COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY MYANMAR YASIN, 10 The Rohingya in Myanmar were deprived of their nationality due to the restrictive provisions and application of the Myanmar citizenship law which primarily confers citizenship on the basis of race. They have since been stateless and subjected to discriminatory treatment and persecution affecting every aspect of their lives. They have been victims of serious human rights violations, including restrictions on freedom of movement, access to health care, and education. Yasin is one of the thousands of Rohingya who fled their homes in the northern part of Rakhine State to seek safety abroad. Yasin’s parents and younger sister drowned whilst trying to reach Malaysia on an overcrowded trawler. © UNHCR/Tarmizy Harva 8 M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 9