Report: The Siege of Arakan – Looking Inside Arakan Army’s Genocide Tactics Against Rohingyas

Rohingya people fleeing violence perpetrated by the Arakan Army in 2024 | Image Credit: R4R Private source

The Rohingya Human Rights Initiative published a report called The Siege of Arakan Looking Inside Arakan Army’s Genocide Tactics Against Rohingyas. This report is based on 48 interviews of Rohingya survivors based in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand. Read the Overview below:

The Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (ROHRIngya) has produced a comprehensive 111-page research report documenting widespread and systematic human rights violations committed against the Rohingya community in Rakhine State (Arakan State), Myanmar. The report presents evidence that the Arakan Army (AA) and the United League of Arakan (ULA), while engaged in armed conflict with the Myanmar military junta, have simultaneously carried out acts that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya population, which has predominantly resided in Rakhine State (Arakan State), Myanmar for centuries.

Drawing on first-hand testimonies, the report highlights patterns of violence, including forced conscription, mass displacement, destruction of civilian infrastructure, village burnings, the rape of women and minor girls, and financial extortion by the Arakan Army (AA). These actions are presented as part of a broader, organized campaign that has severely undermined the safety, dignity, and survival of the Rohingya community in Rakhine State (Arakan State), Myanmar.