Rohingya Crisis and International Law

     Is Rohingya Genocide an unequivocal proof of the failure of international law?

 “I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.” Nadezhda Mandelstam

After World War 2, There was catastrophic destruction all over the world; nearly 60 million dead, families torn apart and great cities became piles of rubble and ash. So there was dire need of establishing such an inter-governmental organization that could ensure peace, stability and Co-ordination among the existing states. Thus, UNO was established.

However, international Institutions have miserably failed in fulfilling their explicit purpose-built. It seems as if we, instead of progressing, are steering back in the times of atrocious civilizations of Mongols and Spartans who impale and ripped through the innocent lives for a piece of land. One cannot deny the fact that Humanity has never suffered much at any time that it has been suffering in the time of technological advancements and
International institutions. 

Rohingya Muslims, a minority with 1.1 million population living in a coastal province of Rakhine, are the target of state-sponsored ethnic cleansing. Burma, a Buddhist majority country deprived the Rohingya community of nationality in 1982 on the grounds that they migrated from Bangladesh during British rule. Although, Historians are of the view that they have been living here for over centuries. Facts and figures, nevertheless, proved useless in altering the hatred-stricken mind of Burmese extremists.

Furthermore, The Rohingya have been deprived of the basic rights for years; denied livelihood opportunities forced to live in slum-like conditions, widespread hunger and epidemics added more to the grievances of persecuted community. According to World Food Program (WFP), more than 80,000 children may need treatment for malnutrition."

Although, it has been widely condemned internationally, yet mere condemnation would not sooth the oppressed community. there are certain laws which these institutions have passed to end this menace and now it is time to go for those measures which they passed to protect the right of minorities, convention against Genocides and refugee rights.

General Assembly on 9 December 1948 passed a resolution 260 (A) on the prevention and punishment of the crime of Genocide. There are 19 articles in this convention which clearly state that Genocide is crime and culprits would be punished.
Similarly, There is a declaration on Minority Rights adopted by United Nations Human Rights Council which covers protection from discrimination and persecution, protection and promotion of identity, and participation in political life. In spite of this, none of the above declaration has proved useful in this case.

So the main question is where does International Law stand in this regard? If Security-Council can legitimize the attack on Iraq on mere suspicion of possessing WMD then Why not in Rohingya case? Where Burmese Government is blatantly refusing visas to UN investigators— perhaps there are no oil and gas reserves in Burma.

Rohingya Genocide manifests that International institutions have confined their role in legitimizing the illegal invades and agendas of their donor countries. If this goes on like this, there would not be any human being left, on whom these institutions can exercise their jurisdiction.