By Dhaka Tribune
Amnesty International UK has launched an
exhibition featuring artwork by Rohingya children at the Human Rights Action
Centre in London.
Rohingya children, who risk becoming a ‘lost
generation’, share their dreams in the art exhibition
The “When I Grow Up” exhibition features 13
drawings by Rohingya children, who were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar
when the military there waged a campaign of ethnic cleansing two years ago.
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The exhibition kicked off on Thursday and
will continue until October 4, said a press release issued by the human rights
organization.
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The half a million Rohingya refugee children
living in the camps of Bangladesh risk becoming a “lost generation” if they
continue to be denied an education, it said.
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Amnesty International UK called upon the UK
government to do more as part of the international community’s efforts to
support education for all including the Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
“For the past two years, Rohingya refugee
children have had their lives put on hold. They have not seen the inside of a
classroom since the Myanmar military violently forced them from their homes. At
this rate, they risk becoming a lost generation.
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"The international community must act,
and the UK government has a key role to play. No child should be stopped from
chasing their dreams,” said Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK.
The exhibition includes the work of a
nine-year old who dreams of becoming an engineer so that he can rebuild the
homes that were destroyed in his community when the Myanmar military carried
out their crimes against humanity in August 2017.
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In another drawing, a 12-year-old sees
herself becoming a teacher so that she can educate her community. And a
10-year-old has drawn a plane, depicting his hopes of becoming a pilot so that
he can visit his father in Malaysia, where he lives as a refugee.
In Bangladesh, the children currently have no
access to formal education. They continue to languish with their families in
makeshift camps – uncertain of their future, according to the press release.
"There has been no accountability for
the horrific crimes against humanity committed against them," it said.
Most of the Rohingya say they would like to
return to their homes in Myanmar one day, but only if the conditions are right
– when peace returns to the area, when the oppressive conditions of
discrimination, and segregation that made them so vulnerable in the first place
are lifted, and when they are able to secure their rights as citizens.
“Receiving an education will help the
Rohingya children build a future for themselves, and their communities. There
is only something to gain by helping them return to classrooms. By denying them
this most basic of human rights, we leave them at the mercy of criminal gangs,
human traffickers, armed groups, and others who seek to exploit their
suffering,” said Kate Allen.
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