Résumé:
Since its independence in 1948 from the UK, Burma (Myanmar) has witnessed an
ongoing ethnic crisis and enormous human rights abuses in Northern Rakhine State
which led to the displacement of the Rohingya population to neighboring countries,
they flee their homes due to persecution and struggle to survive and the number of
refugees' increases noticeably every year. This persecuted group also excluded by the
Myanmar government and deprived citizenship. Rohingya significant problem is that
they are not recognized by the government which claims that they are not indigenous
to the country and deprived them of fundamental human rights. Therefore, the
humanitarian crisis and the latest human rights abuses which affected the Rohingya
come with international response. Although the U.S. intervened peacefully through
providing economic sanctions, its economic interests in Burma prioritized preventing
Rohingya persecution the conflict still continues to the present day. The current
dissertation investigates human rights violation against ethnic minority the Rohingya,
and provides a better understanding to the plight of this minority. It also analyses the
role of U.S Foreign Policy to protect and promote human rights of the Rohingya
Muslims in Rakhine. The study applies a qualitative descriptive method to focus on
U.S. policy to promote human rights and to overcome human rights abuses in
Myanmar. The study also uses the analytical method to analyze the U.S. response to
the tragedy of the Rohingya.
