UNB, Dhaka :
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the government of Myanmar to show its seriousness in creating the conditions for return by addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine state, particularly the systematic discrimination against and persecution of Rohingya.
Bachelet also urged the government of Bangladesh to halt plans for the repatriation of more than 2,200 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning that the returns would be in violation of international law and put their lives and freedom at serious risk.
High Commissioner Bachelet appealed to the government of Bangladesh to ensure scrupulously that any repatriation takes place in line with international standards of voluntariness, safety and dignity, with full transparency, and only when the conditions are right.
“The history of the Rohingya in Myanmar is one filled with repeated episodes of violence, flight and return,” Bachelet said.
“We need to speak with one voice to stop this cycle from repeating itself yet again,” the High Commissioner was quoted as saying in a statement received from Geneva.
The Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar are the victims of human rights violations committed in the midst of the violence that erupted in August 2017, which led to the flight of more than 725,000 people.
Many witnessed the killings of members of their families and the burning down of their homes and villages.
Bachelet said Rohingyas have stated repeatedly that they do not wish to return under current conditions. “Several of the refugee families apparently listed for return are headed by women or children.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the government of Myanmar to show its seriousness in creating the conditions for return by addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine state, particularly the systematic discrimination against and persecution of Rohingya.
Bachelet also urged the government of Bangladesh to halt plans for the repatriation of more than 2,200 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning that the returns would be in violation of international law and put their lives and freedom at serious risk.
High Commissioner Bachelet appealed to the government of Bangladesh to ensure scrupulously that any repatriation takes place in line with international standards of voluntariness, safety and dignity, with full transparency, and only when the conditions are right.
“The history of the Rohingya in Myanmar is one filled with repeated episodes of violence, flight and return,” Bachelet said.
“We need to speak with one voice to stop this cycle from repeating itself yet again,” the High Commissioner was quoted as saying in a statement received from Geneva.
The Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar are the victims of human rights violations committed in the midst of the violence that erupted in August 2017, which led to the flight of more than 725,000 people.
Many witnessed the killings of members of their families and the burning down of their homes and villages.
Bachelet said Rohingyas have stated repeatedly that they do not wish to return under current conditions. “Several of the refugee families apparently listed for return are headed by women or children.”
