From previous discussion we know, How the Myanmar born! Which is formally Burma. What is the British Activities in Myanmar’s. Who is the Military coup leader!
Now, where do the Rohoingya fit into all of this?
Well, the government and much of the country’s population consider the Rohoingya migrants or “Bengalis.”
They believe the group either migrated illegally from Bangladesh or came as refugees during the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war for independence.
The thing is, many historians believe the Rohoingya have been living in the Rakhine state since the 15th century. And the word “Rohoingya” itself mean “those of Rohang.”
Rohang is the early Muslim name of Arakan, But they’re still not considered citizens. When the Union of Burma became independent in 1948, it instituted an exclusionary definition of citizenship.
The country’s constitution said only “indigenous races” of the land could be considered citizens. And while the country is home to 135 different legally recognized ethnicities, the Rohoingya have never been and still aren’t – one of them! And the 1982 Myanmar Nationality Act made sure. Rohoingya wouldn’t became citizens.
Human rights group and even the United Nations protested the act, which instituted three categories of citizens. It was specifically designed to deny the Rohoingya aren’t citizen and are actually from Bangladesh. But Bangladesh doesn’t recognize the group either, leaving the Rohoingya without a country. As Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the United Nations and others have noted, the Rohoingya statelessness has denied them the most basic rights and protections.
Their movement is restricted, violence against them is treated with impunity, if not promoted, and their homes and villages are often razed on attacked. Now, in recent years, the group’s Vulnerability to mob and state violence has caught the attention of the international community. In 2011, military rule in Myanmar came to an official end as the country began to make political and economic reforms towards a democratic system.
Part of those reforms included undoing certain censorship laws and allowing foreign journalists into the country with fewer restrictions. That meant more coverage, more access. There were also hopes that with the reforms, significant changes would come to Myanmar’s abuse of not only political power, but human rights.