The Washington Post
20th July 2015
Myanmar’s junta has cut off food to Rohingya in squalid camps. Those in Bangladesh try to flee by boat.
Rohingya refugees gather at roadside kitchen market at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, in March. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)
In Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state, a new horror is unfolding largely unobserved. The long-persecuted Rohingya have been caught in the crossfire of the country’s ongoing civil war, and now they are being deliberately starved.
Recent reports from inside the mostly closed country, including from the Burmese Rohingya Organization UK, detail how the ruling junta has imposed blockades that cut off virtually all vital supplies to the 145,000 Rohingya confined to overcrowded, squalid internment camps. At least 25 Rohingya adults are reported to have died this year from starvation, and seven died from a lack of medical care. Children are suffering from malnutrition.
What are your thoughts on the international community's response to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh?
Highlights
The comments overwhelmingly criticize the Trump administration's response to the Rohingya crisis, highlighting a perceived lack of empathy and action towards international humanitarian issues, including the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Many commenters express skepticism that the administration, which they argue is focused on domestic issues and cutting foreign aid, would intervene in the crisis. There is also a broader critique of the U.S.'s role in global humanitarian efforts, with some suggesting that other countries or organizations should take the lead.Show less
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What are your thoughts on the international community's response to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh?
Highlights
The comments overwhelmingly criticize the Trump administration's response to the Rohingya crisis, highlighting a perceived lack of empathy and action towards international humanitarian issues, including the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Many commenters express skepticism that the administration, which they argue is focused on domestic issues and cutting foreign aid, would intervene in the crisis. There is also a broader critique of the U.S.'s role in global humanitarian efforts, with some suggesting that other countries or organizations should take the lead.Show less
Link : Here
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