The Stateless Rohingya Blog

By   Pakistan Observer April 17, 2014 Jeddah  — The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, expressed concern about the recently conducted national population census in Myanmar and the government’s decision not to allow census respondents to self-identify as Rohingya, stating that this decision does not conform with international census standards as set by the United Nations Population Fund nor does it conform with basic human rights principles in terms of non-discrimination.  The Secretary General reiterated that as a result of lack of adherence to principles of international law and infringement of the rights of the Rohingya people, a wave of condemnable violence again erupted including the burning of several Rohingya homes and the arbitrary detention of women. He further expressed concern at the deteriorating situation of humanitarian aid workers in Rakhine State and regretted the reported attacks on their persons. He u

By KPN News April 16, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Rohingya community from Maungdaw are facing hardship to build or repair their old damaged house for framing of law from authorities with verbal order, according to Dillu, from Maungdaw.The authorities –Township administration office, land survey office and tax and revenue office- where the Rohingya has to approach the land survey office to certify the land –the house built- as household land not for farming with form 105 with map and permission form 106, the Rohingya had to pay more than 200,000 kyat, The official rate is only less than 100 kyat, Dilu said. With form 105 and 106, the Rohingya has to attach the family list together village admin officer recommendation to Township administration office to get the permission, Dilu, more added. The Rohingya had to pay around 50,000 kyat to village admin office and pay more than 300,000- 10,00,000 kyat to Township admin office depending the style of house,  The bamboo