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By Haikal Mansor<\/p>\n

Things that begin badly end worse!<\/p>\n

PEOPLE WITHOUT IDs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rohingya welcomed the Year 2016 as people without IDs. Former President Thein Sein ordered to repeal of temporary identity cards, also known as \u2018White Cards\u2019 in February 2015. The last pieces of document Rohingya came to possess after decades of systematic forceful documents seizures.<\/p>\n

DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The revoke of the IDs completely stripped of Rohingya last right \u2013 Voting despite having participated in every election before and after Burma\u2019s Independence.<\/p>\n

NO PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in Burmese history, no members of Rohingya or Muslim communities in general are allowed to represent in both parliaments as well as 14 State and Regional parliaments. U Shwe Maung, a sitting Rohingya members of parliament was barred running again in the November 2015 Election.<\/p>\n

IDPs REMAIN IDPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly 140,000 Rohingya who were displaced from their homes during the genocidal campaign in 2012, continue to live in horror without basic human rights \u2013 freedom of movement, education, healthcare, religion, occupation and security.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nNO HIGHER EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\nSince 2012, Rohingya students are barred from pursuing university education within and outside Rakhine State, living with little hope for their future.<\/p>\nMORE DISCRIMINATORY LAWS<\/strong><\/p>\nFour Race and Religion Laws (Monogamy Law, Religious Conversion Law, Interfaith Marriage Law and Population Control Law) brought by Ma Ba Tha, an extremist Buddhist group were signed into law by President Thein Sein on August 31, 2015. The laws are especially designed for Rohingya and religious minorities, still effective under Aung San Suu Kyi led NLD government. AUGUST 31, 2015<\/p>\nTHIS IS A MILLION TOO MANY<\/strong><\/p>\nMs Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur to Burma highlighted the situations of human rights. \u201cThere are more than a million Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar deprived some of the most fundamental human rights. This is a million too many.\u201d MARCH 14, 2016<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_17898\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRE0Ia4NnE8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nAUNG SAN SUU KYI\u2019S PROXY PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/p>\nAung San Suu Kyi handpicked her long-time confidant Htin Kyaw as Burma\u2019s first civilian governmentin its 53 years of history. MARCH 15, 2016<\/p>\nNLD GOVERNMENT SWORN<\/strong><\/p>\nPresident Htin Kyaw and his 18-member cabinet sworn in Naypyidaw. MARCH 30, 2016<\/p>\nSTATE-COUNSELLOR BILL<\/strong><\/p>\nPresident Htin Kyaw signed the bill to create State-Counsellor role for Aung Sans Suu Kyi. APRIL 6,2016<\/p>\nAUNG SAN SUU KYI\u2019S ISLAMOPHOBIC REMARK<\/strong><\/p>\nPeter Popham revealed in his book \u201cThe Lady and The Generals \u2013 Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma\u2019s Struggle for Freedom\u201d that Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly said off air in October 2013 interviewwith BBC Presenter Mishal Husain, \u201cNo one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim\u201d after the presenter pressed her on the plight of Rohingya.<\/p>\nBIGOT AS PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON AGAIN<\/strong><\/p>\nIn April 2016, Zaw Htay was reappointed as \u2018the spokesperson\u2019 and promoted to \u2018Deputy Director-General\u2019 under Aung San Suu Kyi government despite a strong advocate of Burma Military (Tatmadaw) and Thein Sein whom he also served as presidential spokesperson. Famous for his bigotry, inflammatory remarks and anti-Rohingya sentiments, he is one of main culprits who constantly stirs up fear, violence and hatred through his Facebook He spread false rumours of \u201cterrorists coming from Bangladesh\u201d and posted a photo of Ma Thida Htwe, an alleged rape victim which is still widely used to justify the genocidal acts and to continue mobilizing anti-Rohingya and anti-Muslim sentiments. APRIL, 2016<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_75024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJM4xUc77Vk?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nRead more: Hmuu Zaw or Zaw Htay, a Bigot in President Office (http:\/\/www.haikalmansor.com\/zawhtay- \nor-hmuu-zaw-a-bigot-in-the-president-office\/)<\/p>\nBOAT TRAGEDY<\/strong><\/p>\nAt least 21 Rohingya including women and children drown off the coast of Sittwe after being forced to use sea route to buy basic goods and medicine in an apartheid-style movement restriction RakhineState. APRIL 20, 2016.