Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims
Rohingya Muslims have been subjected to structural violence committed by the Government of Myanmar and the military junta for several decades. The sheer refusal of rights of these people is a classic example of structural violence as explained by Johan Galtung’s Theory of Structural Violence which s...
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| author | Shireen Mushtaq Sidra Masood Tuba S. Kazmi |
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| description | Rohingya Muslims have been subjected to structural violence committed by the Government of Myanmar and the military junta for several decades. The sheer refusal of rights of these people is a classic example of structural violence as explained by Johan Galtung’s Theory of Structural Violence which stipulates that violence occurs in three forms: Direct, Cultural and Structural - all of which have been committed against Rohingya Muslims. The combination of direct and cultural violence leads to the continuation of the structural violence as seen in the 1982 Citizenship Act that legitimizes and institutionalizes the violation of rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The research is based on the qualitative method and secondary data. The paper primarily focuses on the application of the Theory of Structural Violence in the case of Rohingya Muslims and highlights the problems faced by the Rohingya due to this ostracism. It also aims to look at the standing of other states in the region pertaining to this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e27798f0bd3f46d8a84be66ee64a2c042022-12-22T01:30:51ZengDepartment of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia'Malaysian Journal of International Relations2289-50432600-81812019-12-01717087https://doi.org/10.22452/mjir.vol7no1.4Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya MuslimsShireen Mushtaq0Sidra Masood1Tuba S. Kazmi2Department of International Relations, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of International Relations, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of International Relations, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, PakistanRohingya Muslims have been subjected to structural violence committed by the Government of Myanmar and the military junta for several decades. The sheer refusal of rights of these people is a classic example of structural violence as explained by Johan Galtung’s Theory of Structural Violence which stipulates that violence occurs in three forms: Direct, Cultural and Structural - all of which have been committed against Rohingya Muslims. The combination of direct and cultural violence leads to the continuation of the structural violence as seen in the 1982 Citizenship Act that legitimizes and institutionalizes the violation of rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The research is based on the qualitative method and secondary data. The paper primarily focuses on the application of the Theory of Structural Violence in the case of Rohingya Muslims and highlights the problems faced by the Rohingya due to this ostracism. It also aims to look at the standing of other states in the region pertaining to this issue.https://mjir.um.edu.my/article/view/19229rohingya muslimsstructural violencehuman rightsethnic cleansingasean |
| spellingShingle | Shireen Mushtaq Sidra Masood Tuba S. Kazmi Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims Malaysian Journal of International Relations rohingya muslims structural violence human rights ethnic cleansing asean |
| title | Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims |
| title_full | Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims |
| title_fullStr | Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims |
| title_short | Structural Violence Ensues in Myanmar: The On-Going Ferocity Against Rohingya Muslims |
| title_sort | structural violence ensues in myanmar the on going ferocity against rohingya muslims |
| topic | rohingya muslims structural violence human rights ethnic cleansing asean |
| url | https://mjir.um.edu.my/article/view/19229 |
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