THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS: BEING CAUGHT IN THE MAELSTROM OF WAR

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  • Ambika Mathur 4th Year BA LLB(H) Student, Amity Law School Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Author
  • Yatin Savlani 4th Year BA LLB(H) Student, Amity Law School Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Author

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Abstract

Despite the fact that the Genocide convention of 1948 has been around for decades (with Myanmar having signed and ratified it), in the year 2018, we still see the systematic ethnic cleansing of communities. The Rohingya Muslims are one such community. The Rohingya’s are considered to be the most persecuted community in the history of mankind who suffer because they cannot be identified as the traditional Burmese (present day Myanmar) Buddhists and are seen as “Bengalis” by the people of Myanmar despite the fact that their roots can be traced back to present day Myanmar.1 To say that the Rohingya population suffers purely because of their religion would be an over simplification of the issue. Myanmar had been a colony long enough and the Rohingya Muslims found themselves fighting for a side which the other native population didn’t support which resulted in a lot of struggle post-independence.

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Published

01-02-2018

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Mathur, Ambika Mathur, and Yatin Savlani Savlani. “THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS: BEING CAUGHT IN THE MAELSTROM OF WAR”. South Asian Law Review Journal, vol. 4, Feb. 2018, pp. 61-71, https://journal.thelawbrigade.com/salrj/article/view/1015.