Amnesty describes it as "collective punishment." A senior UN official suggested the goal appears to be "ethnic cleansing." Regardless of how it is described, it is clear the violence unleashed by Myanmar against its minority Rohingya Muslim population has been devastating.
John McKissick, with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said security forces in Myanmar were "killing men, shooting them, slaughtering children, raping women, burning and looting houses, forcing people to cross the river into Bangladesh." He accused the Myanmar military and border guard police of engaging in collective punishment of the Rohingya minority, arguing that they are using the killings of nine border guards in October as an excuse for the current crackdown.
Myanmar's presidential spokesman reportedly responded by denying reports of the atrocities, and advising McKissick to "maintain his professionalism and his ethics as a United Nations officer because his comments are just allegations." (Courtesy of edition.cnn.com)
December 2, 2016
BNP for diplomatic efforts to resolve Rohingya issue
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday called upon the government to take diplomatic efforts involving the international community to stop persecution on Rohingyas and ensure their safe and peaceful existence in their own country.
“We don’t say we need to help Rohingyas to fight against Myanmar authorities. We rather say diplomatic pressure to be put together with the global community so that they (Rohingyas) can peacefully stay in their own country. It should be Bangladesh’s political and diplomatic position on the issue,” he said.
The BNP leader further said, “It’s not a solution to give the Rohingyas any temporary shelter here. Ensuring their peaceful and safe existence in their own country is the solution.”
He came up with the remarks at a human chain programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club arranged by Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal protesting the reported ongoing genocide and repression on Rohingyas in Myanmar. (Courtesy of theindependentbd.com)
“We don’t say we need to help Rohingyas to fight against Myanmar authorities. We rather say diplomatic pressure to be put together with the global community so that they (Rohingyas) can peacefully stay in their own country. It should be Bangladesh’s political and diplomatic position on the issue,” he said.
The BNP leader further said, “It’s not a solution to give the Rohingyas any temporary shelter here. Ensuring their peaceful and safe existence in their own country is the solution.”
He came up with the remarks at a human chain programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club arranged by Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal protesting the reported ongoing genocide and repression on Rohingyas in Myanmar. (Courtesy of theindependentbd.com)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)