Genocide In Myanmar

The situation depicted by Suu Kyi in Burma is of political injustices; the rights of the Burmese to free and fair elections in a democratic nation are negated by despotic leaders who do not practice the Buddhist traditions. According to Austin (82) Suu Kyi became the voice of the people and through her the masses have seen the authoritarian rule which is not acting in their best interests. King presents the social injustices that the blacks and the minorities in American society face. The

One of the world's most persecuted group of people in this world are the Rohingya they are a muslim group that haven't found a place to seattle and live there lives in peace.Can you imagine your life you had to be constantly running for your life and even have to take chances with your life, That is a everyday experience for the Rohingya.

Many of the ancient and historical conflicts are believed to be connected to religion in a various ways and proven that religion can be used as an excuse for violence. For instance, The Crusade Wars ended in the brutality of both Christians and Muslims during the mass dispute (Burton 1984). The Jews have perpetrated massacres through nations for the solitary reason to attain their belief. During the reformation of Christians thousands of people were killed because of their religion. In Yugoslavia, the war in 1991 pitted Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and Catholics against each other in a brutal combat (Avalos 2005). Also, thousands of monks were being persecuted in Burma

("Persecution of Christians in the contemporary world.") Young children are being kidnapped from Christian families in the Middle Eastern countries to be raised as Muslims. Children that have well enough memories to still believe their faith are put with their families and most likely killed. ( "Persecution of Christians in the contemporary world.") A recent story tells of two dozen Iraqi Christian refugees who escaped from the Middle East and across the U.S. borders. After coming into the U.S., they were refused any shelter or food; debates are being held if the refugees should be removed or not. The debate is held for the reason that there is not enough room for twenty-four people, but there is for ten-thousand Syrian

Logan, Lara, Jeff Newton, and Richard Butler. "Iraq's Christians Persecuted by ISIS." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 22 Mar. 2015. Web. 13 Aug. 2015. The main point in this article is to show how far ISIS has gone to eradicate Christians in Iraq; they are causing deleterious effects on Christian towns. Christians have been living in this area for almost 2,000 years and more than 125,000 have been forced out of their homes. The author is trying to spread awareness of things going on in the Middle East. Monasteries that have been there for almost 2,000 years and have perpetuated several empires, invasions and conquests are now feeling threatened by ISIS. They are using Nazi techniques

On Mar. 6, the rebel Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army attacked Myanmar police and military forces in Laukkai, leading to the death of 30 people. The violence also caused the people of Kokang to flee from the region. Chinese paramilitary forces, on the other hand, have reportedly sent reinforcements to help in disaster

Because of the cruel treatment of the Muslim Rohingya people in Burma, the United Nations and Gregory Stanton are calling

Gerald Kaplan (2007) similarly, proposes that the government was the main instigator of the 1994 genocide as they increased, over time, the intensity of racial divides between the Hutu and Tutsi using propaganda in the

According to the UN Genocide Convention, genocide falls under certain acts and those acts are killing members of a group, causing bodily or mental harm, preventing births, transferring children to other groups, and bringing physical destruction. The events that occurred in Burundi falls under this article of the UN Genocide Convention. These events led to the UN International Commission Inquiry ruling the 1993 mass killing of Tutsis a genocide. The number of killings that happened was a clear reason to label this event a genocide. The ethnic group Tutsis were targeted and they were harmed mentally and physically. Although it took ten years, the UN council finally declared the events from 1993 a genocide. Under customary international law,

According to opendoorsusa.com, a cause of persecution is the lack of human rights. Human rights are very significant in persecution because it takes away your freedom or religion, assembly, and freedom of expression. Our faith define who we are as Christians. As Christians, we follow God no matter what the circumstances are,

Religion has its shares of promoting violence. Many will argue that a cause of religion wars is for economic and political reasons, but others argue that those who start wars are, by definition, not religious. In reality, separating religion out of economic and political motives can be involved in such a way finding religious motives innocent of much. Excuses for Christianity responsibilities cannot be accepted whether the person has misappropriated the message of Christ. The primarily set of doctrines is not Christianity, but by living through past background it personified the visible actions of Christians. In other words, Christianity, Islam or any other religion has no intention of excusing from survey. Given certain conditions,

The leaders include the president of Burma, Thein Sein, and a famous politician of the country, Aung San Suu Kyi. The two groups comprise of the Sangha, which is a community of Buddhist monks, and the Rakhine Nationalities Development Group (RNDG), which is a political party in Myanmar. In 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize for forming the National League for Democracy and coincidently disapproved of violence and hoped that all ethnic groups could “cooperate in harmony.” Since then, she has denied any evidence of an ethnic cleansing, when asked about it in an interview and she has talked about the Rohingya Muslims, stating that “They are not our citizens.” The president, Thein Sein, has done many things to contribute to the ethnic cleansing. He has come up with ideas to end the ethnic cleansing, such as “expelling” the muslims from the country or getting the United Nations to “resettle” them somewhere else.

Burma, like many other Southeast Asian nations, is a land of much culture and diversity of ethnic groups. Unfortunately, unlike the people of other nations, the people of Burma have been stripped of their human rights. Since the military junta had overtaken the Burmese government in 1988, the people of Burma have been among the most oppressed people in the world. The continuation of the government’s brutality has caught the attention of many outside nations around the world who increasingly have been intervening in Burma’s issues to help its people. As these occurrences are a major issue for the people of Burma, these problems are not restricted to its boundaries. They are also becoming a problem for

Although, it has been recognized as trying to rid one group of people from an area to make the other group ethnically homogenous. To do this a group can try to promote fear in another group making them want to leave so they do not feel safe anymore. Some of these acts can include murder, torture, rape, etc. (Ethnic Cleansing, Un.org) This is exactly what is happening to the Rohingya in Myanmar. They are being forced to leave their home and escape to neighboring countries because of persecution by the primarily Buddhist, Myanmar. They are not allowed citizenship, are forced to relocate, and been attacked by the Myanmar government on several occasions. Recent studies have shown that over 160,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar and over 1,000 have been killed, including innocent men, women, and children. (Myanmar: Who are the Rohingya, aljezzera.com)

The nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is currently under the rule of a ruthless totalitarian regime, guilty of numerous human rights violations and target of intense international criticism. Located in Southeast Asia, on the western border of Thailand and Laos, it has been under military rule since World War II. Burma is mired in socioeconomic crisis stemming from the rule of the military junta, and the citizens are suffering. The environment of Burma is being destroyed, the people are treated inhumanely, and the country is notorious for its contribution to global narcotics. The paragraphs below detail the current situations facing the country, why they came about, and the parties that are to blame for