Mahathir: Decision to turn away Rohingyas ‘inhuman’

Daily Express
Thursday, April 30, 2020
By: FMT

PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) on Wednesday joined the chorus condemning the rejection of Rohingya refugees, saying the authorities’ recent decision to turn away a boat carrying some 400 of them was “inhumane.”In a blog post, Dr Mahathir said the authorities should instead have given them food and fuel so that they could make their way to another country or return to Myanmar. Earlier this month, the authorities blocked a boat carrying starving Rohingya refugees from landing. It was reported that around 30 of the refugees had died at sea.

Rohingya body wants involvement in decision-making

Dhaka Tribune
Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
June 19th, 2019

This photo taken recently shows a makeshift rohingya camp in cox’s Bazar Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

All Rohingyas want to return home if the situation is right in Rakhine, says the ARSPHR chief
The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPHR), a group that claims to fight for the just causes of one of the world’s most persecuted people, has demanded that they have a say in every decision regarding the Rohingyas, especially on repatriation.