Showing posts with label Press Release. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Press Release. Show all posts
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Bangladesh: Stop extrajudicial executions of Rohingya refugees and end restrictions to their freedom of movement
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Index number: ASA 13/1317/2019
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about what appears to be a series of recent extrajudicial executions of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camps. Since the killing on 23 August 2019, of a local Bangladeshi youth leader from the ruling political party Awami League, at least seven Rohingya refugees have been killed by Bangladesh police in alleged ‘gunfights’ in the span of just three weeks. Bangladesh authorities must respect and protect the human rights of Rohingya, including the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and movement, as well as their other rights as refugees.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Bangladesh: Halt Plans to Relocate Rohingya Refugees
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Saturday, 26 October 2019,
Press Release: Fortify Rights
Bangladesh: Halt Plans to Relocate Rohingya Refugees to Isolated Island
Testimonies indicate relocations slated for next month would be involuntary
Saturday, 26 October 2019,
Press Release: Fortify Rights
Bangladesh: Halt Plans to Relocate Rohingya Refugees to Isolated Island
Testimonies indicate relocations slated for next month would be involuntary
(BANGKOK, October 25, 2019)—The Government of Bangladesh should immediately halt plans to relocate Rohingya refugees from camps in Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char, an isolated and flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, Fortify Rights said today. On October 20, Bangladeshi officials announced plans to begin relocating refugees in early November.
Fortify Rights interviewed 14 Rohingya from three different refugee camps in Bangladesh, including Rohingya identified on lists of people slated for imminent relocation to Bhasan Char. None of those on the lists for relocation interviewed by Fortify Rights had been consulted about the plan and all opposed it.
Fortify Rights interviewed 14 Rohingya from three different refugee camps in Bangladesh, including Rohingya identified on lists of people slated for imminent relocation to Bhasan Char. None of those on the lists for relocation interviewed by Fortify Rights had been consulted about the plan and all opposed it.
“The island is not a sustainable solution for refugees and no one knows that better than the Rohingya themselves,” said Matthew Smith, Chief Executive Officer at Fortify Rights. “Threats of forced relocation cause unnecessary harm to refugee families already struggling to survive. Bangladesh authorities should engage in meaningful consultations with Rohingya and identify options to ensure rights and protection.”
Friday, August 30, 2019
Fears for 'a lost generation' of Rohingya children in Bangladesh - new briefing
Amnesty International UK
29 Aug 2019,
Two years after a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign forced around 700,000 Rohingya to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh, refugees are still trapped in unbearable conditions in overcrowded camps, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published today (August 29).
The 70-page briefing, ‘I don’t know what my future will be’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, warns that a ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children are being systematically denied an education, and documents the sense of hopelessness and uncertainty expressed by many young people in the camps.
Amnesty researchers travelled to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and spoke to 97 refugees in nine camps in February this year. With the situation still dire, Amnesty is calling on the Bangladeshi government to look beyond emergency measures and develop a long-term response to respect and protect the rights of refugees.
29 Aug 2019,
Press releases
The 70-page briefing, ‘I don’t know what my future will be’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, warns that a ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children are being systematically denied an education, and documents the sense of hopelessness and uncertainty expressed by many young people in the camps.
Amnesty researchers travelled to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and spoke to 97 refugees in nine camps in February this year. With the situation still dire, Amnesty is calling on the Bangladeshi government to look beyond emergency measures and develop a long-term response to respect and protect the rights of refugees.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
MHA arrests at least six supporters of Myanmar insurgent group in Singapore
THE STRAITSTIMES
Political Correspondent
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has arrested a group of Myanmar nationals for using Singapore to mobilise support for armed violence against their government.
Their actions in support of the Arakan Army (AA), an armed group that has conducted violent attacks in Myanmar, are “inimical to Singapore’s security”, MHA said in a statement on Wednesday (July 10). It added that those found involved in activities of security concern will be deported.
