Myanmar govt discriminating against Rohingyas
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
A rights group says it has evidence of Myanmar's government discriminating against Muslim Rohingya, restricting their movements and family size. Fortify Rights said that the government's orders, shown in leaked documents, amounted to "state policies of persecution" in Rakhine state. There was no immediate response to the report from the Burmese authorities. The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, views the Rohingya as foreign migrants, not citizens. There is widespread public hostility towards the Rohingya in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. The Rohingya, on the other hand, feel they are part of Myanmar and claim persecution by the state. The UN has described the Rohingya as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, according to BBC.