Rohingya ‘genocide cards’ just another trap

ARAB NEWS

DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM
September 05, 2019

A Rohingya girl and her brother in Kutupalong makeshift camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh. (Reuters)

Since the creation of Myanmar’s 1982 Citizenship Law, the Rohingya have been excluded from the country’s list of “indigenous” ethnic groups.

The rationale for this move was that the Rohingya were not a “natural,” “indigenous” ethnic group in their native northern Rakhine state, but rather that they were imported to the region under British imperial administration in the 1800s.

'Genocide card': Myanmar Rohingya verification scheme condemned

Aljazeera
by Victoria Milko
3 Sept 2019

Human rights group says 'citizenship scrutiny' has gradually limited Rohingya rights in Myanmar and at root of crisis

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - The National Verification Card (NVC) scheme targetting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is part of a systematic campaign by Myanmar authorities to erase their identity, according to a new report by Fortify Rights published on Tuesday.