Rohingya, an ethnic minority community of Indo-Aryan
origin from the state of Rakhine in Burma, has been living there since
approximately 8th century. They have been subjected to inhumane
treatment at the hands of majority Buddhist community since Burmese
independence in 1948 from Britain.
In 1982 the Burmese government decided to derecognise
them as citizens and treats them as illegal refugees. Since then they have been
subjected to discrimination on the basis of their religion and ethnicity by
Buddhist majority backed by Burmese government.
These human beings have been subjected to worse
persecution by the Buddhist majority and Burmese government. So much so, that
they have been described by the United Nations as “the most persecuted minorities
in the world”.
Their men, women, young and old are tortured, maimed,
raped, killed, and burnt alive. Their properties destroyed, they are not only
displaced but deprived of their basic human right of life. Since 1948, circa
1.5 million Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes to avoid persecution
at the hands of majority Buddhists.
2012 saw the escalation of subhuman treatment of this
community in the face of Rakhine state riots, where whole villages have been
decimated. Hundreds of houses have been razed, thousands maimed, raped and
killed; 80,000 people have been displaced and the situation is getting worse by
the day.
The international community is unaware of their frightful
situation due to neglect on the part of our mainstream media and governments,
particularly Europe and America. The
very governments that go around propagating humanity, supporting “Arab spring”
in the name of freedom from tyranny and dictatorships. They wage wars against
oppression and terrorism.
Yet, they don't see the human suffering; “Buddhist terrorism”
against Rohingya in Burma; the modern time “Holocaust”. The world and media are
criminally silent in the face of blatant violations of human rights.