Army Would Be Deployed In Rohingya Camps If Needed: B'desh Home Minister

MENAFN 

(MENAFN- IANS) By Sumi Khan

Date 8/29/2022 

Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) Stating that the efforts of the Bangladesh government were underway to repatriate the Rohingya refugees, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said Army troops would be deployed in Rohingya refugee camps if necessary to prevent crimes and check smuggling of drugs into the country.

Incidents of crimes such as murder, robbery, rape, drug smuggling and several other criminal activities have increased nearly seven times in the last five years in the Cox's Bazar area, officials said.

UN Human Rights Expert Accuses Myanmar Army of Fresh Abuses

THE I DIPLOMAT  

By Associated Press

May 01, 2020  

A UN special rapporteur took aim at the Myanmar military for targeting ethnic minorities in Rakhine and Chin states.

The U.N.’s human rights expert on Myanmar has called for a new investigation into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity during recent fighting in the Southeast Asian country as she approaches the end of her appointment.

Yanghee Lee, whose formal title is special rapporteur, accused Myanmar’s military of “inflicting immense suffering” on ethnic minorities in Rakhine and Chin states, where the government is battling the Arakan Army, a well-armed and well-trained guerrilla force representing the Buddhist Rakhine minority.

What Does the ICJ Preliminary Ruling Really Mean for the Rohingya?

THE I DIPLOMAT
Angshuman Choudhury
February 04, 2020

The ICJ verdict is an important first step toward ensuring that the Rohingya victims get some tangible justice.

On January 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague ordered Myanmar to take immediate measures to prevent the genocide of the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, based in northern Rakhine state. The court indicated four specific “provisional measures” in this regard, as requested by The Gambia in its November 11, 2019, application to the ICJ seeking proceedings against Myanmar for violating the 1961 Genocide Convention.

Zimbabwe Among 9 Countries Who Voted Against UN’s Resolution To Protect Rohingya Muslims From Myanmar Army’s Atrocities, See How Others Voted

Pindula News
January 4, 2020

Zimbabwe is among nine countries who voted against the United Nations General Assembly’s Resolution IV on the Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.