By PressTV December 29, 2013 Latest media reports show Rohingya women are forced into prostitution and sexual slavery at military bases across the Southeast Asian country. The reports say Myanmar's security forces kidnap Rohingya women and girls and put them to forced labor and prostitution in military bases. “The women have been beaten, drugged, and sexually assaulted by men wearing army fatigues,” media outlets quoted witnesses as saying. The Muslim minority in Myanmar continues to face increasing persecution and hardship. They have no social status in Myanmar as the government denies them citizenship rights. Those who flee Myanmar to neighboring countries, including Thailand, in hope of a better future face similar risks. International bodies and human rights organizations accuse the government of turning a blind eye to the violence against Rohingya women. The United Nations recognizes the Rohingya Muslims living in Myanmar’s Rakhine state as one of