The ministry’s statement came following reports in the Myanmar media that six leaders of the Arakan Association (Singapore) had been picked up, and that their computers and mobile phones were seized.
Political Correspondent
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has arrested a group of Myanmar nationals for using Singapore to mobilise support for armed violence against their government.
Their actions in support of the Arakan Army (AA), an armed group that has conducted violent attacks in Myanmar, are “inimical to Singapore’s security”, MHA said in a statement on Wednesday (July 10). It added that those found involved in activities of security concern will be deported.
The ministry’s statement came following reports in the Myanmar media that six leaders of the Arakan Association (Singapore) had been picked up, and that their computers and mobile phones were seized.
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Myanmar: Call for continued pressure on human rights crisis
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Thursday, 4 July 2019, 1:41 pm
Press Release: United Nations
Myanmar: Expert calls for continued pressure as situation reaches “human rights crisis”
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 1:41 pm
Press Release: United Nations
GENEVA (3 July 2019) – A UN human rights expert implored the international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar amid a deterioration of human rights in the country, citing concerns about possible war crimes in Rakhine State, the treatment of minorities, the environment and freedom of expression.
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva and welcomed the Government’s reforms to the accounting requirements of extractive industry State-owned economic enterprises. “This is an opportunity for the Government to improve transparency in the sector, and to ensure that departments tasked with enforcing environmental and social safeguards are properly resourced,” the expert said.
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva and welcomed the Government’s reforms to the accounting requirements of extractive industry State-owned economic enterprises. “This is an opportunity for the Government to improve transparency in the sector, and to ensure that departments tasked with enforcing environmental and social safeguards are properly resourced,” the expert said.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Condemnations pour in over release of Myanmar soldiers
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RIGHTS
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Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh
27.05.2019
7 soldiers who murdered Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state set free, report claims
Human rights activists across the world have expressed concerns over the release of seven Myanmar soldiers who murdered 10 Rohingya Muslims in a 2017 military crackdown in its western Rakhine state.
“The only reason these seven soldiers were arrested is because Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo exposed these cold-blooded murders in an investigative news story that could not be refuted,” Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch tweeted.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Rohingya And Burmese Muslims Urge EU To Act On UN Call To Sanction Military-Linked Businesses – Statement
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The UN Fact Finding Mission last week issued a statement urging the international community to financially isolate Myanmar’s military for its involvement in the genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. It made clear that the Government of Myanmar had made no movement towards genuinely resolving the crisis.Sunday, May 5, 2019
Military Releases 126 Detainees in N. Rakhine
The Irrawaddy
By The Irrawaddy
3 May 2019
By The Irrawaddy
3 May 2019
Military spokesman Brig-Gen. Zaw Min Tun attends the ‘four
pillars’ meeting in Naypyitaw on April 30. / Htet Naing Zaw / The
Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, on Friday said they have released 126 innocent civilians out of 275 villagers from Rathedaung Township in northern Rakhine State whom they have held in detention for three days on suspicion of having ties with the Arakan Army (AA). The military also reiterated that it would take action against those who they claim are either AA members or have affiliations with the group.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Myanmar : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Myanmar.
INTERNATIONAL MONETRAY FUND
IMF Country Report No. 19/100
IMF Country Report No. 19/100
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publication Date: April 12, 2019
Friday, April 5, 2019
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani
UNITED NATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS
Location: Geneva
Date: 5 April 2019
Subject: Myanmar
-----Location: Geneva
Date: 5 April 2019
Subject: Myanmar
Myanmar: Fighting must stop
Myanmar: We are deeply disturbed by the intensification of the conflict in Rakhine State in recent weeks, and condemn what appear to be indiscriminate attacks and attacks directed at civilians by the Myanmar military and armed fighters. The consequences of impunity will continue to be deadly. We call on the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army to immediately cease hostilities and to ensure that civilians are protected. Learn more: http://ow.ly/468q30okS2I
Posted by United Nations Human Rights on Friday, April 5, 2019
MyanmarWe are deeply disturbed by the intensification of the conflict in Rakhine State in recent weeks, and condemn what appear to be indiscriminate attacks and attacks directed at civilians by the Myanmar military and armed fighters in the context of the ongoing fighting with the ethnic Rakhine Arakan Army (AA).
