US genocide designation on Myanmar military brings little comfort to Rohingya camps

In this file photo taken on October 16, 2017, Rohingya refugees walk through a shallow canal after crossing the Naf River as they flee violence in Myanmar to reach Bangladesh in Palongkhali near Ukhia. - The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. - AFP

YANGON, March 21, 2022 (AFP): The US decision to brand a crackdown by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority as genocide is a victory for human rights campaigners but will do little to alleviate the suffering of those still languishing in camps, activists say.

Hundreds of thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya community fled the Buddhist-majority country for Bangladesh in 2017, bringing stories of rape, murder and arson, while another 600,000 remain in refugee camps in junta-ruled Myanmar.