Myanmar gave members of the Rohingya minority the right to vote in future constitutional referendum . The move drew sharp protests from Buddhist nationalists , and was quickly revoked . Following waves of deadly communal violence in 2012 , more than 100,000 people in Myanmar 's impoverished Rakhine State are trapped in squalid internment camps which they are forbidden to leave of their own volition -- officially for their own protection . Hide Caption
Myanmar gave members of the Rohingya minority the right to vote in future constitutional referendum . The move drew sharp protests from Buddhist nationalists , and was quickly revoked . Hide Caption