WorldMozaic - Amnesty International Supports Rohingya Investigation.
Amnesty International supports the investigation of the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar, according to international human rights standards, said Amnesty Interational Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Josef Benedict.
When submitting a recommendation on the Rohingya situation, in Jakarta on Friday (15/09/2017), Benedict said Myanmar should end the campaign of violence and human rights violations that occurred in the northern state of Rakhine.
"Myanmar must cooperate fully with the UN Fact Finding Mission, including allowing its members full and unrestricted access to the rest of the country," he said.
He also recommended that Myanmar, Bangladesh and the international community ensure that all refugees and displaced people can return home voluntarily, safely and with dignity.
"They must also ensure that independent journalists and human rights monitors have access to Rakhine sections unhindered throughout the region," he said.
Josef also said that the Myanmar authorities are working hard to overcome the systematic and long-standing discrimination in Rakhine State, which has kept people trapped in a cycle of violence and poverty.
"They must also ensure that the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have full and unlimited access to all parts of Myanmar, and ensure that organizations whose humanitarian operations are currently suspended in Rakhine State can continue its operations at the earliest opportunity," he said.
In addition, he expects independent journalists and human rights monitors to have access to Rakhine sections unhindered throughout the region.
Earlier, a humanitarian crisis sparked by a conflict between the militant group Army of Liberation Rohingya Arakan (ARSA) and the military in Rakhine State, Myanmar, will be discussed in a meeting of the ASEAN foreign ministers.
Amnesty International supports the investigation of the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar, according to international human rights standards, said Amnesty Interational Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Josef Benedict.
When submitting a recommendation on the Rohingya situation, in Jakarta on Friday (15/09/2017), Benedict said Myanmar should end the campaign of violence and human rights violations that occurred in the northern state of Rakhine.
"Myanmar must cooperate fully with the UN Fact Finding Mission, including allowing its members full and unrestricted access to the rest of the country," he said.
He also recommended that Myanmar, Bangladesh and the international community ensure that all refugees and displaced people can return home voluntarily, safely and with dignity.
"They must also ensure that independent journalists and human rights monitors have access to Rakhine sections unhindered throughout the region," he said.
Josef also said that the Myanmar authorities are working hard to overcome the systematic and long-standing discrimination in Rakhine State, which has kept people trapped in a cycle of violence and poverty.
"They must also ensure that the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have full and unlimited access to all parts of Myanmar, and ensure that organizations whose humanitarian operations are currently suspended in Rakhine State can continue its operations at the earliest opportunity," he said.
In addition, he expects independent journalists and human rights monitors to have access to Rakhine sections unhindered throughout the region.
Earlier, a humanitarian crisis sparked by a conflict between the militant group Army of Liberation Rohingya Arakan (ARSA) and the military in Rakhine State, Myanmar, will be discussed in a meeting of the ASEAN foreign ministers.