HRW report on Rohingya repression

In spite of widespread media reports, the Myanmar government continued to categorically deny allegations of state-sponsored violence against the Rohingyas that erupted following the rape of a Buddhist woman in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. But a report released by Human Rights Watchdog (HRW) sets the record straight by asserting that Myanmar security forces not only supported Buddhist attacks on Rohingyas but also themselves unleashed violence on the minority Muslims at times.
Based on dozens of witness interviews, it also claims that scores of Rohingyas have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the violence and kept incommunicado.
We believe the report raises a genuine concern over how the Myanmar security personnel, instead of protecting innocent people, joined hands with the Buddhist majority to attack and oust the Muslim minority group in what was triggered mainly by racial prejudice and hatred. This report should be immediately heeded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other powerful nations of the United nations that stay in touch with leaders of the once-closed Myanmar. This is a racial issue which demands corrective state actions and if necessary, immediate international intervention, to solve it internally.
We heartily welcome the significant strides Myanmar has made in bringing about democratic reforms which is why many western countries have inked trade and business deals with it. However, the way it has dealt with the recent communal violence one-sidedly stands fundamentally against the democratic norms it has adopted of late.
The international community has ways to persuade the present Myanmar government to find out an effective way to resolve the escalating ethnic tension. We want friendly ties with Myanmar so that any spill-over of refugees is to be vigorously stemmed at the source.