On 25 August 2025, Amnesty International published an article marking the eighth anniversary of the start of the Myanmar military and authorities widespread atrocities against the Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Their article says, in part:

Myanmar security forces razed several hundred Rohingya villages and killed Rohingya women, men, and children throughout northern Rakhine State, forcing at least 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh. An Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar documented evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Since these atrocities, no one has been held accountable in Myanmar for the crimes committed against the Rohingya. In 2021, the military launched a coup that overthrew the democratically elected, civilian-led government. Since then, the military junta has committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, including targeted airstrikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, displacement camps, and places of worship.

The Rohingya who remain in Rakhine State continue to face grave risks and ongoing persecution. The junta’s movement restrictions and aid blockages have increased food shortages and health concerns. The Myanmar junta and Rohingya armed groups have unlawfully conscripted Rohingya in Bangladesh and Myanmar to fight in the ongoing conflict against the ethnic Rakhine armed group, the Arakan Army, which also uses forced recruitment.

On 5 September, United Against Inhumanity and UCL Diplomacy Society will run a workshop hosted by UNA-UK on an alternative strategy for Rohingya refugees. More information here.

As we note elsewhere on this website, on 30 September the United Nations will host a high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.