UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) MUST INTERVENE URGENTLY TO STOP THE ONGOING KILLING OF ROHINGYA VILLAGERS IN ARAKAN STATE OF MYANMAR.

28, MARCH 2024

DEAR CHIEF EDITOR,

                                                           PRESS STATEMENT

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) MUST INTERVENE URGENTLY TO STOP THE ONGOING KILLING OF ROHINGYA VILLAGERS IN ARAKAN STATE OF MYANMAR. 

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) urges the United Nations Security Council to intervene urgently to stop the ongoing killing of the Rohingya villagers in Arakan State of Myanmar.

For the past few months, the Myanmar military has been intensifying genocidal attacks against the Rohingya villages resulting in deaths of thousands of innocent Rohingya villagers including women and children. Hundreds of Rohingya suffered severe injuries following the attacks. Not only that, the Myanmar military is forcibly recruiting the Rohingya villagers to join the Myanmar military particularly from Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Minbya, Rathedaung and Sittwe Township. This is strange as Rohingya were not recognised as citizens. This has forced an unknown number of Rohingya villagers fleeing Arakan State.

The Rohingya villagers are also facing ongoing genocidal attacks from the Arakan Army (AA) where the Rohingya were arrested, kidnapped, tortured, blackmailed and killed. Hundreds or even more Rohingya villagers were killed during the war between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army. In mid of March 2024, about 100 Rohingya villagers were killed during their war as the military forced the Rohingya to be human shields.

Rohingya women were raped by both parties. In early March, a 4-year-old Rohingya girl was kidnapped by the Myanmar junta’s ally, the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP). They asked for a ransom of 15 million Kyat from the family for her release. However, they did not release her after receiving the ransom money. Finally on 14th March the girl’s dead body was found near the ALP’s office in Bumay. No Rohingya is safe in Arakan.

On 18th March 2024, Myanmar military carried out an air bombardment over Rohingya village in Minbya Township resulting in 25 Rohingya were killed and 60 of Rohingya villagers injured.

This situation has forced the Rohingya to flee the country to seek refuge. Both the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army forced the Rohingya villagers to leave their villages as they wanted to fight each other. The truth is that the fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army is a genocidal strategy by the military as more Rohingya were killed compared to the fighting parties.

Obviously, both the Myanmar military together with Arakan Army have committed genocide against the Rohingya. Last week, United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres warned about the situation of Rohingya in Arakan State. We urge the UN Security Council to take effective measures to stop the ongoing killing of the Rohingya and the genocide by deploying UN Peecekeeping Force to Arakan State. These are the evidence for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ) cases against the Myanmar military and it must be documented carefully and comprehensively.

We regret the genocidal attack against the Rohingya continued during the holy month of Ramadan. The delayed actions by the United Nations, and the international community will only allow the ongoing killing of Rohingya in Myanmar and definitely increase the number of refugees and internally displaced persons and definitely have a tremendous impact on regional security and stability.

The timely interventions and international support to the people of Myanmar is very crucial at this time and the delayed actions definitely sacrifices more lives than ever. The military must be made accountable for the Genocide and atrocities without further delay. The ICJ and ICC process must be ongoing in whatever situation in order to deliver justice to the victims of Genocide and the people of Myanmar. 

Thank you. 

“JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED”.

Yours sincerely,

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani

President

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM)

Tel No: +6016-6827 287 

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MERHROM APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SEND A UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO TROUBLED AREAS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION IN MYANMAR.

MERHROM APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SEND A UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO TROUBLED AREAS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION IN MYANMAR.

UN secretary-general alarmed by reports of Myanmar airstrikes

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March 19, 20246:56 AM GMT+8Updated 11 hours ago

March 18 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports that military airstrikes in Myanmar, including on Monday in Minbya township, have killed and injured many civilians, a U.N. spokesman said.

Myanmar has been convulsed by turmoil since the military seized power from an elected government in a 2021 coup.

“The expansion of conflict in Rakhine State is driving displacement and exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities and discrimination,” the spokesman said. “The Secretary-General calls on all parties to prevent further incitement of communal tensions.”

Muslim Rohingya have faced persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for decades and nearly a million of them live in crammed camps in neighboring Bangladesh’s border district of Cox’s Bazar. Most fled a military crackdown in 2017.

Myanmar’s military rulers view the Rohingya as foreign interlopers and have denied them citizenship.

