WHEN 16-year-old Mohammad Javier was settled in Australia after a terrifying flight out of his native Burma without his family, he thought his greatest trial was behind him.
But the young man would face an even deeper trauma three years ago, which he is still trying to overcome.
Mohammad Javier is a Rohingya Muslim, a Muslim minority that has lived in the Rankhine state of Burma since the ninth century.
The Rohingya are, according to Human Rights Watch, one of the most persecuted minorities on earth and have endured abuse, statelessness and apartheid-like restrictions since the Burmese junta government took power in 1962.
In 1982, General Ne Win’s government enacted the Burmese nationality law, which denied Rohingya citizenship and banned them from participating in elections. (Courtesy of thereporter.com.au)
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