Tagged by some as “the world’s most persecuted minority”, the Rohingya are a mostly Muslim ethnic group who have called Buddhist-dominated Myanmar home for centuries. But Myanmar does not count them among its 135 official ethnic groups and has denied them citizenship since 1982, rendering them stateless. Not surprisingly, much of the rage prompted by the refugee crisis has been directed at Ms Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Among notable people who have condemned Ms Suu Kyi for her “silence” on the plight of the Rohingya is retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. On this matter, clearly Ms Suu Kyi is hemmed in and has limited options.

Source: Daily Nation September 11, 2017 20:15 UTC