<\/p>\nMA BA THA\u2019S BARK ON \u2018ROHINGYA\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nExtremist monks and their supporters protested in front of the U.S. Embassy in Yangon on the use of \u2018Rohingya\u2019 by Ambassador Scot Mariel in his condolence statement on the Boat Tragedy. APRIL 28,2016<\/p>\nAUNG SAN SUU KYI AND \u2018ROHINGYA\u2019 TERM<\/strong><\/p>\nShe told the United States, the European Union and the UN Special Rapporteur to refrain from using \u2018Rohingya\u2019 term instead recommended \u2018Muslim Community in Rakhine State\u2019 denying the right to self-identification. MAY 4, 2016<\/p>\nRAKHINE MONKS COUNTERACT<\/strong><\/p>\nThousands of Rakhine nationalists led by monks protested against the use of \u2018Muslim Community in Rakhine State\u2019 proposed by Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s government, instead asked to use \u2018Bengali\u2019. JULY 3,2016<\/p>\nNLD\u2019S \u2018NATIONAL VERIFICATION CARDS\u2019 SAGA<\/strong><\/p>\nAung San Suu Kyi government, border affairs minister, immigration minister and Police commissionerof Rakhine State persuaded Rohingya to accept and register for National Verification Cards which intended to remove \u2018Rohingya\u2019 from the official record completely. A saga she has failed terribly. JUNE 16, 2016<\/p>\nDALAI LAMA CHIDES AUNG SAN SUU KYI<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Dalai Lama urged Aung San Suu Kyi to take \u201cmoral\u201d responsibility to solve the crisis of Rohingya. JUNE 3, 2016.<\/p>\nHEAD COUNT IN GHETTO<\/strong><\/p>\nRohingya in famous Aung Mingalar ghetto were forced to count after Rakhine extremists claimed that hundreds of Rohingya entered and lived illegally in the ghetto. The headcount found fewer than4,000 compared to 4,500 from four years ago. MAY 16, 2016<\/p>\nCURFEW EXTENSION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe curfew placed after 2012 genocidal campaigns was extended from 12am to 4m until October 8, and prohibited congregation of more than 5 persons in public areas or mosque. The curfew is only applied to Rohingya community alone. AUGUST 8, 2016<\/p>\nKOFI ANNAN THE COMMISSIONER<\/strong><\/p>\nAung San Suu Kyi announced Kofi Annan as the head of 9-member (6 national experts) Advisory Commission on Rakhine State to \u201cfind lasting solution\u201d without a member of Rohingya community inthe commission, but included people who publicly engage in denials of Rohingya rights to self-identification and human rights abuses against Rohingya. AUGUST 23, 2016<\/p>\nANP CALLED FOR ITS CANCELLATION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Arakan National Party ANP called the government to cancel the commission for the inclusion of 3 international experts despite inclusion of Rakhine nationalist Saw Khin who condoned \u201cto go and kill all of those Bengalis (Rohingya) people with our own hands! We\u2019ve now got the advantage of gaining the support of all the national races all over Myanmar on the incidents that we\u2019ve sacrificed so far\u201d.AUGUST 28, 2016<\/p>\nARMY GANG-RAPED ROHINGYA WOMAN<\/strong><\/p>\nRaysuana, 25 was abandoned on road side near an army compound naked and unconscious, and died due to the restricted medical treatment imposed to Rohingya. No independent investigation was ever undertaken on the rape. AUGUST 18, 2016<\/p>\nEU PRAISED BURMA\u2019S HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS<\/strong><\/p>\nThe European Union praised Burma\u2019s Human Rights Progress and did not introduce a resolution at the United Nations condemning Burma\u2019s records for the first time in 15 years. SEPTEMBER 23, 2016<\/p>\nSANCTIONS LIFTED<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Obama administration lifted the remaining sanctions imposed in 1997 on Burma including military officials and cronies. Easing of the sanctions provides the military a blunder embrace tofurther commit human rights abuses. OCTOBER 7, 2016<\/p>\nDEMOLITION THREAT<\/strong><\/p>\nRakhine State\u2019s Border Affairs Minister Colonel Htein Linn threatened to bulldoze 2,270 buildings including 9 mosques, 24 madrasas, 1,667 Rohingya houses, 445 shops and 125 other buildings in Maungdaw Township, and another 1,056 buildings \u2013 3 mosques, 11 madrasas, 876 houses, 159 shopsand 7 other building in Buthidaung Township, what the official termed \u2018illegal buildings\u2019. SEPTEMBER21, 2016<\/p>\nTHE CLEARANCE OPERATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\nA little known \u2018Harakah al-Yaqin\u2019 attacked three police posts with swords & spears killing nine officials in Kyikanpyin, Kotankauk and Ngakhuya, northern Maungdaw and Rathedaung at 1:30 am, Sunday, October 9, 2016.<\/p>\nBlame quickly and collectively shifted to Rohingya Muslims for the attacks and announced \u201cthe State of Emergency\u201d and extended Curfew further from 7pm to 6am and closed down of 402 schools in Maungdaw District (Maungdaw and Buthidaung)<\/p>\n1. Summary Killing \u2013 approx. 