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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