TY  - Report

AU  - Cameron Hill



PY  - 2013
T1  - Myanmar: sectarian violence in Rakhine - issues, humanitarian consequences, and regional responses
PB  - Parliamentary Library (Australia)


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-35044
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/35044

AB  - This paper surveys the issues and regional responses, including that of  Australia, surrounding the current conflict and humanitarian situation  in Rakhine state, Myanmar.
Introduction
The plight of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya people has received renewed international attention over the past year as a result of ongoing sectarian violence and displacement in the country’s western state of Rakhine. A report published in The Economist in November 2012 provides a compelling summary of the Rohingya’s plight:
ER  -