Smith : Despite reforms , ethnic cleansing continues against Myanmar 's Rohingya Muslims . Attacks between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims erupted in June . More than 125,000 Rohingya were forced into dozens of internally displaced camps . Myanmar 's government has repeatedly characterized what happened as `` inter-communal violence '' between bitter enemies -- Arakanese Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims -- denying any involvement of the state or abuses by state security officials . Smith : The United Nations has called for an international investigation to determine what happened during the violence that led to this refugee crisis.
Smith : Despite reforms , ethnic cleansing continues against Myanmar 's Rohingya Muslims . Attacks between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims erupted in June . More than 125,000 Rohingya were forced into dozens of internally displaced camps . Smith : The United Nations has called for an international investigation to determine what happened during the violence that led to this refugee crisis.