Nearly 3,000 Rohingya Muslims killed in the last three days

6:05 August 28, 2017 Anadolu Agency

A Rohingya woman cries with her child, after being restricted by the members of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to further enter the Bangladesh side, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh August 28, 2017.

The Myanmar army killed between 2,000 and 3,000 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine in the last three days, Anita Schug, a spokeswoman for the European Rohingya Council (ERC) said on Monday.

“The number of massacres carried out by the army against Muslims in Rakhine exceeds the one in 2012 and those in October last year. The situation has never been this bad. In Rakhine, we face a slow genocide,” said Schug.

Noting that between 900 and 1,000 Muslims were killed on Sunday in the Saugpara village of Rathedaung city of Rakhine alone, Schug said that only one boy survived the massacre.

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Around 3,000 Muslims killed

Anita Schug, who works as a medical doctor in Switzerland, said that between 2,000 and 3,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed in Rakhine’s various villages in the last three days, according to the activists in the field and local sources. Schug highlighted that the Myanmar army is behind the massacres.

More than 100,000 civilians have been displaced, Schug added. She also said that 2,000 Rakhine Muslims were trapped at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, and that the Bangladesh-side of the border was sealed by the government.

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'Evacuations are vital’

The ERC spokesperson pointed out that the native Buddhist people occupied the Anaukpyin and Nyaungpyingi villages, and added:

“These people [Rohingya Muslims] wrote a letter to the Myanmar government saying that they are innocent and are not involved in any crime. They requested the government to lift the siege, and to be immediately evacuated from the village. However, the Myanmar government did not even respond to them. Although we do not know the exact number, hundreds of people’s are in danger in these villages.”

Noting that 100 villagers were taken to an unknown place from Rathedaung’s Auk Nan Yar village on Aug. 23, Schug said that they feared these people were killed.

The entire international community should take action as soon as possible, particularly the United Nations, to stop the massacre in Rakhine, Schug added.

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After the Myanmar government issued the order to shoot, army forces started to attack the Rakhine state. The Myanmar army burnt and destroyed the villages where Rohingya Muslims lived, and killed thousands of innocent people. More than 700 schools, madrasahs and houses were destroyed, according to reports.

Due to the increasing attacks recently, over 20,000 civilians had to leave their settlements, local sources reported. A total of 60,000 Rohingya Muslims took shelter in the mountain regions near the border, as they are denied access to Bangladesh.

Rohingya group voices concern over Rakhine attacks

The European Rohingya Council (ERC) on Sunday voiced concern over the plight of Rohingya population following the attacks in Myanmar's Rakhine state.In a press release, the Rohingya body expressed deep concern and called on the international community for an "urgent appeal for protection and safety in Rakhine state".Deadly attacks on border posts in western Myanmar's Rakhine state broke out on Friday, resulting in mass civilian casualties, leaving over 100 dead. Later, media reports emerged saying Myanmar security forces reportedly displaced thousands of Rohingya villagers blazing their homes with mortars and machine guns.Video: Myanmar declares praying Rohingya Muslims 'terrorists'The group said many people including women and children took shelter in the jungle, others risked crossing the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, whereas most were stranded on the Myanmar-side of the Naf River as Bangladesh tightened its border security and continued to push back the fleeing Rohingya."We appeal the international community to exercise 'the Responsibility to Protect' as the Rohingya civilian population plunges into another episode of widespread 'crimes against humanity' under the hands of Myanmar Armed Forces," said the body in the statement.The group also said the timing of the release of ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan’s Rakhine State Advisory Commission final report and the alleged clashes was no coincidence."It is a calculated attempt to undermine the recommendations of the commission, which proposes granting of Rohingya citizenship, freedom of movement, healthcare and education, access to humanitarian aid, media civilians," said the statement.The region has seen simmering tension between its Buddhist and Muslim populations since communal violence broke out in 2012.A security clampdown launched in October last year in Maungdaw, where Rohingya form the majority, led to a UN report on human rights violations by security forces that indicated crimes against humanity.The UN documented mass gang rape, killings, including of babies and children, brutal beatings and disappearances. Rohingya representatives have said approximately 400 people were slain during the operation.The group also urged the members of ASEAN, the neighboring countries Bangladesh, India and China to push Myanmar to abide by rule of law and refrain from human rights violations, prevent the use of disproportionate force on the Rohingya civilians and safely return the civilians to their respective villages.