over. Now, they are strictly prohibiting the Rohingya people from returning to their villages. By
preventing return, the AA is not only displacing but also erasing their presence from the land
where their ancestors lived for generations. Meanwhile, the houses left behind by the Rohingya
community are not only being looted but also deliberately allotted to non-Rohingyas. Many
homes are set on fire, while others are demolished using heavy machinery, erasing any trace of
our existence. This systematic destruction is part of a calculated effort to remove all evidence that
Rohingya families once lived there.
What emerges from these testimonies is not merely a collection of tragic incidents, but a
genocidal blueprint that is to destroy the homes, steal the land, erase the culture, and repopulate
with the dominant group. This destruction is systematic and strategic, aimed at ensuring the
Rohingya can never return, at least not physically, economically, or spiritually. The use of fire,
explosives, and forced displacement is not random. It is a calculated campaign to annihilate a
people’s presence, rewrite territorial ownership, and entrench monoethnic dominance in Rakhine
State. Through the voices of the survivors, this chapter
bears witness to a crime still unfolding and demands global recognition, accountability, and
action.
81
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents