2nd International Conference on
Rohingya: Politics, Ethnic Cleansing and Uncertainty
Conference Date: September 1-2, 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 05, 2018
E-mail for Abstract Submission: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com
Venue: Nabab Nawab Ali Choudhury Senate Building, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Organized by: Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka
Removal of members of an ethnic minority in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area has been evident in the history of human civilizations. Expulsion of Muslims from Southeast Europe, displacement of Roma people, Armenian Genocide in WWI and mass killings of Jews in WWII are significant examples of different ethnic cleansing during the last centuries.I n the contemporary world, however, the United Nations has called the Rohingya the world’s most persecuted minority group and described the atrocities by Myanmar’s authorities as “ethnic cleansing and crime against humanity...
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2nd International Conference on
Rohingya: Politics, Ethnic Cleansing and Uncertainty
Conference Date: September 1-2, 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 05, 2018
E-mail for Abstract Submission: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com
Venue: Nabab Nawab Ali Choudhury Senate Building, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Organized by: Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka
Removal of members of an ethnic minority in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area has been evident in the history of human civilizations. Expulsion of Muslims from Southeast Europe, displacement of Roma people, Armenian Genocide in WWI and mass killings of Jews in WWII are significant examples of different ethnic cleansing during the last centuries.I n the contemporary world, however, the United Nations has called the Rohingya the world’s most persecuted minority group and described the atrocities by Myanmar’s authorities as “ethnic cleansing and crime against humanity,” whereby one group removes another ethnic or religious community through violence. This ongoing military crackdown by the Myanmar Army and police on Rohingyas in Rakhine State in the country's western region is followed by a national declaration calling Rohingya as non-citizen of Burma. The army has been accused of wide-scale human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, gang rapes, arson and infanticides, claims which the government dismisses as "exaggerations".
So far 647,000 distressed Rohingyas have entered into Bangladesh since August 2017 according to UNHCR. This influx created a huge pressure on the economy of Bangladesh while the Rohingyas are living with huge uncertainty. On the one hand, the Rohingya crisis symbolizes the misery, banishment, and uncertainty of an impoverished minority group while Bangladesh, a recipient influx of destitute immigrants, became the prey of politics, power and injustice. Within this bleak scenario the Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka has arranged its second international conference on Rohingya crisis
CONFERENCE THEMES
Rohingya: History of the persecution/crisis
International politics and Rohingya crisis
Mirroring ethnic cleansing and genocide?
Crimes against Humanity: Violence against women and children
Repatriation and Resettlement of Rohingya: International and diplomatic efforts
A conflict between the Rohingya and the local people
Rohingya settlement and environmental degradation
Humanity and the role of Bangladesh Government
Issues in resettlement camps: management/environment/relief coordination/health, hygienic etc.
Rohingya in a new environment: Crime, Deviance, and Security
From Crisis to solution: what is to be done?
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Please submit paper abstracts of not more than 300 words along with a short biography of 200 words. Abstracts should be written in English and in Times New Roman, in MS Word doc/docx format. The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 05, 2018. Email submissions to: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com . Decisions on acceptance of presentations will be communicated to applicants no later than July12, 2018. The deadline for submission of full papers is August 05, 2018. Qualified papers will be published in the proposed Journal of Criminology. The papers should be properly referenced with APA style. All information regarding the conference is accessible from: www.criminology.ac.bd
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of Abstract Deadline: July 05, 2018
Notification of Abstract Acceptance : July 12, 2018
Submission of Full Paper Due : August 05, 2018
Early Bird Registration Deadline : July 15, 2018
Registration Deadline : July 30, 2018 for foreign delegates and August 05
for local participants.
Conference Dates : September 1-2, 2018
REGISTRATION
• Student
Bangladesh
1500 BDT
International
5000 BDT
(60USD)
• Author
Bangladesh
2000 BDT
South Asia
8000 BDT (100 USD)
Others
12000 BDT (150 USD)
• Participant
Bangladesh
2000 BDT
South Asia
5000 BDT
International
8000 BDT (100USD)
Note:
Registration fees include two lunch, one dinner and conference materials.
Limited Participants outside from Dhaka and abroad will be provided accommodation only for the conference days.
CONTACT
Professor Dr. Zia Rahman
Convenor, Conference Committee,
And
Chair, Department of Criminology
University of Dhaka
Room No.: 1025, Arts Building (Ground Floor)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Website: Criminology.ac.bd
E-mail: zia_soc71@du.ac.bd