By Aung Aung Sittwe
Nobel Peace Prize
must be for those who contribute for the good of the humanity and the main
purpose of Veto Powers in the United Nations Security Council is to maintain
peace and security by balancing World’s powers, not to destroy a community to
gain political or economic advantages according to the Charter of United
Nations.
But
attitudes of Aung San Suu Kyi, Chinese and Russian leaders designate
destruction of Rohingya supporting Myanmar genociders and Nazi like State
policy of them.
Investigation of
Amnesty International contradicts Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims “military
operations in Rakhine State against Rohingya have ended on 5th September 2017”.
Genocidal operations
against Rohingya has been continuously going on since 1990 and plan of Rohingya
Genocide reached its peak in August 2016 and after 25th August 2017 when some
Rohingya insurgents holding wooden sticks and swords attacked the police posts
in Maungdaw.
Rohingya homes and
villages continue to burn, before, during and after the speech of Aung San Suu
Kyi. Rather, police and military extend their genocidal operation against
Rohingya to Minbya township of Rakhine State recently.
To complete Chinese
Golden Gas Project in KyaukPyu of Rakhine State of Myanmar, Thein Sein regime
systematically organized violence against Rohingya in 2012 that caused nearly
200,000 Rohingya internally displaced, and 1000s of them were killed by the
mobs and security forces.
More than 140,000
Rohingya still live in the ghetto-like camps of Sittwe, Pauktaw, MyeBon,
Minbya, Mrauk U, Kyauktaw, and KyaukPyu.
Rohingya have faced
persecution and discrimination in majority-Buddhist Myanmar for decades and are
denied citizenship, even though many families have lived there for generations.
The government says there is no such ethnicity as Rohingya and that they are
Bengalis who illegally migrated to Myanmar from Bangladesh.
Not only the
Rohingya face persecution and ethnic cleaning, every Muslim including Kaman
ethnic whom Government recognizes as an indigenous ethnic of Myanmar are also
facing persecution. Kaman are not allowed to attend school, travel and work
freely though they are approved citizens of Myanmar.
Where has
hatred and discrimination come from when Buddhism is against them?
After nation-wide
democracy protest against the regime in 1988, military junta installed Buddhist
Dhammaryun in every street of Myanmar where the State backed monks preach
against Islam and Rohingya, and Buddhist worship house are installed in every
school where discrimination is being taught to Buddhist children.
Hatred and
discrimination rooted in the State policy, not in Buddhist scripture or teaching
of Siddhartha Gautama; the name of race for every Buddhist is only one in every
Buddhist Identity Cards while for a Muslim, there must be at least two-three
names of races be mentioned on their ID cards according to State Policy.
Muslims are considered
as mixed blood race or bastard by the immigration department of Myanmar. A
state media launch preaches of Buddhist monks favoring Buddhists and blaming
Muslims and Islam.
In 2011, regime
formed 969 Buddhist terror group which was later renamed MaBaTha that organized
nation-wide violence against Rohingya and Muslims since 2012.
Can
Myanmar be considered a democracy transitional nation?
It will be craziness
calling Myanmar which administration relies on fascist constitution of 2008 and
ruling party has no right to order the armed forces.
Suu Kyi has limited
control over the security forces due to the nation’s “flawed constitution,”
which allows the military to remain politically powerful and guarantees it
control of key ministries including those related to security and defense.
Director at the
Ministry of Information’s News, Zaw Htay whose job is spread propaganda against
Rohingya, Islam and Muslims through national media, is one of the faithful army
officers of genociders.
Since 1988, no sign
of educational program regarding democracy, human rights, and constructive
thought has been being launched from the State Media.
Without public
awareness of democracy and human rights, transition is impossible. Though Suu
Kyi urged not to use the term “Bengali and Rohingya” for Rohingya but State
media and officials always refer them as “Bengalis” and insist they are illegal
immigrants from Bangladesh, even though most have lived in the country for
generations.
Ignoring rights of
minorities and ceasing the genocidal program against Rohingya, it is impossible
calling a transitive period for democracy in Myanmar.
No
conflict, no communal violence, there is only a State’s program of ethnic
cleansing
2012 violence
against Rohingya was labeled as a communal conflict by the regime and mass
killing and burning of Rohingya by the Myanmar military was named “terrorist
attacks of ARSA” in August 2017.
The government
blames the attacks on the self-styled Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA),
the Bengali Terrorist group behind the attacks on police outposts.
Since 25th August
2017, 1000s of Rohingya including babies were slaughtered or burnt alive by
Myanmar military and Border Guard Forces in Rathedaung, Buthidaung and
Maungdaw.
The government says
most of the accusations of abuse are fabricated and “fake news”. Brigadier
General Thura San Lwin, commander of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police, said some
villagers had made what he said were erroneous claims and were subsequently
charged and jailed for lying to the authorities.
Myanmar has been
deceiving the World by not allowing reliable international media to the ground.
As United Nations mentioned truly “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”,
there is no conflict, no communal violence, using ARSA as an excuse, State is committing
ethnic cleansing of Rohingya.
Veto
Powers must be to save Rohingya from cleansing
As President Trump
said in his historic address to the General Assembly “I firmly believe that the
U.N. must act to make its peacekeeping operations more efficient, more
effective, more accountable, and more credible”, veto powers should immediately
take action against genociders of Myanmar.
If China
or Russia opposes any decision of United Nations regarding Rohingya issue, the
Global Community leaders should start world-wide campaign to boycott their
products.
The United Nations
is bound by its charter to foster “International cooperation in promoting and
encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all.
”According to UN
investigation, Rohingya became the most persecuted people on Earth since 1970s.
Now, as they are facing ethnic cleansing, all veto power holders are
responsible to save Rohingya; establish peace zone for them.
Hundreds of
journalists are witnessing a historic exodus. Nearly 400,000 Rohingya including
tens of thousands of children have now been forced to flee from Burma to
Bangladesh since 25th of August 2017.
As President Trump
called on the Security Council and the United Nations to take strong and swift
action to bring Rohingya crisis to an end and give hope and help to them, to
end ethnic cleansing and restoration Rohingya’s rights is crucial for all
World’s leaders.
If Rakhine
extremists led by Dr. Aye Maung refuse peaceful coexistence, both Rakhine and
Rohingya live peacefully as they have lived for centuries, United Nations
should make a decision for secure state for the Rohingya.