Citing local residents, Radio Free Asia reported that 23 people were killed and 30 injured on Friday when a fighter jet dropped a bomb on Thar Dar, a predominantly Rohingya village about 5 km (three miles) north of Minbya.

MERHROM APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SEND A UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO TROUBLED AREAS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION IN MYANMAR.

19^th MARCH 2024

DEAR CHIEF EDITOR,

                                                          PRESS STATEMENT

MERHROM APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SEND A UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO TROUBLED AREAS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION IN MYANMAR.

The Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) strongly condemned the Genocidal attack against Rohingya in Minbya Township by the Myanmar military. As the Myanmar junta continues killing us, we urge no more selling and buying arms with the Myanmar junta for killing the Rohingya and the people of Myanmar.

MERHROM again to appeal to the United Nations (UN), World leaders, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) European Union (EU), Asean, International community, civil society organizations around the world and World citizens to stop genocide & atrocities in Myanmar.

Myanmar junta carried out an air bombardment over Rohingya village in Minbya Township on 18^th March 2024, about 25 ethnic Rohingya were killed and 60 of Rohingya villagers injured. We feel we have been ignored. The genocide is still ongoing, without any sign it will end. MERHROM, stand with all the Rohingya who lost family members and everything they owned. On 15^th March 2024, Rohingya villagers were forced to become Myanmar military to fight with Arakan Army (AA), About 100 Rohingya were killed during the fight as the military forced the Rohingya to be human shields.

MERHROM urges the United Nations (UN) to take appropriate measures following the continued genocidal attacks against the Rohingya minority. We regret the genocidal attack against the Rohingya continued during the holy month of Ramadan.

MERHROM appeal to the United Nations to send a UN peacekeeping force to the troubled areas first to ensure the safety of the population. Currently, genocide against Rohingya is ongoing. On top of that, the fight between Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar Military is still ongoing in Arakan State which resulted in the constant death of Rohingyas.

We are very much frustrated to see the United Nations as the most mandated body in the world fail to stop the genocide against minority Rohingya in Myanmar.We hope for the super power countries to use their influence to increase action to Myanmar military to stop the genocide against ethnic Rohingya and people of Myanmar but our lives do not matter to them.

We urge all Myanmar military Generals to be prosecuted for genocide against the ethnic Rohingya.The International Criminal Court (ICC) and The International Court of Justice (ICJ) process must be speed up to stop the ongoing genocide and to protect the ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar. If we cannot stop the Rohingya genocide today, next we will celebrate the 100 years of Rohingya genocide.

The UN Security Council has already been failing in its obligation to address the issue of the Burmese military ignoring the provisional measures to prevent ongoing genocide of the

Rohingya, which were ordered by the International Court of Justice.

The International Court of Justice, known as the UN court, set out provisional measures in theGambia v. Myanmar case on Burma’s breaches of the genocide convention, in January 2020. UN Security Council members, and the penholder on Burma at the UN Security Council, the UK, have once again failed to learn lessons from past mistakes. Failing to act on violations of international law perpetrated against the Rohingya creates a sense of impunity and encourages an escalation of abuses. We are witnessing a repeat of this mistake happening in Rakhine State now.

The United Nations and the superpower countries must work towards ending the war, conflict & genocide around the world rather than looking for more resources to cope with the increased numbers of refugees.

May Allah grant them Jannatul Firdaus. Save innocent people of Myanmar.

“JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED”.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani

President

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM)

Tel No: +6016-6827 287 

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Email: rights4rohingyas@gmail.com

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We’re not here to steal jobs, take over country, says Rohingya group

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Rohingya refugees have been fleeing Myanmar on boats. – MMEA pic, December 10, 2023

AN influential body representing the Rohingya people who escaped persecution in Myanmar has appealed for other countries not to look upon refugees as dangerous, and to harmoniously accept them into mainstream society.

“As refugees, we are not threats; we are victims of war, genocide, and conflict who fled our countries to seek refuge and protection,” said Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, president of the Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation in Malaysia (MERHROM).

“We don’t come here to steal locals’ jobs or take over the country.

“We are here to seek protection temporarily until the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) finds a durable solution for us.”

He said that the theme chosen for Human Rights Day 2023, which falls on today, clearly calls upon everyone to ensure freedom, equality and justice for all.

“We really hope more can be done to ensure the safety of everyone,” he said.