400<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nMyothugyi (Shidda Fara) and Kyauk Pyin Seik (Nari Bil) became the first two villages to witness extrajudicial killings. At least 13 Rohingya civilians (7 in Myothugyi including a 13-year old schoolboy) were killed on October 9. Nine more were killed along with a child and a woman in Nwa Yung Taung inthe third day of \u2018clearance operations\u2019.<\/p>\nThe killing become rampant with pouring of armed forces and \u2018blanket denial\u2019 of media. More mass graves are slowly being discovered in Kyauk Pyin Seik, Kyet Yoe Pyin (Kiari Farang), Nwar Yon Taungand many other places. The government official number of death is stuck at 86 like the number of 2012 genocidal campaign while \u201cRAW DAILY LOG OF ROHINGYA REPORTS\u201d (https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1LwhR33BAp8M-lLPMdU8EsS35ZZwB9DH8-TOSOQ99KEU\/edit#heading=h.ly1u5omvml0j)\u2019s record documented triple of the official number.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_35043\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYL-gByfoD8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n2. Arbitrary Arrest \u2013 at least 1,000<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe mass arrest of Rohingya civilians is being reported widely since the start of clearance operations. The military put the number of arrest at 575. According to sources from the ground, at least at housand including women and minors are held behind the cells subjected to torture, and a number ofcases of death behind the bar also came to the broad-light.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_88338\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OvxgnJfFzXo?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nA video leaked (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OvxgnJfFzXo) on December 31 shows the rounding up of Rohingya men and boys as young as twelve, in Kotantauk (aka Dounsay Fara),Rathedaung on November 5, 2016. It also clearly indicates beating, use of derogatory term \u2018Kalar\u2019 and threat to kill the men. The state media has published a number of reports where the arrestees were falsely levelled \u2018terrorists\u2019 or \u2018suspected militants\u2019, as a tool to acquire the growing anti-Rohingya public sentiment on the crackdown of Rohingya civilians.<\/p>\n3. Rape as Weapon \u2013 at least 250<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThey are very dirty. They Rohingya women have very low standards of living and poor hygiene. They are not attractive so neither the local Buddhists men or soldiers are interested in them,\u201d is the sexist and racist remark of Aung Win, a Rakhine MP from Myebon Constituency No. 1 and also Chairman ofRakhine Investigation Committee, on BBC, November 7.<\/p>\nThe first rape case reportedly took place in Singiri village on October 12, since then the rape is \u2018used as a weapon\u2019 to dehumanize and demoralize Rohingya community. At least 250 is estimated, though it could be higher as majority of cases remain unreported due to the cultural and religious stigma. Manyof the victims of rape \u2018begged for contraception\u2019 in video messages sent to outside Rakhine State as the region is in complete lockdown.<\/p>\nOn October 28, Zaw Htay used Facebook to denounce Fiona MacGregor\u2019s special investigative reporting on the alleged rape of dozens of Rohingya women by the Burmese armed forces in Maungdaw. Subsequently the pressure of Ministry of Information forced the Myanmar Times to sack Fiona from the job. Fiona later said, \u201cIt\u2019s extremely concerning and unacceptable that representativesof the democratically elected government would use social media and bullying tactics to suppress stories about important issues like gender-based violence in conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_53545\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sJFQlWqTqp8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n4. Scorched-earth Technique<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nThe technique is widely used by the Burmese army in the regions of ethnic minorities. It is not surprising to see the application of the technique, but the extensive destruction of Rohingya houses, properties, schools and religious structures coupled with looting of goods, gold and cash, and confiscations of documents, highlights the severity of the human rights violations.<\/p>\nDespite the eye-witnesses, the video recordings and the series of satellite imagery released by Human Rights Watch on 9, 14 and 22 October and 10, 17 and 18 November, the military deny burningdown of approximately 3,500 (1,250 in HRW Reports) houses and instead blamed Rohingya \u2018burning their own houses\u2019 in order to \u2018get new houses\u2019 according to Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_24781\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uVJx7jukkjQ?