Yi-Chun Huang May, 2015
Migrant Crisis
Who are
they?
Why do
they emigrate?
Where are they moving to?
Why is it a problem?
How to
solve the
problem?
• Indo-Aryan
• Practice Sunni Islam
• 76%Burmese are Buddhists
• Settled in Rakhine since the 16th century
The Rohingya
Poor BengaliPersecuted Rohingya
More than 120000 people
have fled in the past
3 years
Migrant Exodus
• Rakhine• Bangladesh
Origin
Thai crackdown on people smuggling
6000 Migrants are abandoned at sea and on land
Drew attention internationally
A meeting held in Bangkok• Step1: Protect the Migrant currently
stranded at sea
•Step3: Address the root causes behind irregular migration
•Step2: Protect and stop human trafficking and people smuggling
MYANMAR VS. THE WORLD
Rohingya are
classified as Bengalis rather than an ethnic minority
Blame Myanmar
for religious and political discriminati
on
Aung San Suu
Kyi doesn`t endorse Rohingy
a
Dalai Lama
supports
minority Muslims
Thailand
refuses to give a hand
Reinforce coastguar
dCarry
out stiffer
penalties for
human smugglin
g syndicate
s
Set up a upstream
and downstre
am human
smuggling
database
Step2:Protect and stop human
trafficking and people smuggling
Cope with the
Rohingya issue
Cut the
demand
Eliminate the
smuggling marke
t
Step3:Address the root causes
behind irregular migration
Raise awareness on this issue worldwide
Rational conversation between the Myanmar government and the Rohingya
Step3:Address the root causes
behind irregular migration
Possibilities
Grant special regulation for
the Rohingy
a Introduc
e Progress
ive Legalizat
ion
Set an autonomous region
Create a new rule of law in Rakhin
e
Step3:Address the root causes
behind irregular migration
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