A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis

Abstract It is widely agreed that the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are currently named as the most persecuted minority in the world. The racial prosecution is triggered by the decades of longstanding insurgency between the Government of Myanmar and the Rohingya Muslims over the issues of religious an...

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Main Author: Malang Faye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of International Humanitarian Action
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00098-4
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description Abstract It is widely agreed that the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are currently named as the most persecuted minority in the world. The racial prosecution is triggered by the decades of longstanding insurgency between the Government of Myanmar and the Rohingya Muslims over the issues of religious and ethnic discrepancy. This article presents the measures taken by the international community to stop these mass killings. The article offers critical insights into strategies used by Myanmar’s government to suppress the Rohingyas. This study highlights the rights violation and humanitarian struggle faced by the Rohingya people and the humanitarian response to the crises by the international community.
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spelling doaj.art-1d37ab78f599481881b0295913ce5be52022-12-21T21:58:52ZengSpringerOpenJournal of International Humanitarian Action2364-34122364-34042021-06-01611710.1186/s41018-021-00098-4A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisisMalang Faye0School of Arts and Science, The University of The GambiaAbstract It is widely agreed that the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are currently named as the most persecuted minority in the world. The racial prosecution is triggered by the decades of longstanding insurgency between the Government of Myanmar and the Rohingya Muslims over the issues of religious and ethnic discrepancy. This article presents the measures taken by the international community to stop these mass killings. The article offers critical insights into strategies used by Myanmar’s government to suppress the Rohingyas. This study highlights the rights violation and humanitarian struggle faced by the Rohingya people and the humanitarian response to the crises by the international community.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00098-4Human rightsRefugeeProsecutionRohingyaIntervention
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A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
Journal of International Humanitarian Action
Human rights
Refugee
Prosecution
Rohingya
Intervention
title A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
title_full A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
title_fullStr A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
title_full_unstemmed A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
title_short A forced migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh and beyond: humanitarian response to Rohingya refugee crisis
title_sort forced migration from myanmar to bangladesh and beyond humanitarian response to rohingya refugee crisis
topic Human rights
Refugee
Prosecution
Rohingya
Intervention
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00098-4
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