ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"In its
2008
Concluding Observations on the Second and Third Periodic Report of Myanmar,
the
CEDAW Committee expressed concerns regarding multiple forms of discrimination against
women in Myanmar in general and
Rohingya women
in particular.
The Government of Myanmar
(?the Government”) has not taken significant steps to address these concerns in the eight years
since, and instead has exacerbated
discrimination against Rohingya women
by restricting their
most basic rights and failing to prevent and address violence against them.
Women throughout
Myanmar face discrimination. Targeted for their religion and ethnicity in
addition to their gender, Rohingya women confront
multidimensional
discrimination, as each
form of discrimination compounds the other. Since the Concluding Observations
in 2008, the
conditions for Rohingya
and other Muslim women
have deteriorated precipitously, making the
already oppressive situation desperate
for many.
The
Government has continued,
expanded, and
entrenched policies limiting Rohingya freedom of movement, marriage, childbirth, and access to
education, healthcare, and livelihoods —
policies
that
often have a heightened impact on women.
The Government
has continued to deny Rohingya citizenship and
gone further to
revoke
their
right to vote and participate in elections for the first time.
It has
also
failed to
adequately
protect
victims or
address large scale violence against Rohingya. The largest waves
of violence
occurred
in 2012,
resulting
in hundreds of deaths
and
the displacement of
over 100,000.
The conditions
in
the internally displaced person (IDP)
camps and the highly militarized villages in northern
Rakhine
State have led hundreds of thousands to flee the country, despite the risk of death and
sexual abuse at the hands of trafficking gangs during the dangerous journey.
The perilous
situation prompted the Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution on July 3,
2015 condemning
?gross violations of human rights and abuses ... in Rakhine State, in particular against Rohingya
Muslims,” and called upon the Government to address, prevent, and ensure accountability for
widespread discrimination and its related impact.
The
new
Government led by the
National League for Democracy (?NLD”), which took power on
April 1 of this year, should immediately work to
ensure compliance with CEDAW
and
end
violations of Rohingya
and other
women?s basic human rights,
including:.."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Women Peace Network ? Arakan
Date of Publication:
2016-06-00
Date of entry:
2016-07-19
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