Cleansing”). In addition, some Arakanese describe the Rohingya as a “problem” that needs “help to solve” (“All You Can Do”). There is no real protection for the Rohingya--they are prevented from accessing the help of humanitarian aid organizations, state security forces either sit idle or assist with attacks against them, and the government does not investigate or attempt to take legal action against the perpetrators of violence. Burmese army soldiers build mass graves and dump dead naked bodies right next to IDP camps, sending the residents a very aggressive message that they do not belong in Burma. These mass graves make identification of the victims difficult and absolve the soldiers of any sort of accountability for their crimes (“All You Can Do”). Humanitarian organizations have been barred from the IDP camps and the Rohingya are beaten by security forces while searching for food. HIV/ AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis have also become major concerns as organizations like Doctors Without Borders can no longer provide aid, and the conditions in the camp have grown worse (Motlagh). Since violence erupted again in 2016, conditions in the camps have worsened with rampant and systemic human rights violations. Security forces have raped, beaten,
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tortured, arbitrarily arrested, and performed summary killings against Rohingya villagers. When the Burmese soldiers enter a village, they separate the men from the women and children, burn some of the men alive, mutilate the children and throw them into fire, while the rest of the Rohingya men must watch as their mothers, wives, and daughters are raped and slaughtered (“Burma: Events of 2016”). The army have also used arson as a tactic of expulsion and have destroyed 1,500 buildings since October 2016--the destruction is so widespread that it can be seen in satellite images (“Burma: Military Burned Villages”). Perhaps the most troubling violations the Rohingya have suffered are the sexual crimes committed against women. In Burma, there is no complaint mechanism through which to report sexual violence or assault. Men are not held accountable for their actions and few women report the assault in the first place, knowing that their attacker will suffer few consequences (“Burma: Events of 2016”). Women displaced or living in conflict zones are especially vulnerable to abductions and sexual violence and exploitation. During the Burmese Army’s raids of Rohingya villages, some women were taken back to military