Description:
"In March 2015, staff of the
SIMON-SKJODT CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE
traveled to Burma, also called Myanmar, to investigate the threats facing the
Rohingya, a Muslim minority group that has been subject to dehumanization
through rampant hate speech, the denial of citizenship, and restrictions on freedom of movement, in addition to a host of other human rights violations that put
this population at grave risk of additional mass atrocities and even genocide....
STARKEST EARLY WARNING SIGNS
OF FUTURE MASS ATROCITIES:
This list represents some of the concerns we heard the
most often from Rohingya leaders and survivors:
•
Physical violence targeted against Rohingya people,
homes, and businesses
•
Physical segregation of the Rohingya from members
of other ethnic groups
•
Blockage of humanitarian assistance, including
necessary health care
•
Deplorable living conditions for those displaced
from their homes
•
Rampant and unchecked hate speech against
Rohingya and other Muslims
•
Restrictions on movement
•
Stripping of citizenship
•
Destruction of mosques, onerous processes for
Rohingya to maintain or fix mosques, and other
restrictions on freedom of religion
•
Extortion and illegal taxation
•
Land confiscation
•
Two-child policy and restrictions on marriage in
some areas of Rakhine State
•
?Supply checks” or raids by security forces on
Rohingya homes
•
Sexual violence and arbitrary arrest and detention
•
Abuses in detention
•
Revocation of legal or other documents
•
Inability to pursue livelihoods and restrictions on
business opportunities
•
Lack of opportunities to pursue education
•
Restrictions on voting
•
Government blockage of information flow in and
out of Rohingya communities..."
Source/publisher:
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM (IMON-SKJODT CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE)
Date of Publication:
2015-05-01
Date of entry:
2015-05-06
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
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1.39 MB
