Authorities in Jammu detained over 200 Rohingya refugees in early March and are threatening to deport them to Myanmar, the state from which they are fleeing. India claims that the refugees are considered “illegal immigrants” and explains they are in the process of deporting the detainees back to their home country, despite the continued severe violence against Rohingya Muslims in the region.
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The National League for Democracy party (NLD), backed by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, won a majority in Myanmar’s parliament in this year’s election. According to CNN, the NLD scored 396 out of 473 seats, beating the military-backed opposition party by a significant margin.
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Two soldiers who deserted the Myanmar army appeared on video testifying to the deliberate killings of Rohingya Muslims. The video was filmed in July, but first reported by AP in early September. According to Wall Street Journal, the soldiers, Myo Win Tun and Zaw Naing Tun, defected from Myanmar’s army and were taken into custody by Arakan Army, a Rakhine rebel group who is fighting the Myanmar government’s troops. The international community has been aware of the crimes being committed in Myanmar and assumed it was being ordered by high ranking officials but did not have official confirmation until this video surfaced.
Read MoreIn the past month, Rohingya Muslims have continued to face human rights abuses by by military forces in Myanmar and have been denied asylum in Malaysia.
Read MoreOn January 23, 2020, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released orders for Myanmar to protect its minority population of Rohingya Muslims currently subject to genocidal acts.
Read MoreMore than 90 percent of Myanmar’s Rohingya population has fled to Bangladesh in search of a safer life. But Myanmar’s authorities have continuously brutalized Rohingya refugees. This has occurred in the form of extreme discrimination and police brutality.
Read MoreInternational leaders condemned the violence and provided some aid for the affected refugees, but there remains no solid resolution to the issue, and the future of over a million Rohingya refugees remains uncertain.
Read MoreMyanmar has seemingly rejected any kind of ceasefires or peace agreements with Muslim insurgents, because authorities claim the arson is the work of insurgents and the army is fighting “a legitimate campaign against terrorists.”
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