, to seek support for their forces in Burma, the British promised the Rohingya to create a Muslim National Area, an independent area for the Moslem Rohingya. However, this promise had never been delivered by the British Government.
Until in 1947, Moslem Rohingya formed an army and approached newly-formed Pakistan government to incorporate nothern Arakan as a part of East Pakistan. This movement has shaped Burmese government attitude towards the Rohingya until nowadays. The government thought that this action threatened Burma’s territorial intergrity moreover as a newly-born country and consequently, distrust the Rohingya, led to several discrimination to the group. Burmese government denied Rohingya official status of citizenship. They were either labeled as ‘illegal immigrant’ or ‘resident foreigners’, limiting their