IIH Report Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 22 | Size: 3 MB
The Muslims of Burma have been facing
such oppression and savagery for the past two months never previously
witnessed in the history of mankind. Mercilessly burning children, women
and men like toasting sheep on fire is not only against every known law
but something no man with any conscious can ever accept but
unfortunately the Muslims of Burma are targets of such a gross crime.
Not only that, but they are also being expelled from their lands,
forcefully ejected from their homes, their wealth is being usurped! and
their honor looted while the whole world turns a blind eye to their
plight.
This report elaborates on violence that
broke out in Arakan in June 2012, the background of the violent
incidents and rights violations against Arakanese Muslims. The objective
of this report is to bring to the public opinion developments in the
region, inform the Islamic world and international community, and urge
decisionmaking bodies to take necessary steps to end escalating acts of
violence in Arakan.
Incidents deemed humiliating to human
dignity have been going on in Arakan for long years. Recent clashes have
left more than 1,000 Muslims dead and over 90,000 Muslims homeless.
Most of the Arakanese fleeing violence are seeking refuge in camps in
neighboring Bangladesh. However, faced with unimaginably inhumane
conditions at these camps Arakanese Muslims are losing hopes for a
better future. Kala, a 75-year-old Arakanese refugee who has been in
these camps for long years, describes refugees’ despair: “We are waiting
for death that will relieve us of our suffering.” To make the matters
more tragic, Bangladesh not only has been denying refugees that have
been coming since June entry into the country but also returning those
who arrived in the camps in the past years.
This report on the ongoing violence in
Arakan has been prepared using interviews with refugees who fled Arakan
and sought shelter in different countries, information provided by human
rights organizations, and 14-year-long experience of IHH in the region.
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