Human Rights Day is meant to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948.

Over the past weeks, several boats carrying Rohingya people have been attempting to land on the coast of Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

Some have been driven away by the authorities and local communities.

Last week, the UNHCR said that two damaged boats with an estimated 400 Rohingya people were believed to be adrift without food or water in the Andaman Sea.

The agency warned that these boat people faced death if no help, like supplies or rescue efforts, was forthcoming.

International pressure on genocide perpetrators

Based on statistics from the UNHCR, there were 182,990 refugees and asylum seekers from 59 countries in Malaysia as of December last year.

Of that number, the majority are the Rohingya, numbering 106,129 people, Harian Metro reported last week.

Besides the Rohingya, there are 6,750 refugees and asylum seekers from Pakistan, 3,750 from Yemen, 3,230 from Somalia, 2,860 from Afghanistan, 1,640 from Sri Lanka and other countries.

In May, Putrajaya had said it would set a limit for the duration of the stay of Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali had said that the government, through the platform of the joint Malaysia-UNHCR task force, has requested that the resettlement process for refugees to a third country – or return to the country of origin which allows refugees to return – be sped up.

Therefore, he said, the UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are urged to provide more cooperation and increase their commitment and efforts in increasing the rate of resettlement of this group to third countries or return to their country of origin.

Zafar said that while refugees are grateful that global citizens are rendering humanitarian assistance to the victims of conflict, war and genocide, it is not a permanent solution to conflict, war and genocide.

“The root cause of the problem must be addressed and solved through collective and ongoing dialogue, international pressure, sanctions, and finally legal actions through International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ),” he said.

He also stressed on how crucial it is to use technologies to prevent human rights violations towards anyone.

“MERHROM urges all UN member states, the civil society and the global citizens to work together to ensure freedom, equality and justice for all.” – The Vibes, December 10, 2023

We are victims of war, genocide, conflict, says MERHROM.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2023: FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

10^th December 2023

PRESS RELEASE

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2023: FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

Today, on Human Rights Day 2023, Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) joins the world in celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This is a significant milestone in the advancement of human rights globally.

The theme chosen for Human Rights Day 2023 clearly calls upon everyone to ensure Freedom, Equality and Justice For All. Therefore, it is very important to relook at our past strategies and move forward with a permanent solution to the various problems we face in the world. As UDHR ensures the rights of everyone regardless of race, colour, sex, political or other opinion, status etc. we really hope more can be done to ensure the safety of everyone.

As we are facing ongoing conflict, war and genocide, challenged by pandemic, hate speech, xenophobia, climate change etc. we need to see the most workable permanent solution to end human rights violations globally. We are heartbroken to see many lives were sacrificed in the Palestine-Israel war. We urge the permanent ceasefire to be achieved for now to ensure the safety of everyone.

While we are grateful that the global citizens are rendering humanitarian assistance to the victims of conflict, war and genocide, this is not a permanent solution to conflict, war and genocide. The root cause of the problem must be addressed and solved through collective and ongoing dialogue, international pressure, sanctions and finally legal actions through International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ).

As we live in the advancement of technologies, it is crucial to use the technologies in the best way to prevent human human rights violations to anyone. As the vulnerable communities such as refugees, migrants and stateless are facing ongoing xenophobia and hate speech worldwide, it is important that more work need to be done globally to educate global citizens about harmonious coexistence and the need of each other between locals, refugees and migrant’s communities to ensure safety and dignity of everyone.

As a Refugees are not threats; we are victims of war, genocide, and conflict who fled our countries to seek refuge and protection. We don’t come here to steal locals ‘jobs or take over the country. We are here to seek protection temporarily until the UNHCR finds a durable solution for us.

MERHROM urges all UN member states, the civil society and the global citizen to work together to ensure Freedom, Equality and Justice For All.

Thank you.

“JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED”.

Yours sincerely,

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani

President

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM)

Tel No: +6016-6827 287 

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Email: rights4rohingyas@gmail.com

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2023: FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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Today, on Human Rights Day 2023, Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) joins the world in celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
This is a significant milestone in the advancement of human rights globally.
The theme chosen for Human Rights Day 2023 calls upon everyone to ensure Freedom, Equality and Justice For All.

