BY ANADOLU AGENCY
DHAKA ASIA PACIFIC
JUN 06, 2021
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) stands before U.N.'s International Court of Justice at the start of a three-day hearing on the Rohingya genocide case at the Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands, Dec. 10, 2019. (AFP Photo)
Members of the Rohingya community issued a cautious response to a declaration of Policy Position on the Rohingya in Rakhine State by the National Unity Government (NUG), an anti-coup shadow government in Myanmar.
The exile government that was formed in April issued the policy Thursday. It proclaims to restore citizenship rights to Rohingya, starting long-stalled repatriation of the persecuted people and repealing a controversial 1982 Citizenship Law and the deceptive National Verification Cards system.
Global rights defenders hailed the declaration and recommended that it include Rohingya representatives in anti-coup and pro-democratic processes.