OIC Expresses Deep Concern over Violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
20-05-2024

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expresses deep concern and alarm over recent reports of violence, forced displacement, and property destruction against the Rohingya Muslim community in Buthidaung Township in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

The OIC General Secretariat underscores the responsibility of all parties involved in the conflict, especially the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, to protect all Rohingya people in accordance with international law. It further calls for immediate and unhindered humanitarian access and the full compliance with the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice to ensure the protection of the Rohingya people.

The General Secretariat calls on the international community to take immediate and concrete steps to end the cycle of violence and atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya people and ensure their safety and security.

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