Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 13-09-2017
The Media Review Network has demanded that the Myanmar government immediately intervene and take responsibility for the Rohingya crisis and atrocities that have displaced thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in that country.
The organisation issued a memorandum which includes a list of demands to the Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in South Africa which has been endorsed by the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, Muslim Judicial Council, the Tamil Federation and Cage Africa amongst others.
Gross human rights violations of the Rohingya have been recorded since 1978.
They have been denied their rights to education, land, and freedom of movement, employment and to marry without state permission and are also subjected to both forced labour and forced sterilisation.
In the document, MRN’s Advocate Shabnum Mayet says the organisation is deeply disturbed and angered by authenticated and credible reports emanating from Myanmar regarding the ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Rohingya.
“We state with extreme concern that the most unconscionable deeds against humankind are being committed. This includes amongst others, forceful seizure of babies from the arms of their mothers, throwing of babies into rivers, live human mutilation execution style shootings and beheadings evidenced by the horrific graphic images emerging.”
Mayet says they demand the Myanmar Government take immediate responsibility and permit the independent United Nations fact – finding mission to investigate the allegations of mass rape, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“The de facto leader of the Myanmar Government, ironically awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi must be held criminally responsible and should be investigated. She has now even been shamed by the open letter written to her by the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.”
Mayet says the respect for international law, international humanitarian law and Geneva conventions must prevail under all circumstances where equality, human dignity, preservation of human life and human rights are paramount.
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