Burma and investigates Rohingya ‘genocide’.

Burma and investigates Rohingya ‘genocide’.

par | Juin 30, 2017 | Rohingyas

 

Burma says it will not let outside world investigate Rohingya ‘genocide’ claims

Officials say an ongoing domestic investigation is ‘sufficient’ to look into the allegations.
Burma will refuse entry to members of the UN trying to investigate the alleged killing, violence and abuse against the Rohingya people, an official said.
The government of Aung San Suu Kyi has already said it would refuse to cooperate with a UN mission following a resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council in March.
Kyaw Zeya, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: « If they are going to send someone with regards to the fact-finding mission, then there’s no reason for us to let them come. »

Mr Zeya added that visas to enter Burma would not be issued to any staff working on the mission.
The Burmese government has repeatedly denied claims that the Rohingya Muslim ethnic group is facing genocide in the country’s remote Rakhine State. It previously brushed away evidence of human rights violations as fake news and « propaganda ».
It also deemed « exaggerated » a UN report published in February which found babies and children were reportedly slaughtered with knives amid « area clearance operations ».
The report concluded counter military operations by security forces were subjecting the Rohingya population to brutal beatings, disappearances, mass gang rape and killings.
Ms Suu Kyi, who came to power last year as apart of a transition from military rule, has been criticised for failing to stand up to the more than one million stateless Rohingy a Muslims.


People in Burma, which is a Buddhist-majority country, have long seen the Rohingyas as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Some 75,000 Rohingyas fled the northwestern state of Rakhine to Bangladesh last year following security operations carried out by the Burmese army.
In March, the EU called for a mission to look into the allegations of abuse in the north of the country.
Indira Jaising, an advocate from the Supreme Court of India, was appointed to lead the mission in May.
But Burma insists that a domestic investigation, which is headed by former lieutenant general and Vice President Myint Swe, is sufficient to look into the allegations in Rakhine.
« Why do they try to use unwarranted pressure when the domestic mechanisms have not been exhausted? » said Kyaw Zeya.
« It will not contribute to our efforts to solve the issues in a holistic manner, » he said.

Last month, Ms Suu Kyi clashed with the EU over the necessity to carry through the UN resolution and send an international fact-finding mission to Burma.
Speaking in Brussels, Ms Suu Kyi said distrust between the two communities went as far back as the 18th century and that what the country needed was time.
« We have not ignored allegations of rape or murder or anything. We have asked that these are placed before a court and trialled, » she said.
She added her government was disassociating itself from the UN resolution « because we don’t think the resolution is in keeping with what is actually happening on the ground. »
During a trip to Sweden earlier this month she said the UN resolution « would have created greater hostility between the different communities. »

Burma and investigates Rohingya ‘genocide’.

Bangladesh Calls for Efforts to Curb Influx of Refugees

par | Fév 21, 2017 | Rohingyas

Bangladesh’s foreign minister called on the international community on Monday to address Burma’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority, tens of thousands of whom have fled in recent months to Bangladesh.
Speaking at a meeting with Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma, who is in Dhaka on a three-day visit, A. H. Mahmood Ali said a peaceful resolution must be found, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
Ali also described efforts by Dhaka to engage with Burma bilaterally by establishing border liaison offices and talks on security cooperation, the statement said.

Lee is visiting the Cox’s Bazar area on the border with Burma, where the foreign minister said the influx of Rohingya was having an adverse impact on the local population and undermining security.
In a separate meeting, Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, in Dhaka on a two-day visit, urged the international community to put more pressure on Burma to stop maltreatment of the Rohingya.
“The Buddhist majority country has to treat minorities with dignity and inclusiveness,” Brende said.
Nearly 70,000 Rohingya have fled Burma’s Arakan State to Bangladesh since October. They have joined more than 200,000 Rohingya already in Bangladesh, many living in official and makeshift camps, straining resources in one of Asia’s poorest regions.
The UN human rights office said in a report this month that Burma’s security forces had committed mass killings and rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages. UN officials working with refugees in Bangladesh have told Reuters the death toll from the security sweep could be more than 1,000.
Burma has denied almost all allegations of human rights abuses and says a lawful counterinsurgency campaign has been underway since the Oct. 9 attacks on border security posts killed nine policemen.
Following her visit to Bangladesh, Special Rapporteur Lee will share her findings in a report to the UN Human Rights Council which will be available online on March 13, the Foreign Ministry statement said.

Burma and investigates Rohingya ‘genocide’.

