Rohingya Crisis One Year One: Business As Usual For EU – OpEd
OpEd by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, in the Eurasia Review When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage. One year on, the European Union (EU) has yet to implement a single practical sanction or other action to …
Rohingya crisis one year on: Business as usual for EU
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage. One year on, the European Union (EU) has yet to implement a single practical sanction or other action to hold Min Aung Hlaing to account …
One year on, a million Rohingya refugees still fear for their lives – Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma, writes in the Guardian: “The international community must urgently find a way to allow the Rohingya to rebuild their lives in safety and security.” On the UK’s lack of support for referring Burma to the International Criminal Court, she writes “The sad reality …
Rohingya Citizenship – now or never?
The denial of citizenship to the Rohingya people is one of the foundation stones which underpins prejudice and violence against the Rohingya. By denying Rohingya citizenship, the government is officially saying that they are foreign to Burma, and do not belong in the country. In the mind of many in Burma, this in turn justifies …
Now or Never – Is Time Running Out For Rohingya to get Citizenship?
The denial of citizenship to the Rohingya people is one of the foundation stones which underpins prejudice and violence against the Rohingya. Their right of citizenship is one of the top demands of Rohingya, including a key condition for refugees before returning to Burma. A new briefing ‘Rohingya Citizenship. Now or Never?’ published today by …
EU imposes sanctions on Myanmar officers over Rohingya offensive – Financial Times
The EU has imposed sanctions on seven regional Myanmar military and police officers over alleged atrocities against Muslim Rohingya — but stopped short of targeting top national commanders including the head of the military, Min Aung Hlaing. Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told the FT: “In effect, the entire EU response to what is …
Questions hang over the UN’s secret Rohingya deal with the government of Burma
By Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK Serious questions and doubts hang over the new MOU signed between the United Nations and the government of Burma on a supposed framework for creating conditions for safe return for Rohingya refugees. For a start, to date, it’s a secret deal. It’s about the Rohingya but the Rohingya …
‘Justice for Rohingya’ campaign launched in London – Al Jazeera
The Justice for Rohingya Minority (JFRM) was launched at a ceremony at Amnesty International’s headquarters in London on Wednesday. Mark Farmaner, member of JFRM and director of Burma Campaign UK, argued that the international response to the Rohingya crisis has been muted. Referring to recent army attacks on civilians in Kachin State, Mark Farmaner said …
“No one was left”: death and violence against the Rohingya – MSF
Six health surveys conducted by Medecins sans Frontieres in Cox’s Bazar in November 2017 indicate that at least 9,400 people died in the first month following the upsurge of violence in Rakhine State, including at least 6,700 killed, among them at least 730 children under the age of five. MSF concludes that the signing of …