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196 Beautiful Rohingyas

A 78-page report published by Yale University in the United Sta-
tes in October last year suggested that the Myanmar government has
been trying to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims through
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radical Buddhist groups. Just because of their ethnic origin and reli-
gious belief, Rohingya Muslims have been subjected to torture, arbit-
rary arrest and rape.

In addition to explicit physical and psychological torture,
Rohingya Muslims have no financial power as they are isolated and
cannot participate in social life. As a result, they can neither meet
their basic needs nor benefit from any medical and educational servi-

ces.
Regrettably, for instance, Mohammed, 14, died of tetanus caused

by a minor cut, even though it is a disease that can be easily treated
and prevented, because he was unable to receive proper treatment at
a concentration camp. Meanwhile, Begum, 20, died of hepatitis A that
is not usually life threatening. Lives of women, children and infants

are under threat due to severe hunger.
Families, having been imprisoned in concentration camps since

2012, are not able to reach their assets even if they have bank acco-
unts. Rohingyas, confined without basic necessities, have been cle-
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arly left to die in the camps.

The junta has always been against not only the Rohingyas, but
also all other ethnic groups and those with differing opinion. Dozens
of people were subjected to extra-judicial executions between 2011

and 2014. The junta has seized the land of the Rohingyas so that they
can send them to concentration camps. Extreme taxation is another
method used to discourage Rohingya resistance to stay on their land. 4