Obama may help address Rohingyas’ woes

PRESIDENT Barack Obama after his re-election plans to visit Myanmar(Burma) from on November 19 and meet both his counterpart Thein Sein and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit reflects the interest of the United States to encourage restoration of democracy and protection of fundamental rights of the Burmese people.



While Obama would certainly impress upon the Burmese President for full restoration of democracy in the country, it is also expected that he would raise the sufferings of Muslim Rohingyas who are being mercilessly killed and forced to leave the country seeking refuge in neighbouring countries but none is ready to host them.

The International Crisis Group in a report on Saturday disclosed that around 800,000 Rohingyas in Rakhine have been made homeless and warned that the conflict could threaten domestic transition and regional peace. Unfortunately Aung San Suu Kyi, who for the last couple of decades struggled tirelessly for democracy and fundamental rights of the people has also been notably quiet about ethnic tensions on the western borders.


Myanmar government has been instigating the Rakhains against the Rohingyas for the extermination of the Muslims. Rohingya villages are regularly burnt and their belongings looted. In the name of providing security, the military and police complete unfinished job of killing, burning and looting. Thus in their own country the Rohingyas have become refugees and are herded into a number of camps. In this scenario, we expect that President Obama would strongly raise the issue of massacre and sufferings of Rohingyas and help address their woes so that they are settled back in their country with full respect and dignity and assurances of security.

Source:Here