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n5. Mass Displacement \u2013 more than 50,000<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nIt has been a long time coming. Maungdaw is one of the last two remaining towns (another being Buthidaung) with vast Rohingya majority, which affected very less in terms of mass displacement during the 2012 campaign. The towns have been under the radar of the military and the Rakhine extremists to depopulate Rohingya as highlighted in \u201c1988 SPDC Rohingya Extermination Plan\u201d and\u201c2014 Rakhine Action Plan\u201d.<\/p>\nHaving displaced nearly 140,000 Rohingya in nine townships across Rakhine State, the new displacement more than 50,000 Rohingya from northern Maungdaw greatly pinpoints their motive being fulfilled in the context of clearance operation.<\/p>\nSeveral video footages show Rohingya women, children, elderly and men are living in paddy fieldswith little or no shelters in the harshest time of winter.<\/p>\n30 security posts in addition to the existing 96 posts, and 7 Buddhist resettlement villages (provided with arming and training of Buddhist villagers) in the region already work in progress accordingly to a Rakhine State minister.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_63483\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QTlKKqPhxek?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n6. Push-back\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are \u201cgiven strict orders (http:\/\/www.haikalmansor.com\/humanitarian-urgency-of-rohingya-and-not-so-goodneighbourliness-of-bangladesh\/) to prevent any Rohingya entering Bangladesh\u201d, though more 40,000 Rohingya managed to infiltrate into the Bangladesh side of 237-km long border while hundreds of small boats full of Rohingya are continuously pushed back into Naf River. Many of them stranded in the river rejected by guards on both sides of the border or perished in the water, as it occurred onDecember 5 when a boat carrying women and children capsized in the river killing 31 Rohingya.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_93599\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqrybtK3gDo?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nZafarAlom (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qqrybtK3gDo) , a Rohingya toddler from Yae Khat ChaungGwa Son (Bor Gozi Bil) who was widely compared to Elan Kurdi the Syrian boy, for the similar tragedy\u2013 found dead ashore. It has been reported that at least 250 died in the border crossing while whereabouts of many push-back victims (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vAbFaiSYiSc) are yet tobe known.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_69495\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vAbFaiSYiSc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n7. Refugees in Bangladesh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nRohingya who fled into Bangladesh face harsh restrictions as the government denies to recognize them as refugees and also places restrictions on local or international NGOs to humanitarian access. The majority of the newcomers take refuge in unregistered makeshift Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox\u2019s Bazar, with poor shelter, little food, clothes, water and medicine.<\/p>\nOn December 19, Ukiya Forestry Department destroyed 120 temporary sheltered built by the new refugees forcing to sleep under open-sky without shelter. On the following day, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi briefly met Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong Refugee camp.<\/p>\nThe rape victims who fled also face lack of treatment, and reportedly asking to be killed due to the unbearable psychological and physical trauma sustained from the vicious rape crime. Tales of human rights abuses are rapidly coming out of the Rohingya refugees who witnessed the various forms of abuses under the hands of Burmese armed forces.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_99337\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gpBhoRQkTFw?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nRead more: Humanitarian urgency of Rohingya and not so-good-neighbourliness of Bangladesh (http:\/\/www.haikalmansor.com\/humanitarian-urgency-of-rohingya-and-not-so-goodneighbourliness- \nof-bangladesh\/)<\/p>\n8. Denial of humanitarian access<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nThe effect of restriction on humanitarian access in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung is greatly felt by approximately 150,000 Rohingya who depend on the international donors, now facing access denial nto the region since October 9.<\/p>\nOn December 9, a delegation of UNHCR and WFP led by Rakhine State Chief Minister Nyi Pu visited Alay Than Kyaw, south Maungdaw instead of north to distribute \u2018blanket, sleeping mats and mosquitonets\u2019 for \u2018a publicity stunt\u2019 against mounting international pressure.