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The United Nations is set to vote on a new draft resolution urging Myanmar\u2019s government to abandon its plans to force Rohingya Muslims to identify as \u201cBengali\u201d – a term used to brand the minority as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The resolution \u2013 obtained Friday by the Associated Press news agency \u2013 also urges Myanmar to grant the largely stateless Rohingya \u201caccess to full citizenship.\u201d<\/span>
But rights group Burma Campaign UK told the Anadolu Agency on Saturday that the resolution \u201cwill be ignored\u201d by the government.<\/span>
\u201cAlmost every General Assembly resolution on Burma [Myanmar’s previous name] in the past decade has called for action on the Rohingya and the Burmese government has not only ignored these calls, but stepped up repression,\u201d Mark Farmer, director of the rights group, told the AA.<\/span>
\u201cThe Burmese government know full well that the EU, which drafted this resolution, is just going through the motions, and they can continue to defy these resolutions without facing any consequences.\u201d<\/span>
The U.N. has previously described the Rohingya as one of the world\u2019s most persecuted minorities. They face severe restrictions on freedom of movement and live in fear of arbitrary arrests and violence in the predominantly Buddhist country.<\/span>
Around 140,000 are confined by armed guards and checkpoints to squalid camps on the outskirts of the Sittwe, the capital of northwestern Rakhine state, after mob attacks on their villages in 2012 forced them to flee their homes.<\/span>
Since then more than 100,000 have fled Myanmar on overcrowded, rickety boats.<\/span>
The government wants to register Myanmar\u2019s roughly one million Rohingya as part of an \u201caction plan,\u201d and says those who register as Bengali will have the chance of obtaining citizenship. Those who refuse will face possible detainment and deportation.<\/span>
The U.N. resolution, drafted by the European Union, urges the government to \u201callow self-identification\u201d for the Rohingya and to allow them \u201cfreedom of movement and equal access to full citizenship.\u201d<\/span>
After a visit to Rakhine, the U.N.\u2019s special rapporteur on human rights, Yanghee Lee, stated July 26 during a press conference at Yangon International Airport that she was \u201crepeatedly told not to use the term \u2018Rohingya\u2019 as this was not recognized by the government.\u201d<\/span>
But she countered that \u201cthe rights of minorities to self-identify\u2026 is related to the obligations of States to ensure non-discrimination against individuals and groups.\u201d<\/span>
The resolution is now before the General Assembly. Even though it is non-binding it is hoped it will add to pressure on Myanmar\u2019s government ahead of a visit by United States President Barack Obama for a regional summit in less than two weeks. <\/span>
Myanmar began emerging from harsh military rule in 2011, when a nominally civilian government made up of former generals came to power and introduced a series of democratic reforms.<\/span>
But the Rohingya have ironically seen their lot worsen under President Thein Sein\u2019s government, as new freedoms have emboldened Buddhist extremists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: World Bulletin<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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