Human Rights Violations

 

 

In Burma alone, there are 135 different ethnic groups. Within these groups are 8 major minority groups that do not identify themselves as Burmese. These include Karen, Chin, Arakhan, Karenni, Mon, Shan, Rohingya, and Kachin. These groups hold a strong hold to their identity and easily become offended when being referred to as another group. So how exactly did these ethnically and culturally diverse groups come to live in the same area? Burma was recently a colony of the British Empire who forced several independent groups together into one nation. After Britain departed in 1948, major civil wars broke out as independent groups sought to claim a piece of the unclaimed land. With no group or leader under rule, the military took control and created an unstable government. The government does not take into consideration the various ethnic groups in the country but instead impose laws that feed into the conflict. Those who try to protest are often brutally tortured, forced into labor, or killed by execution.  The major issue is not about the ethnic conflicts but about the oppression of the Burmese people by the government who constantly violates their human rights.

*Currently still working on this and plan on taking about how it affects food security.