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Malaysia: Ensure Accountability for Mass Graves, Human Trafficking Atrocities Against Rohingya
FORTIFY RIGHT
RIGHTS
RIGHTS
News Release
Malaysia: Ensure Accountability for Mass Graves, Human Trafficking Atrocities Against Rohingya
Report finds trafficking syndicate committed crimes against humanity
(KUALA LUMPUR, March 27, 2019)—In a new joint report released today, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Fortify Rights find reasonable grounds to believe that a human-trafficking syndicate committed crimes against humanity in Malaysia and Thailand against Rohingya men, women, and children from 2012 to 2015.
The 121-page report follows the Government of Malaysia’s recent creation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate human trafficking and mass graves—believed to contain the bodies of trafficked Rohingya and Bangladeshis—discovered in Wang Kelian, Perlis State in 2015. The Royal Commission of Inquiry is expected to submit its final report in June.
The 121-page report follows the Government of Malaysia’s recent creation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate human trafficking and mass graves—believed to contain the bodies of trafficked Rohingya and Bangladeshis—discovered in Wang Kelian, Perlis State in 2015. The Royal Commission of Inquiry is expected to submit its final report in June.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
House Foreign Affairs Committee Leadership Calls on Administration to Recognize Rohingya Genocide
Press Releases
February 27, 2019
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan group of members in calling on the Trump Administration to formally designate the Burmese military atrocities against the Rohingya people as genocide. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on February 15, the members urged the Department to follow the lead of the United Nations, Congress, and non-governmental expert organizations in properly denouncing these crimes as genocide.Saturday, February 23, 2019
Asia World Sees Myanmar's New Concrete Road as Catalyst.
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INDEPENDENT NEWS
Saturday, 23 February 2019,
Press Release: Asia Corporate News Network - ACN Newswire
The Asia World Foundation said today that a new, all-weather 54-kilometer concrete road will serve as a major confidence booster and catalyst for direct investments in Rakhine State which today kicked off a three-day investment fair that was inaugurated by Myanmar's State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Penny Mordaunt: the Rohingya crisis must not be forgotten
GOV.UK
Published 19 February 2019
Press release
From:
The UK is providing vital humanitarian aid to many of the one million Rohingya refugees and vulnerable local communities in Cox’s Bazar.
The plight of the Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said during her second visit to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
The plight of the Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said during her second visit to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Switzerland provides additional 10 million francs for Rohingya refugees
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Government of Switzerland
Published on 15 Feb 2019 — View Original
Press release, 15.02.2019
In 2019, Switzerland will provide CHF 10 million and deploy experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) to help tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. The humanitarian crisis in eastern Bangladesh, a region that has taken in large numbers refugees, remains acute. The international Joint Response Plan seeks to raise USD 920 million to meet basic needs.
Published on 15 Feb 2019 — View Original
Press release, 15.02.2019
In 2019, Switzerland will provide CHF 10 million and deploy experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) to help tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. The humanitarian crisis in eastern Bangladesh, a region that has taken in large numbers refugees, remains acute. The international Joint Response Plan seeks to raise USD 920 million to meet basic needs.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Amnesty International UK Press releases; Myanmar: Fresh evidence of new violations during military operations in Rakhine State.
Amnesty International UK
Press releases11 Feb 2019
Military blocking access to food and indiscriminately shelling villagesArmy units responsible for past atrocities involved in operations
More than 5,000 civilians displaced since December
“The Myanmar military have operated from the same brutal playbook for decades” – Tirana Hassan
Myanmar's security forces have shelled villages and blocked civilians from accessing food and humanitarian assistance in Rakhine State in recent weeks, Amnesty International said today.
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