Myanmar's Annihilation of the Rohingya
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GENOCIDE ACHIEVED, GENOCIDE CONTINUES: MYANMAR’S ANNIHILATION OF THE ROHINGYA ANNIHILATION MYANMAR’S GENOCIDE CONTINUES: GENOCIDE ACHIEVED, Pen ny Green / Thomas MacManus / Alicia de la Cour Venning de la Cour / Thomas MacManus Alicia Green ny Published by: International State Crime Initiative School of Law Queen Mary University of London GENOCIDE ACHIEVED, GENOCIDE CONTINUES: MYANMAR’S ANNIHILATION OF THE ROHINGYA Penny Green / Thomas MacManus / Alicia de la Cour Venning School of Law (CC) International State Crime Initiative 2018 This publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐ NoDerivatives 4.0 International license: you may copy and distribute the document, only in its entirety, as long as it is attributed to the authors and used for non‐commercial, educational, or public policy purposes. ISBN: 978‐0‐9934574‐6‐3 (Paperback) and 978‐0‐9934574‐7‐0 (eBook‐PDF) Published by: International State Crime Initiative School of Law Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS United Kingdom www.statecrime.org Authors: Professor Penny Green, Queen Mary University of London Dr Thomas MacManus, Queen Mary University of London Alicia de la Cour Venning, Queen Mary University of London Recommended citation: Green, P., MacManus, T. and de la Cour Venning, A. (2018) Genocide Achieved, Genocide Continues: Myanmar’s Annihilation of the Rohingya. London: International State Crime Initiative. All photographs, unless otherwise stated, taken by ISCI researchers. Front page image: A group of Rohingya refugees, who had recently arrived in the Bangladesh camp of Kutupalong, waiting for humanitarian assistance, October 2017 Layout and design: Paul Jacobs, QMUL CopyShop Printing: QMUL CopyShop School of Law GENOCIDE ACHIEVED, GENOCIDE CONTINUES: MYANMAR’S ANNIHILATION OF THE ROHINGYA Penny Green / Thomas MacManus / Alicia de la Cour Venning CONTENTS MAPS 5 TIMELINE OF GENOCIDE 7 ABBREVIATIONS 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 13 1. INTRODUCTION 21 METHODOLOGY 23 2. PREPARING FOR ANNIHILATION: PRE-OCTOBER 2016 25 INCREASED RESTRICTIONS 27 THE KILADUANG (DU CHEE YAR TAN) MASSACRE 28 3. FINAL PREPARATIONS: 9 OCTOBER 2016 – 25 AUGUST 2017 31 REPRESSIVE AND THREATENING MEASURES 33 MILITARISING NORTHERN RAKHINE STATE 36 NATIONAL VERIFICATION CARD (NVC): A QUIETER TOOL OF GENOCIDE 41 INTIMIDATORY VILLAGE MEETINGS 44 4. GENOCIDE’S DENOUEMENT 49 MASSACRES AND OTHER KILLINGS 51 RAPE AND GENDERED VIOLENCE 56 PILLAGING AND BURNING VILLAGES 60 3 GENOCIDE ACHIEVED, GENOCIDE CONTINUES: MYANMAR’S ANNIHILATION OF THE ROHINGYA 5. THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES 63 ‘SOCIAL DEATH’: FATE OF ROHINGYA STILL IN MYANMAR 63 TREACHEROUS FLIGHTS FROM GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE 65 DANGER AND DEATH IN THE BANGLADESH CAMPS 66 6. ERADICATION FROM HISTORY: SYMBOLIC ENACTMENT 71 DENIAL AND COVER-UP 72 ERASURE OF HISTORY AND CULTURE 76 APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY AND REMAKING NORTHERN RAKHINE STATE 77 ROHINGYA RESILIENCE AND CAMP LIFE 79 7. CONCLUSION 83 BIBLIOGRAPHY 86 APPENDIX I: ISCI CORRESPONDENCE WITH UK GOVERNMENT 2014-2016 90 4 o!( o!( o!( !o( o!( !o( o!( o!( o!( o!( ! ! ! ! o ! !( ! o!( ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! o o ! !! !( !( MAPS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Myanmar Information Management Unit ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Northern Townships! ! of Rakhine State ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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