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 springs” 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.
I urge every
responsible human being to lobby their MPs to force Britain, Europe, America
and rest of the world to pressurise the Burmese government to stop the violence
against Rohingya, because “It is not about religion, it is about
humanity”.