Thousands of Rohingya and Kaman Muslims without security, shelter and food in Arakan
BROUK Team
RB News
October 28, 2012
During the last 5 hours, BROUK has received the following information from the ground;
October 28 4:00 PM (Local time) – Rakhine together with security forces set fire to Kyanee Pyin Village, Pauktaw Township. 350 houses were burnt down.
October 28 6:00 PM ,Rakhine agitators passed the message through Police and NaSa Ka forces that they will burn Anarine Village in Pauktaw. Many Rohingya are leaving from their village as police and security forces are forcing the Rohingya to leave their houses. Security was provided to protect Rakhine who are burning Rohingya houses according to a reliable source from the ground.
Since October 25th About 7,600 Rohingyas are taking shelter in a salt field and about 3,300 Rohingya living in a paddy (rice) field in Pauktaw Township. They do not have any protection and they might be killed any time as Rakhine are threatening them.
20 boats of Kaman Muslims were only allowed to anchor Sittwe coast and not allowed to enter to the Sittwe village of Basara.
5 houses were bunt down in Kyane Ta Lee village, Thandwe township.
Tun Khin President of BROUK said “Human rights watch and others have verified that what is taking place are attacks against Rohingya, not just communal clashes. The government of Burma has incited these attacks and given credibility to racist views by saying Rohingya do not belong in Burma. The government is not only allowing these attacks to happen, government security forces are taking part on the attacks.
BROUK President Tun Khin also said “If attacks like this were happening in Rangoon the international community would be talking about peacekeeping forces and sanctions, not just issuing statements of concern. We need independent international observers on the ground now. We need aid convoys on the ground now, and we need a UN Commission of Inquiry into events since June.”
“The international community should take note of the fact that the attacks have now spread to attacks against the Kaman Muslim minority as well”.
