EU Parliament to issue resolution on Rohinga Muslims of Myanmar June 12, 2013 | Filed under: world | Posted by: admin EU Parliament to issue resolution on Rohinga Muslims of Myanmar BRUSSELS, A British Member of European Parliament, Sajjad Karim, Tuesday said he has drafted and signed a crucial European Parliament resolution, which calls for an end to discriminatory policies against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar/Burma. The resolution, which will be voted on Thursday, calls on Burma’s neighbours to come to the aid of the one million refugees and to put pressure on the Burmese government to end policies such as the two child regulation. Karim in a statement said that the Muslim minority in Myanmar/Burma, termed by the UN as one of the most persecuted minorities on the planet, have been subject to repeated anti-Muslim attacks since the country’s military rule in 1962. There have been many shocking instances of the army being involved in killing, raping and torturing the Rohingya Muslim population. Since the election of President Thein Sein in March 2011, sectarian violence has erupted with the situation of the Rohingya Muslims further exasperated by the persistent denial of basic human rights and discriminatory laws which has resulted in the government expelling the community, he noted. The Rohingya Muslims are classed as ‘stateless’ due to the Burmese government’s refusal to recognise the minority. “I am seeking to reassure the Rohingya Muslim community that their plight is not forgotten. My colleagues and I in the EU are working tirelessly to ensure that enough aid is being sent and distributed to the refugee camps, and that political pressure is being exerted on the government of Burma,” said Karim. An estimated one million Rohingyas have left the country, with 300 000 to Bangladesh alone. “I strongly believe that Burma’s neighbours such as Bangladesh, India and Thailand need to step up and show leadership in facilitating an equitable solution. This humanitarian crisis has no place in our world,” he added. The EU recently provided 5.5 million euros to the displaced people in Burma and is working with UN agencies to distribute food and supplies to the Rohingya community.(KUNA)
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:17:48 +0000
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