Rohingya and Rwanda Revised

The Rwanda and Rohingya Crises
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According to Euronews (2017), thousands of Rohingyas continue to flock into Bangladesh in order to escape the ‘Ethnic cleansing’ activities happening in Myanmar.
A report released by the 36th assembly of United Nation’s Human Rights Council, unveiled that the Myanmar government has been allowing and, to some extent, perpetrating the breach of International Human Rights Law and Humanitarian laws respectively; leading to mass persecution of the minority Muslims of Rohingya, in the Rakhine state of Myanmar (Geneva International, 2016).
The situation in Myanmar can be equated to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which millions of innocent people were persecuted following ethnic clashes between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes (BBC, 2011).
The two situations have been likened in their degree of abuse of laws regarding human rights such as the International Bill of Human Rights which contains the 1948 convention.
Despite manifestations in the modern times, Both the Rwanda Genocide and Rohingya crisis are deeply rooted in the historical pasts of their people.
According to BBC (2011), Rwandan tensions increased after colonization by Belgium; in which they classified people based on their ethnicity.
The Belgian’s are also reported to have favored the Tutsis over the Hutus despite them living in the same region, following similar traditions and speaking the same language.
According to BBC (2011), the Rwandan genocide ensued upon attainment of their independence; despite the existence of laws such as the 1981 African Charter on Human and People’s rights (Evans & Murray, 2008).

Similarly, the clashes in Myanmar began in the colonial days when the British who ruled Burma (now Myanmar) implemented policies that encouraged immigration of Rohingyas into Myanmar (Abdelkader, 2017).
The British reportedly lured the Rohingyas into Myanmar in an aim of attracting loyalty and cheap labor and in return promised them positions in senior government posts and separate land, a factor that angered the native Myanmar people.
Upon attainment of independence in 1914, clashes broke out in Myanmar, which saw the world witness over a decade-long persecution of the Rohingyas (Abdelkader, 2017).
.According to Amnesty International (2017), the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments have been cautioned to adhere to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Refugees (PROVISIONS) that protect refugees from oppression and their forceful returning to their countries, as was the case in the 90s and early 2000.

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Amnesty International. (2017). Myanmar / Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees Must not be Forced Home to Abuse and Discrimination. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/10/myanmar-bangladesh-rohingya-refugees-must-not-be-forced-home-to-abuses-and-discrimination/
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Euronews. (2017). Rohingya crisis deepens in Bangladesh. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/06/rohingya-exodus-compared-to-rwanda
Evans, M., & Murray, R. (Eds.). (2008). The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The System in Practice 1986–2006. Cambridge University Press.
Geneva International. (2016). Human Rights in Myanmar: Ethnic cleansing. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from http://www.bing.com/cr?
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