Saving a human life is no longer an obligation to Myanmar Police Force:
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| 11-years-old Rohingya girl, Hamida |
RB News
June 5, 2013
Sittwe, Arakan: Most of the Rohingya Muslims from Sittwe became homeless after the anti Rohingya violence took place in June 2012. Entire villages were burnt down by the Rakhine extremists and many Rohingyas were forced to live in make shift refugee camps which are infamously known as the Concentration Camps to the International Medias. Even though the government puts a lot of restrictions, the international and local NGOs are working very hard to provide Food and Health Care to the IDPs.
There are also some unregistered IDPs who are living in their own makeshift camps in Sittwe. As they are not registered with the NGOs, they do not receive any assistance from them. Rubber farm refugee camp is one of the unlisted camps among many others and the refugees living there have been facing food crisis since last year. The refugees are working at any place where they can earn something to fulfill their stomachs. Even the children have no choice but to work as housemaids or domestic helpers in neighboring village Bawdupha to support themselves and their families.
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| The hut of Hamida and her family in Rubber Farm. |
Eleven years old Hamida; daughter of Mahmed is one of the destitute girls who have to work as housemaids in Bawdupha. Yesterday at around 3 pm was the most unfortunate moment of Hamida’s life. While she was coming back from her work, she accidently slipped into the stream which is close to the Manzi Police station. Although the police saw the little girl fell into the stream, they didn’t even care to save her and eventually the little girl drowned to death.
“She slipped into the stream. The police camp is nearby but all the people around the police camp are blaming the police that they didn’t save Hamida’s life although they saw that the girl slipped into the stream.” a refugee from Rubber farm told to RB News.
Saving innocent life is a universal police code of conduct but in Myanmar when it comes to saving an innocent Rohingya girl, it is not even seen as a moral obligation by the Police force.
