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Rohingya Genocide
Rakhine State, Myanmar · 2016–present
OngoingAlleged / under investigation
Military 'clearance operations' against the Rohingya from 2016, driving over 700,000 into Bangladesh; subject of an ongoing genocide case at the ICJ.
Perpetrator
Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)
Target group
Rohingya (Muslim minority)
Deaths (estimate)
10,000 – 43,000 (best: 25,000)
Protected category
Ethnical, Religious
Process stage (Stanton)
1 Classification
2 Symbolization
3 Discrimination
4 Dehumanization
5 Organization
6 Polarization
7 Preparation
8 Persecution
9 Extermination
10 Denial
Recognition status
Alleged / under investigation. ICJ case (The Gambia v. Myanmar) ongoing; the United States determined it a genocide in March 2022.
OngoingAlleged / under investigation