The Rohingyas are not only a stateless people, they represent a great human tragedy of today.
A tragedy called the Rohingyas
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The Rohingya Muslims number more than a million today in Myanmar (of a total of 15 lacs), belong to the Rakhine State of Myanmar (Burma), and are persecuted. Myanmar says that the Rohingyas migrated into Arakan following Burmese independence in 1948 or after the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. And the Buddhists and Rohingyas have had a violent relationship. In 2016, 9 police officers were allegedly killed by Rohingya militants, and a fresh cycle of violence has seen grave human tragedies. Surprisingly, these allegations come when the leader of Myanmar is the Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi (courageous non-violent struggle for democracy). Unfortunately, she holds little real power. The US and EU etc. have not taken direct interest due to their own problems. EU has given financial aid, though. China maintains good relations with Burmese generals to access natural resources there. It also wants access to the Bay of Bengal. (Remember CPEC and Gwadar port?) In the past, India has always helped Rohingya immigrants. But as India needs Myanmar help in containing militancy in northeast it is not doing much now. So the Rohingyas are a stateless people, with no home, no savior and no voice in south Asia. Another example of how history can play itself out violently in the present.
You can download an EU and UNSC factsheets from the Bodhi Resources page for detailed reading on this crisis.
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