<\/p>\n9. Commission of Inquiry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAs an escape or cover-up plan, President Htin Kyaw formed a13-member commission of inquiry on December 1, chaired by Vice-President 1 U Myint Swe who as the Chief of Military Security Affairs oversaw the notorious border security force NaSaKa which had track-record of severe human rights abuses until it was defunct in July 2013 and renamed as the current Border Guard Police. Not a single member of Rohingya was included in the commission, while anti-Rohingya Burmese nationals are heavily featured.<\/p>\nOn December 12, the commission made visit to Maungdaw where the military have pre-arranged Rohingya men and women to be interviewed, and a week later, the commission released a statement which said \u2018there is no concrete evidence that points human rights abuses\u2019 being committed by the armed forces.<\/p>\nThe similar commissions of inquiry were formed following the massacre of 10 Muslim pilgrimages in Taungup, Rakhine State on June 3, 2012, the genocidal campaign unfolded on June 8, 2012 and the Duchira Dan Masscre took place on January 13, 2014, which all distorted facts, covered up the evidence and blamed the Rohingya victims.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_67278\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VTna4DXe-QA?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n10. Denials and \u2018fabrications\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nOn December 1, Aung San Suu Kyi laughed out loud and openly agreed with the allegations as \u2018fabrications\u2019 and urged the Burmese public to disregard and counter these allegations. Her State-counsellor office accused me of \u2018propagandist fighting Myanmar with malicious falsehood video footages\u201d for translating and putting English subtitles on her Q&A video taken in Singapore.<\/p>\nDespite mounting evidence of crimes against humanity being committed against Rohingya, her office defended the military \u201cregarding those incidents (rape, extrajudicial killing, destruction of Rohingya villages, etc.), after asking the Tatmadaw (Burma\u2019s armed forces) and Border Guard Troops in those regions, it is known that the information is absolutely not true\u201d, when herself once said in May 2011, that \u201crape is used in my country as a weapon against those who only want to live in peace, who only want to assert their basic human rights. Especially in the areas of ethnic nationalities, rape is rife. It is used as a weapon by armed forces to intimidate the ethnic nationalities and to divide our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_96191\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7CIrDaw-WA?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nRead more: Aung San Suu Kyi, look yourself in the mirror, instead of pointing fingers at genocide victims (http:\/\/www.haikalmansor.com\/aung-san-suu-kyi-look-yourself-in-the-mirror-instead-ofpointing-fingers-at-genocide-victims\/)<\/p>\nINTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\nMalaysian Prime Minister<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nNajib Tun Razak told on December 14, \u201cwe want to tell Aung San Suu Kyi, enough is enough\u2026 The world cannot sit and watch genocide taking place\u201d, causing anger in Naypyidaw which responded banning Burmese workers from going to Malaysia.<\/p>\nUN Human Rights Commissioner<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nZeid bin Ra\u2019ad Al-Hussain, condemned, \u201cThe repeated dismissal of the claims of serious human rights violations as fabrications, coupled with the failure to allow our independent monitors access to the worst affected areas in northern Rakhine, is highly insulting to the victims and an abdication of the Government\u2019s obligations under international human rights law\u2026 If the authorities have nothing to hide, then why is there such reluctance to grant us access? Given the continued failure to grant us access, we can only fear the worst.\u201d DECEMBER 16, 2016<\/p>\nUN Special Rapporteur on Burma<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nMs. Yanghee Lee questioned, \u201cThe Government has mostly responded with a blanket denial. This begs the question as to whether relevant evidence is being preserved to enable perpetrators to be held to account for their wrongdoings. Pointing fingers without definitive answers should be avoided. However, it is crucial to recognize the issue at hand \u2013 as objectively as possible \u2013 and immediately embark on a transparent, non-partial, independent investigation.\u201d \u201cIt is not acceptable that for six weeks there was a complete lockdown, with no access to the affected areas.