Travel between townships is subject to a complicated process of obtaining permission, and even then those permitted to travel are routinely harassed, physically tortured or arrested. "[62] The former head of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, after a week-long visit in the Rakhine state, expressed deep concern about reports of human rights violations in the area. The study also estimated that over 18,000 Rohingya Muslim women and girls were raped, 116,000 Rohingya were beaten, and 36,000 Rohingya were thrown into fires. [164] Others argue that since the military retains significant autonomy and power in the government, she may be powerless to control them. Most fled to Bangladesh while others escaped to India, Thailand, Malaysia, and other parts of South and Southeast Asia. [186][187][188], On 11 November 2019, The Gambia, with the support of the 57 nations of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, filed a lawsuit against Myanmar in the UN International Court of Justice on behalf of the Rohingya. According to the United Nations reports, as of January 2018[update], nearly 690,000 Rohingya people had fled or had been driven out of Rakhine State who sought refuge in Bangladesh. In 2012, the intercommunal conflict led to the death of nearly 200 Rohingya and the displacement of 140,000 people. [citation needed], In August 2018, a study estimated that more than 24,000 Rohingya people were killed by the Burmese military and local Buddhists since the "clearance operations" started on 25 August 2017. [23][24][25] Myanmar also drew criticism for the prosecutions of journalists under her leadership. [183] Protests were also held by Rohingya people in Melbourne, Australia in early September 2017. Human rights groups have described the plan as a forced relocation. [158] In November, British prime minister Theresa May and United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described the situation as "ethnic cleansing"[159][160] while the French President Emmanuel Macron called it genocide. Even before the most recent incident of mass Rohingya displacement began in 2011, the report found that the restrictions on travel, birth registration, and education resulting from Rohingya statelessness violated Rohingya human rights. [21] Subsequently, in November 2017, the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a deal to facilitate the return of Rohingya refugees to Rakhine State within two months, which drew mixed responses from international onlookers. [8][84] McKissick is the head of a UN refugee agency based in the Bangladeshi town Cox's Bazar. [147] News agencies quoted a regional official describing the plan as "terrible". [8] The tensions between the various religious groups in the country were often exploited by past military rulers of Myanmar. 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