AHA Centre defends leaked report on Rohingya refugees

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By Leong Wai Kit @LeongWaiKitCNA

10 Jun 2019

Around 740,000 Rohingya people have been forced to flee Myanmar to refugees camps. (Photo: AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

YANGON: ASEAN's disaster management unit AHA Centre has come out to defend its assessment of the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, following an outcry over the report it had submitted to Myanmar at the end of May.

Outcry as ASEAN predicts 'smooth' Rohingya return to Myanmar

the japanese times
Asia Pacific
AFP-JIJI

YANGON - An ASEAN report predicting half a million Rohingya refugees will return to Myanmar in two years has left observers incredulous for glossing over army atrocities, ignoring an ongoing civil war in Rakhine state and failing to mention the persecuted Muslim minority by name.

The leaked report, penned by the Southeast Asian bloc’s “Emergency Response and Assessment Team” (ASEAN-ERAT) and seen by AFP, is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Outcry over leaked Rohingya report

The Daily Star

Star Report
June 08, 2019

Asean report claims 5 lakh refugees to return to Myanmar in 2 years; rights bodies say Myanmar yet to create conditions for their safe return