\u201d NOVEMBER 17, 2016<\/p>\nEuropean Parliament<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe parliament called, \u201cEnd persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar. MEPs are extremely concerned about reports of violent clashes with the Rohingya people in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar and deplore the loss of life, livelihood and shelter, as well as the reported \u2018disproportionate use of force\u2019 by the Myanmar armed forces. They urge the military and security forces to put an immediate stop to the killing, harassment and rape of the Rohingya people and to stop burning down their homes.\u201d DECEMBER 15, 2016<\/p>\nU.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nAndrea Gittleman, Programme Manager for the Centre for Prevention of Genocide at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum raised concerns, \u201cGiven the history and context and given reports [on the recentviolence], we would be very concerned about the threat of genocide against the Rohingya.\u201dDECEMBER 22, 2016<\/p>\nInternational State Crime Initiative<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nPenny Green, professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London and director of ISCI predicted, \u201cWe sounded the alarm in 2015 that what we saw amounted to the early stages of a genocidal process. Local sources now report a ramped up security and military presence, additional restrictions on freedom of movement, and a further limiting of access to food and healthcare.\u201d OCTOBER 17,2016<\/p>\nAmnesty International<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nRafendi Djamin, director of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Amnesty International pointed, \u201cThe Myanmar military has targeted Rohingya civilians in a callous and systematic campaign of violence. Men, women, children, whole families and entire villages have been attacked and abused, as a form of collective punishment. The deplorable actions of the military could be part of a widespread and systematic attack on a civilian population and may amount to crimes against humanity. We areworried that the horrific tales of violations we have uncovered are just the tip of the iceberg. While the military is directly responsible for the violations, Aung San Suu Kyi has failed to live up to both her political and moral responsibility to try to stop and condemn what is unfolding in Rakhine state.\u201d DECEMBER 19, 2016<\/p>\nFortify Rights Group<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nMatthew Smith, Chief Executive pointed the finger, \u201cThe situation has taken a dramatic turn for the worse for the Rohingya in the north. We were talking with a group of people today, conducting interviews. In a group of 9 or 10, every single one had witnessed family members being killed, every single one coming from different villages. Seeing the same tactics employed in disparate locations indicates the systematic nature of what\u2019s happening\u2026 Her true colours are being shown based onhow she thinks of Rakhine State, and those colours are very concerning. She\u2019s not only failing to prevent atrocities but she\u2019s also denying atrocities are occurring.\u201d DECEMBER 22, 2016<\/p>\nThe Arakan Project<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nChris Lewa, Consultant and Coordinator of the Arakan Project saw worst, \u201cThey\u2019re starting to harass the community even more by trying to say, \u2018You\u2019re not a citizen, you can\u2019t do this, you can\u2019t do that \u2014you need permission. So really, there is more oppression in the last few months under the NLD government than there was before.\u201d OCTOBER 15, 2016<\/p>\nWORLD LEADERS WARNED AUNG SAN SUU KYI<\/strong><\/p>\nA group of 13 Nobel Laureates and 10 world leaders wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council expressing the disappointment on the failure of Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s handling of Rohingyasituation and urged for \u2018immediate action to avoid ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity\u2019. DECEMBER 29, 2016<\/p>\nThere is nothing to call Year 2016 a good year. It is a disaster when it comes to human rights. It is a collective failure of the world on protecting and standing for the rights, particularly Burma\u2019s Nobel Peace Laureate. She has shamelessly betrayed the world including those who have worked tirelessly to release her from the house-arrests, now instead of standing for human rights, she is now siding the army which in first-hand house arrested her for 15 years, kept her family apart for almost the entire life, failed to assassinate her in 2003, nullified her 1990 election results and denied her to be president in 2016.<\/p>\nFrom the perspectives of current situation, the future looks grim for Rohingya as the clearance operations enter into another year, adding to the four decades of state-sponsored institutionalized human rights abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Haikal Mansor Things that begin badly end worse! 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