Violence erupts in Myanmar

par | Oct 11, 2016 | Rohingyas

YANGON, Myanmar — At least 24 people were believed on Monday to have died in western Myanmar after unknown assailants attacked police outposts on Sunday near the border with Bangladesh.
In Maungdaw, a township in Rakhine State close to the border, seven villagers, all members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, were said to have been shot to death when joint army and police forces began a counter operation on Monday.
About a million Rohingya live in the area and are officially stateless, having been denied citizenship by the Myanmar authorities who refuse to even use the term Rohingya, saying the people are actually Bengalis from Bangladesh.
“This morning about 6 a.m., the security forces, loaded onto three trucks, arrived in Myothugyi village, a mile east of Maungdaw town, and seven people were gunned down,” U Zaw Oo, a Rohingya in Maungdaw, said by telephone on Monday.  More Reading …

Des dizaines croyiez tués que la violence éclate au Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar – Au moins 24 personnes étaient données pour morte lundi dans l’ouest du Myanmar après que des assaillants inconnus ont attaqué des postes de police le dimanche près de la frontière avec le Bangladesh.

Dans Maungdaw, une municipalité dans l’Etat Rakhine près de la frontière, sept villageois, tous les membres de la minorité musulmane Rohingya, auraient été tués par balles lorsque les forces de l’armée et de la police conjointes ont commencé un contte- operation lundi.

Environ un million de Rohingyas vivent dans la région et sont officiellement apatride, les autorités du Myanmar ayant refusé la citoyenneté refusant même d’utiliser le terme de Rohingyas, affirmant que les gens sont réellement Bengalis du Bangladesh.

« Ce matin, vers 6 heures, les forces de sécurité, chargé sur trois camions, sont arrivés dans le village de Myothugyi, un mile à l’est de la ville de Maungdaw, où sept personnes ont été abattues, », a déclaré U Zaw Oo, un Rohingya à Maungdaw par téléphone le lundi.

« La situation dans la ville est calme, et tous les résidents musulmans ici sont tout simplement resté à la maison puisque nous avons très peur des forces de sécurité », a-t-il ajouté.

BANGKOK — Myanmar recognizes 135 ethnic groups within its borders. But the people who constitute No. 136? They are the people-who-must-not-be-named.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s first democratically elected government since 1962, embraced that view last week when she advised the United States ambassador against using the term “Rohingya” to describe the persecuted Muslim population that has lived in Myanmar for generations.

Her government, like the previous military-led one, will not call the Rohingya people by that name because it does not recognize them as citizens, said her spokesman, U Kyaw Zay Ya, a Foreign Ministry official.

“We won’t use the term Rohingya because Rohingya are not recognized as among the 135 official ethnic groups,” said Mr. Kyaw Zay Ya, who was at the meeting. “Our position is that using the controversial term does not support the national reconciliation process and solving problems.”

The stance does not bode well for the Rohingya or for rights activists who had hoped Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, would reverse discriminatory policies that have marginalized the Rohingya and prompted many to flee.

Aung San Suu Kyi demande des Etats-Unis de ne pas renvoyer à «Rohingya»

BANGKOK – Myanmar reconnaît 135 groupes ethniques au sein de ses frontières. Mais les gens qui constituent  le N° 136? Ce sont les gens-qui-doivent-pas-être-nommés.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chef du premier gouvernement démocratiquement élu du Myanmar depuis 1962, a embrassé ce point de vue la semaine dernière quand elle a informé l’ambassadeur des Etats-Unis contre l’utilisation du terme «Rohingya» pour décrire la population musulmane persécutée qui a vécu au Myanmar depuis des générations.

Son gouvernement, comme celui dirigé par les militaires précédents, n’appellera pas les Rohingyas par ce nom parce qu’il ne les reconnaît pas comme citoyens, a dit son porte-parole, U Kyaw Zay Ya, un responsable du ministère des Affaires étrangères.

«Nous n’allons pas utiliser le terme de Rohingyas parce les Rohingya ne sont pas reconnus comme étant parmi les 135 groupes ethniques officiels», a déclaré M. Kyaw Zay Ya, qui était à la réunion. « Notre position est que l’utilisation du terme controversé ne supporte pas le processus de réconciliation nationale et de la résolution des problèmes. »

Burma and investigates Rohingya ‘genocide’.

Birmanie : La situation des musulmans Rohingyas

par | Juin 21, 2016 | Myanmar, Rohingyas

Another doddery analyst said there was a 75 percent chance the military would prevent last November’s election being held. The whole reform process and transition to democracy was called “a fairy tale”.
Well, here we are and the griping naysayers got it wrong. The historic elections went ahead and allowed the people of Myanmar to freely choose their government and new leader.
As the United States assistant secretary of state Danny Russel said, “The five years of opening and reform set the stage for Myanmar to emerge from five decades of repression and military rule, and for its citizens to build unity, dignity, opportunity and prosperity.”

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