Description:
"The controversial Citizenship Law of 1982 continues to deny the 800,000 Rohingyas
recognition as equal citizens. They suffer from discrimination by state agencies, restrictions
on movement, land confiscations, forced labor, marriage; they are only allowed to have
marry and have children by asking the authorities. They are denied birth certificates, suffer
from illegal taxation and lack adequate medical coverage. In June 2012 violence escalated
be
tween the Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine after a young Buddhist was killed by
Muslims on 28 May 2012 and ten Mulim pilgrims were killed by Rakhine as a vengeance
on 3 June 2012...".....Written NGO statement to the 22th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
Source/publisher:
Society for Threatened Peoples via United Nations (A/HRC/22/NGO/148)
Date of Publication:
2013-02-22
Date of entry:
2015-09-19
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English
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