The United Nations raised concerns as violence against Rohingya Muslims escalates, with more than 45,000 individuals fleeing the growing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Reports of killings and property destruction have surfaced, prompting the UN to issue a warning.
Elizabeth Throssell, spokesperson for the UN rights office in Geneva, briefed reporters on the situation, highlighting the recent displacement of tens of thousands of civilians in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. Approximately 45,000 Rohingya have sought shelter along the Naf River near the Bangladesh border.
This latest wave of displacement compounds the ongoing crisis that began in 2017 when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Rakhine during a military crackdown, which is currently the subject of a United Nations genocide court case.
Meanwhile, the Rohingya community in Pakistan expressed dismay over the limited attention from global and Pakistani media regarding the ongoing genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine.
Saima Tasmeer, a Rohingya Muslim scholar and social activist based in Malaysia but originally from Pakistan, has been closely monitoring the situation. She has called on the Muslim world to recognize the plight of Rohingya Muslims, expressing concern that the focus on other global issues like Palestine could enable Myanmar’s military to continue its atrocities unabated.
Ms. Tasmeer has shared firsthand accounts of her relatives’ suffering, recounting how they were targeted by the Burmese Army, resulting in the destruction of their homes in rocket attacks.
