The present status of the factor is worse off than it was before. Not only are people being forced out of their homes and into unsanitary living conditions like the refugee camp pictured above but, minority ethnic groups are facing possible extinction. As you can also see the land is degrading and hopes of returning to Burma is long gone for the refugees. Ethnic conflicts spurred by the government have also created more obstacle that disturb even the somewhat peaceful areas. With nearly almost all of the population in danger, farming is the last thing on peoples' minds.
Children and women once living in rural areas are being the most affected by this issue. Although a Burmese women does not depend on her husband for all financial support, when she loses her only income and her husband, she basically has no other option but to desperately enter prostitution in nearby countries such as Thailand, putting not only her self in danger but also her children.
*Will be adding a lot more to this section after doing my interview.
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Why are there refugee camps? Why are some groups becoming extinct? What specific role has the government played in these problems?
ReplyDeleteThere are refugee camps because the ethnic conflicts have gotten so out of hand that endangered ethnic groups must escape to nearby countries in order for them to have a chance to survive and avoid future conflicts. Those who do not escape eventually got to war for years. Genocides occur leading to certain group that may not be very populated to go extinct. The government has played a specific role in issue by not protecting its citizens from such conflicts and also carrying their own crimes on citizens. The government has had its own violations such as land confiscations, arbitrary arrests, forced labor, child labor, torture, human trafficking, rape and sexual violence, and extrajudicial killings which have all contributed to ethnic cleansing.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like the Burma issues are all stemming from the government.
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