A/HRC/39/CRP.2 Disappearance of Rakhine man from Chut Pyin and killing of three Rohingya 1163. On 29 July 2017, an ethnic Rakhine man from a village in Chut Pyin village tract went missing in the forest.2631 The following day hundreds of ethnic Rakhine reportedly mobilised to search for him, armed with swords and sticks, 2632 and an armed ethnic Rakhine mob approached the Rohingya village in Ah Htet Nan Yar in apparent retaliation. Rohingya villagers prepared to defend themselves. The military and BGP intervened and controlled the situation.2633 However, the bodies of three Rohingya, two men and a 15-year old boy, were found the next day in a stream. 2634 The Government stated that these were killings of Rohingya informants perpetrated by ARSA, although reports also indicate that these were revenge killings perpetrated by ethnic Rakhine in retaliation for the missing ethnic Rakhine man.2635 After these incidents, Muslims were banned from Zay Di Pyin market, 2636 the main market for all surrounding villages, including Rohingya villages. 2637 These restrictions caused severe problems in terms of access to livelihoods and food security for surrounding Rohingya communities. Zay Di Pyin blockade 1164. On or around 1 August 2017, a group of ethnic Rakhine, in the presence of the security forces, surrounded Kiyan Taung, a small Rohingya hamlet surrounded by Rakhine villages in Zay Di Pyin village tract. They installing a barbed wire fence around the village and poles at the entrances to it. This initiated an effective blockade of the hamlet, with the entrance to the village guarded by ethnic Rakhine and security forces. 2638 The ethnic Rakhine “sentries” were armed with traditional swords, iron rods, homemade rifles and slingshots, and threw stones at the Rohingya who were trapped inside.2639 1165. The fear of being attacked meant that, even within the besieged village, people were unable to leave their houses for fear of being injured. A villager explained: We had to have our dinner before sunset because if they saw a light on, they would shoot stones towards that house. We could not use the toilet at night, because we would be shot at with a slingshot. Behind my house, there were many guava in the trees but we couldn’t even pick one.2640 1166. The blockaded Rohingya could not access fresh water, which they usually collected from the local water source outside the village. 2641 Although they collected some rainwater, one villager recalled, “There was no firewood to cook with, so at a certain point we had to eat raw rice”.2642 Reserves of food quickly diminished. 2643 Following complaints by the Rohingya to the security forces, at one point a small group of Rohingya men was escorted to a nearby village to replenish food stocks.2644 The Rohingya were unable to tend to their cattle, many of which were stolen.2645 Without access to medical treatment, people suffered from untreated illnesses.2646 2631 2632 2633 2634 2635 2636 2637 2638 2639 2640 2641 2642 2643 2644 2645 2646 CI-177, CI-199, QI-115, V-067, V-163; Global New Light of Myanmar, “Tents of violent attackers discovered in Mayu Mountain” (1 August 2017). V-218, K-063.35. CI-177, CI-199, K-063.35. QI-115, V-163, K-063.35. KI-002, LM-006, V-163. K-063.35. CI-177, CI-199, K-063.35. CI-145, CI-178, LI-118, LI-129, QI-115, LM-006, V-068. CI-145, CI-178, LI-129, QI-115. LI-129. CI-145, LI-129, V-163. LI-118. CI-145, LI-118, LI-129, QI-115. QI-115, V-163. CI-178, LI-118, LI-129. CI-178, K-063.35. 275