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The Stateless Rohingya: A Humanitarian Crisis in Burma

The Rohingya community in Myebon was brutally evicted and their homes and belongings burnt to the ground. Photo credit: Mathias Eick EU/ECHO January 2013. The International   May 17, 2013 A humanitarian crisis in Burma (formally Myanmar) presents a challenge for the international community. While recent democratic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation have led to the lifting of decades old sanctions, crimes against humanity committed against Muslim minorities question the extent of Burma’s transition away from harsh military rule. Can Burma deliver justice on behalf of the nearly 130,000 Rohingya Muslims that have been displaced by ethnic violence? How can the international community help Burma   solve   the crisis of protecting the human rights of its non-citizen inhabitants? In the last two years, Burma has emerged from decades of isolation and authoritarian rule. According to the  BBC , the military junta that controlled the nation from 1962 to 2011 ...