As is the case with any atrocity, the most helpless and vulnerable victims of Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing operations against the Rohingya are children. Out of the half a million Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar, almost 300,000 are children. Some of these children have been orphaned, their houses destroyed, their families subjected to unspeakable horrors. But it is heartening to see that many children have found a feeling of safety and shelter in the myriad schools set up by aid groups. After what these children have already been through, it may be too late to protect their innocence, but the least we can do is give them a safe place where they can try to heal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2017 19:07 UTC