Our Ref: ARNA/2018/055
Date: 28 Aug 2018
GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY
Marking the day (25 Aug) as one year anniversary of Genocide Remembrance Day for the genocidal attacks took place across Mayu regions and also for ongoing genocidal attacks taking place across other townships from 8 June 2012.
Types of vigilante attacks, indiscriminate killings, brutal rapes, persistent persecution, systematic oppression, tyrant abuses, arbitrary arrests, corporal and collective punishments, violence and rapes, massive destruction of historical buildings and houses, destroying identities, practicing discriminatory laws and orders, rigid confinement and restriction, segregation and creation of muslim free-zones, permanent barrier in every social, cultural, welfare, health-care, education, livelihood sectors and cutting off of electricity and waters, are very clear evidences of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
A research consortium consisting of academics, practitioners and organisations launched a report entitled “Forced Migration of Rohingya: The Untold Experience”. The key findings of the research is based on recent arrival of 650,000 refugees, are as follows: -An estimated 116,000 Rohingya were beaten when family members are included.
-An estimated 43,000 Rohingya received gunshot wounds when family members are included.
-An estimated 36,000 Rohingya were thrown into fire.
-An estimated 25,000 Rohingya were murdered.
-An estimated 19,000 Rohingya women and adolescents were raped.
-The 82% of participants reported witnessing their neighbours’ death or saw dead bodies. -The 59% of participants reported witnessing neighbours been raped by authorities.
-The 85% of participants reported witnessing the burning of their own or neighbours’ homes.
-An estimated 43,000 Rohingya received gunshot wounds when family members are included.
-An estimated 36,000 Rohingya were thrown into fire.
-An estimated 25,000 Rohingya were murdered.
-An estimated 19,000 Rohingya women and adolescents were raped.
-The 82% of participants reported witnessing their neighbours’ death or saw dead bodies. -The 59% of participants reported witnessing neighbours been raped by authorities.
-The 85% of participants reported witnessing the burning of their own or neighbours’ homes.
Yet, the Suu Kyi government’s defiance authoritarian judiciary, brutalities, blockages and restrictions against Rohingya remain very largely active due to lack of effective action from international communities and United Nations. The Suu Kyi government continues denial of their heinous crimes by setting another Inquiry Commission very similar to the past commissions that are not international standard and not capable of leading to the criminal prosecution of all of those responsible and address the root causes to end the cycle of violence and attacks.
The remaining Rohingyas and Kamans in Arakan (Rakhine) state are still systematically trapped and facing frequent attacks, deadly starvation and Rohingya lands are clearing and replacing with mega projects and military base camps from June 2012. Extended threats of nationalists, extremists monks, gangs and thugs and creation of muslim free-zones across Arakan (Rakhine) state and central Burma are still exist.
The Rohingya survivors numbering about a million including existing numbers of the past arrivals in Bangladesh remain hopeless, unwanted, enduring with natural disaster and under the treats of repatriation as repatriation deal signed between governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh. Again, the UNDP and UNHCR have achieved signing of MoU with Myanmar government. However, such deal and MoU have no guarantee for improvement of human rights situation on the ground and protected return of Rohingya refugees with dignity and rights.
For decades, the majority of the entire people and the government authorities are jointly denying our existence, horribly terrorizing and actively attacking of our people from all corners. For Rohingya, we are counting the deaths, destruction, attacks, rapes, arson and massive displacement day by day. It is therefore a matter for Rohingya people- are technically in need of creation of a Safe zone (or) Statehood (or) Protectorate (or) Autonomy state.
On the remark of ‘’Genocide Remembrance Day’’, we ARNA would like to thank and strongly support the United Nations Fact-finding Mission call for prosecution of Myanmar generals. We also would like to call the international communities, United Nations and world leaders to show genuine solidarity and support the neglected victims of Rohingya, Kachin, Shan and Karen by:
1) Taking effective and immediate actions onto the terror government of Myanmar and referral of those perpetrator authorities to ICC.
2) Achieving the Protected Return of Rohingya refugees into Protected Lands to guarantee the lost rights and dignity of Rohingya people.
3) Achieving the release of all muslim political prisoners from central Burma and thousands of Rohingya prisoners involving children mostly detained in Sittwe Central Jail, Buthidaung Jail and many others detained in police lock-up and military camps.
4) Supporting Rohingya themselves to eventually establish a Safe zone (or) a Statehood (or) Protectorate state (or) Autonomy state thru Security Council’s R2P Resolution.
5) Cutting business ties, suspend military aid and ban entry visa of Ms. Suu Kyi, military generals and their family members visiting, studying and investment.
Thankfully,
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M.ILYAS (chairman), UK
M. h/p: +(44) 7780 359718,
contact in other countries
Habib, h/p: +(61) 406 310077, Australia
HF. Hashim Mahmood, h/p: +(88) 1729 872581, Bangladesh
Ayub Khan, h/p: +(60) 11 33315246, Malaysia
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