A real threat to Muslim lives

One victim of the violence was Ayessa, a 55-year-old woman who lived in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state. Her husband and brother were killed and she was forced to flee her home for a displaced persons' camp. She sought to leave Myanmar on a boat with her two young granddaughters and other relatives, but was turned back by Myanmar authorities. She was returned to one of the camps, where displaced Rohingya continue to be confined a year after the violence, cut off from nearly all goods and services. The September United Nations humanitarian bulletin reports that 180,000 people in camps and segregated communities in Rakhine state need life-saving assistance — nearly all are Muslim, and a majority, about 103,000, are children. Yet, humanitarian agencies increasingly are obstructed from reaching those in need.

Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/11/04/a-real-threat-to-muslim-lives/