UN Report: Rohingya Continue to Suffer Amid Rising Violence in Myanmar

Arakan Now | 2 September 2025

A recent report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has highlighted the worsening situation for the Rohingya in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State, drawing stark parallels to the atrocities committed by the military in 2017.

Since November 2023, an estimated 150,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, joining nearly one million already seeking refuge from ongoing military operations and widespread violence. The report underscores that civilians from the Rohingya community continue to face indiscriminate attacks, forced displacement, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, arson, and destruction of property.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed deep concern: “Videos and pictures show death, destruction, and desperation, distressingly similar to images from the 2017 atrocities committed by the military against the Rohingya. It pains me deeply to see the same happening again.”

Türk also highlighted the near-total impunity of armed actors in the region: “The military and the Arakan Army have acted with near complete impunity, enabling the recurrence of violations in an endless cycle of suffering for the civilian population.”

The report further notes that these violations are often accompanied by deliberate obstruction of humanitarian assistance, leaving vulnerable populations without critical aid. Türk urged immediate international action to ensure accountability and the provision of humanitarian support for those who have endured years of violence, hunger, and displacement.