{"id":1863,"date":"2022-03-21T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ielrblog.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2022-03-22T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:16:35","slug":"biden-administration-declares-myanmar-rohingya-violence-is-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/biden-administration-declares-myanmar-rohingya-violence-is-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Declares Myanmar Rohingya Violence Is Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 21, 2022, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.<\/a>, declared that Myanmar\u2019s military has committed genocide against the Rohingya minority.\u00a0\u00a0 At present the Holocaust Museum features an exhibition on the atrocities against Burma\u2019s Rohingya population.<\/a><\/p>\n

Blinken Declaration<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Blinken, the U.S. has examined evidence showing a clear intent to destroy the Rohingya with reports of killings, mass rape and arson.<\/p>\n

Blinken characterized the attacks against Rohingya \u201cwidespread and systematic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blinken said the administration\u2019s determination was based on a review by the U.S. State Department of documents collected by organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and independent research by the U.S. government.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

Blinken\u2019s declaration marked the eighth time the U.S. has made a formal genocide declaration, committing to supporting international investigations to hold violators accountable and most likely leading to additional sanctions or other penalties to isolate Myanmar\u2019s military-led government.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

International Response<\/em><\/p>\n

In 2019, Gambia, on behalf of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, brought a petition against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice<\/a> , accusing Myanmar of violating the United Nations\u2019 Genocide Convention<\/a>.\u00a0 In January 2020, the Court ordered the Myanmar government to take all measures to prevent the commission of genocide. \u00a0On February 28, 2022, the Court announced that the public hearings on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar in the case were concluded.\u00a0 As a result, the Court has started its deliberations.<\/p>\n

In March 2017, the U.N. Human Rights Council started a fact-finding mission<\/a> to investigate human rights violations committed by Burma\u2019s military against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in the country. In September 2018, it released its report<\/a>. The mission determined that crimes against humanity had been committed in Rakhine, Shan, and Kachin States. It found that there is \u201csufficient information to warrant the investigation and prosecution\u201d of senior military officials in order to determine their culpability for genocide.<\/p>\n

In September 2018, the U.S. State Department issued the findings of a survey<\/a>.11\u00a0 \u00a0<\/sup>The survey emphasized the crimes committed in Rakhine State. It showed that the vast majority of Rohingya refugees who fled from Burma to Bangladesh had witnessed extreme forms of violence, and that the Burmese military was identified as the perpetrator in most cases. US officials characterized the violence \u201cethnic cleansing”.<\/p>\n

Blinken said the Biden administration would continue to furnish humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees, most of whom have fled to neighboring Bangladesh.\u00a0 According to Blinken, the U.S. would send $1 million to a U.N. fact-finding mission that is collecting evidence on the atrocities.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysis<\/em><\/p>\n

Since the alleged atrocities in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State peaked in August 2017, the Myanmar\u2019s military and political leaders have not incurred any meaningful consequences.<\/p>\n

U.S. government legal experts have examined the status of Rohingya since the Trump administration.\u00a0 The delay in the determination had met with criticism from both inside and outside the government.<\/p>\n

The U.S. declaration that a genocide has occurred could result in other countries increasing the pressure on the Myanmar government.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

The next issue of the IELR will have a more comprehensive discussion of the genocide declaration.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Myanmar Rohingya violence is genocide, US says<\/em>, BBC, Mar. 21, 2022.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lara Jakes, Myanmar\u2019s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya<\/em>, U.S. Says<\/em>, N.Y. Times, Mar. 21, 2022.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ben Fox, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide<\/em>, PBS, Mar. 21, 2022.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Id.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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