Two - child limit placed on Rohingya couples in the predominately Muslim townships . Comes amid ongoing sectarian violence instigated by Rakhine Buddhists against Rohingya Muslims . As political reforms slowly took hold in Myanmar following years under the rule of the military junta , longstanding tensions exploded into sectarian violence in Rakhine in 2012 , instigated by Rakhine Buddhists against Rohingya Muslims . Antagonism towards Islam has lately spiraled into anti - Muslim violence in other parts of Myanmar . Aung San U Kyi : two - child restriction is ` ` discrimination not in line with human rights ''
Two - child limit placed on Rohingya couples in the predominately Muslim townships . Comes amid ongoing sectarian violence instigated by Rakhine Buddhists against Rohingya Muslims . Antagonism towards Islam has lately spiraled into anti - Muslim violence in other parts of Myanmar . Aung San U Kyi : two - child restriction is ` ` discrimination not in line with human rights ''