Malaysia, the most outspoken of Myanmar’s neighbors over its treatment of its Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority, told a meeting of regional foreign ministers Monday of its “grave concern” over the violence allegedly carried out by Myanmar’s military.
In a formal document presented at the meeting called by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman noted “reports from many sources alleging arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial killings including of children, rape by soldiers, burning of Rohingya villages as well as destruction of homes and places of worship.”
“It is troubling that these alleged violations occurred in the context of security operations conducted by Government authorities,” the document said. (Courtesy of washingtonpost.com)
December 20, 2016
Malaysia calls for ASEAN to lead push for end to Rohingya crisis
Malaysia today said the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate alleged atrocities committed against them.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was speaking at a meeting of the 10-nation bloc in Yangon called by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi after weeks of reports that the army has killed, raped and arbitrarily arrested Rohingya civilians.
Myanmar has denied the accusations, saying many of the reports are fabricated and it insists the strife in Rakhine State, where many Rohingya live, is an internal matter. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was speaking at a meeting of the 10-nation bloc in Yangon called by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi after weeks of reports that the army has killed, raped and arbitrarily arrested Rohingya civilians.
Myanmar has denied the accusations, saying many of the reports are fabricated and it insists the strife in Rakhine State, where many Rohingya live, is an internal matter. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
Rohingya violence by Burmese army true, Suu Kyi has ‘failed’ – report
A NEW report has emerged confirming that Burmese security forces have raped, killed and burnt down over a thousand homes in a campaign of violence against the Rohingya people.
The report by Amnesty International released Monday says an analysis of survivor accounts and satellite images prove the allegations to be true, despite blanket denials by the Burmese authorities.
It also brands Aung San Suu Kyi a failure, saying her silence so far indicates she is either unwilling or unable to contain the violence. ( Courtesy of asiancorrespondent.com)
December 19, 2016
Malaysia calls for ASEAN to coordinate aid for Myanmar's Rohingya
Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate alleged atrocities committed against them.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was speaking at a meeting of the 10-nation bloc in Yangon called by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi after weeks of reports that the army has killed, raped and arbitrarily arrested Rohingya civilians.
Myanmar has denied the accusations, saying many of the reports are fabricated and it insists the strife in Rakhine State, where many Rohingya live, is an internal matter. (Courtesy of reuters.com)
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was speaking at a meeting of the 10-nation bloc in Yangon called by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi after weeks of reports that the army has killed, raped and arbitrarily arrested Rohingya civilians.
Myanmar has denied the accusations, saying many of the reports are fabricated and it insists the strife in Rakhine State, where many Rohingya live, is an internal matter. (Courtesy of reuters.com)
December 17, 2016
New policy needed on Myanmar military, says NGO
A UK-based NGO is calling on the international community to rethink its policy to the Myanmar military, given concerns over what it alleges are human rights violations.
Burma Campaign UK on December 16 published a new briefing paper, ‘Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military’, calling for a debate on new ways to influence Myanmar’s military.
The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet to develop a strategy for effectively promoting human rights under the new political structure in Myanmar, which now has two power bases, the military, and the National League for Democracy led government. The NGO claims neither is respecting human rights. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)
Burma Campaign UK on December 16 published a new briefing paper, ‘Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military’, calling for a debate on new ways to influence Myanmar’s military.
The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet to develop a strategy for effectively promoting human rights under the new political structure in Myanmar, which now has two power bases, the military, and the National League for Democracy led government. The NGO claims neither is respecting human rights. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)
Witnessing the Rohingya's Invisible Genocide
I witnessed three funerals in four days in a small area of the camps in the Rakhine state for the Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, in November 2015. Each of those deaths would have been easily preventable with access to basic health care. I followed another woman, Moriam Katu, for five days, and watched her suffocate slowly from asthma, gasping for breath, begging for help from the doctor that hadn’t shown up that day as she sat propped up against the wall in the one accessible emergency clinic, then coughing up blood surrounded by her daughters back at home. She died a few weeks after I left.
An estimated one million stateless Rohingya have been stripped of their citizenship in Myanmar and forced to live in modern-day concentration camps, surrounded by government military checkpoints. They are not able to leave, to work outside the camps, do not have access to basic medical care or food. Most aid groups are banned from entering or working in the camps, leaving the Rohingya to their own devices for sustenance and healthcare. Journalists are also routinely denied access, Myanmar’s way of ensuring the world doesn’t see the slow, intentional demise of a population.
Many Rohingya from Myanmar have managed to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, where an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people live in dismal, over-crowded makeshift camps and rudimentary settlements along Bangladesh’s southern tip near the Myanmar border. They live in a constant state of fear they will be imprisoned or deported. (Courtesy of time.com)
An estimated one million stateless Rohingya have been stripped of their citizenship in Myanmar and forced to live in modern-day concentration camps, surrounded by government military checkpoints. They are not able to leave, to work outside the camps, do not have access to basic medical care or food. Most aid groups are banned from entering or working in the camps, leaving the Rohingya to their own devices for sustenance and healthcare. Journalists are also routinely denied access, Myanmar’s way of ensuring the world doesn’t see the slow, intentional demise of a population.
Many Rohingya from Myanmar have managed to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, where an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people live in dismal, over-crowded makeshift camps and rudimentary settlements along Bangladesh’s southern tip near the Myanmar border. They live in a constant state of fear they will be imprisoned or deported. (Courtesy of time.com)
Hoping to go to Rakhine if she could
If given the opportunity, Dr Fauziah Hassan would like to go to Rakhine, Myanmar, on a humanitarian mission. However, it was impossible due to safety reasons.
The consultant at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur said she was advised against it because Muslim women, especially those donning head scarfs, are treated differently.
“I would have gone but it is very dangerous. Even in the four previous missions by Humanitarian Care Malaysia, only men were allowed to go,” she said.
Dr Fauziah, 59, was speaking to reporters after giving a talk on her participation in the Women’s Boat To Gaza (WBG) initiative at Hotel Seri Malaysia here yesterday. (Courtesy of thestar.com.my)
The consultant at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur said she was advised against it because Muslim women, especially those donning head scarfs, are treated differently.
“I would have gone but it is very dangerous. Even in the four previous missions by Humanitarian Care Malaysia, only men were allowed to go,” she said.
Dr Fauziah, 59, was speaking to reporters after giving a talk on her participation in the Women’s Boat To Gaza (WBG) initiative at Hotel Seri Malaysia here yesterday. (Courtesy of thestar.com.my)
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