WHO ARE ROHINGYA?
Rohingya Muslims are making to the top of news now a days. Let us know who are Rohingya and why they are facing such crises.
WHO ARE ROHINGYA?
The Rohingya community was recognized as an indigenous ethnic nationality of Burma(Myanmar).The Rohingya are often described as "the world's most persecuted minority".They are about 1.1 million Rohingya living in southeast Asia.The Rohingyas have been denied of citizenship under the 1982 Myanmar nationalist law.The Rohingya had served as representative in the Myanmar parliament,as well as minister other high-ranking government position but when Burma's military took control of the country in 1962,Rohingya have been deprived of their political rights.
WHERE ARE ROHINGYA FROM?
According to some historians Rohingya had settled in the Arakhan region of Myanmar in 15th century and Rohingya is origin of word Rakhangya or Roshangya another name of Arakhan.
IN 1799 some European writers acknowledged Rohingya as Rooinga living in Arakhan region beside Hindus.
In 2015 Myanmar stated that they "never been included among over national races of Myanmar".It is also said that they have settled in Myanmar illegally after Myanmar's independence in 1948 and in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war .
WHY ARE THEY BEEN PERSECUTED?
After Myanmar Independence in 1948,the union citizenship Act was passed,in which Rohingya were not included.After 1962 when military took over country, things dramatically changed for the Rohingya and they were only given foreign Identity card. In 1982 a new citizenship law was passed which made the Rohingya stateless,all there rights were taken.
At that time many crackdown on Rohingya forced thousands to flee to neighboring country.During such crackdown military was accused of extrajudicial killing,rape and torture.
Recently,Myanmar military stroked on Rohingya after police post and army base was attacked in August.Many accused Rohingya for these attacks.
In November 2016,United Nation official accused Myanmar government of carrying out ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. According to a data more than 1,68,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar since 2012.
MYANMAR TAKE ON ROHINGYA?
Myanmar government do not recognize Rohingya as ethnic group,they are accused of creating violence,chaos in the country and are also blamed attacking army bases,they call Rohingya as "terrorists".
INDIA TAKE ON ROHINGYA?
India being the largest neighbour of Myanmar,Rohingya surged into India in hope of better life.As now,according to Home ministry mostly are settled in Jammu and Kashmir.According to government there are enough intelligence input to consider the illegal immigrants as "a serious security threat to the country".Government of India had promised to share evidence with the court that terrorist elements among the Rohingyas are active in many parts of India.
Government of India had made a firm stand to deport 40,000 Rohingya.