Therefore, it is very important to relook at our past strategies and move forward with a permanent solution to the various problems we face in the world.
As UDHR ensures the rights of everyone regardless of race, colour, sex, political or other opinion, status etc, we hope more can be done to ensure the safety of everyone.
As we are facing ongoing conflict, war and genocide, challenged by pandemics, hate speech, xenophobia, climate change etc, we need to see the most workable permanent solution to end human rights violations globally.

We are heartbroken to see many lives were sacrificed in the Palestine-Israel war.
We urge the permanent ceasefire to be achieved for now to ensure the safety of everyone.
While we are grateful that global citizens are rendering humanitarian assistance to the victims of conflict, war and genocide, this is not a permanent solution to conflict, war and genocide.
The root cause of the problem must be addressed and solved through collective and ongoing dialogue, international pressure, sanctions and finally legal actions through the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ). 

As we live in the advancement of technologies, it is crucial to use the technologies in the best way to prevent human rights violations to anyone.

As vulnerable communities such as refugees, migrants and stateless are facing ongoing xenophobia and hate speech worldwide, it is important that more work needs to be done globally to educate global citizens about harmonious coexistence and the need for each other between locals, refugees and migrant’s communities to ensure safety and dignity of everyone.

Refugees are not threats; we are victims of war, genocide, and conflict who fled our countries to seek refuge and protection. We don’t come here to steal locals ‘jobs or take over the country.
We are here to seek protection temporarily until the UNHCR finds a durable solution for us.
MERHROM urges all UN member states, civil society and global citizens to work together to ensure Freedom, Equality and Justice For All.

By Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani,
President, MERHROM

Take stand against human trafficking

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IN conjunction with World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Myanmar Ethnic Human Rights Organisation based in Malaysia (MERHROM) is calling on all United Nations (UN) member states to take action to protect victims of human trafficking and prosecute human traffickers and their networks.

A comprehensive action plan needs to be developed to curb human trafficking, starting from the country of origin to transit and designated countries.

MERHROM requests the UN and its member states as well as the international community at large to help stop the war, genocide and conflicts, which are forcing people into the hands of human traffickers.

We need to save these victims without further delay as many have already lost their lives to human traffickers. We must vigorously push this fight forward.

MERHROM has also also urged UN member states to enforce anti-trafficking laws and combat transnational organised crime.”

It is important that the UN and its agencies, including the resettlement countries, reach out to every human trafficking victim, and leave no one behind.

Many Rohingya, who are fleeing genocide, have been arrested in transit countries within the region. These individuals require immediate protection and support from the relevant agencies and transit countries.

A significant number of them have been detained for prolonged periods, leading to mental health issues that remain untreated during their detention.

We appeal to the relevant governments to release asylum seekers and refugees from detention camps, allowing them to access necessary services.

We urge these governments to take active interventions to halt the genocide and persecution of the Myanmar people and work towards restoring democracy and human rights in the state.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani

President

MERHROM

Rights group calls on UNGA to end Rohingya plight

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation in Malaysia seeks targeted sanctions against the military junta, reports Himanshu Bhatt from UNGA in New York

Updated 6 hours ago · Published on 21 Sep 2023

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had lamented at the Asean Summit in Jakarta that there are now more than 200,000 refugees from Myanmar in Malaysia. – The Vibes pic, September 21, 2023

BY Himanshu Bhatt

NEW YORK – The United Nations’ (UN) move to include deliberations on the suffering of Rohingya refugees as an agenda during its general assembly here has spiked hopes among the community in Malaysia that a lasting solution to their plight is finally in sight.

The anticipation among those in exile in Malaysia is especially acute this time round as Malaysia itself is involved in the sessions on the crisis.

The Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation in Malaysia (Merhrom) called on the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) to urgently implement targeted sanctions against the military junta that has taken control over the Myanmar government following a coup in February 2021.

It said that this is vital to help end the decades-long genocide of the Rohingya people who mostly hail from the Arakan province of Myanmar, as well as to curb the atrocities perpetrated against the people of the country. 

“We condemn all parties who sell arms to the Myanmar military to kill the people of Myanmar,” said Merhrom president Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani. 

“We urge all UN member states to have a strong and genuine political will to implement arms embargo, economic and trade sanctions, travel bans and financial sanctions, including freezing the Myanmar military’s bank accounts, their companies and assets.”

The appeal comes as a high-level programme on the Rohingya crisis hosted by Bangladesh is being held today at the UN headquarters here, with Malaysia as a co-sponsor.

Yesterday, Malaysia was involved in a meeting of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) Contact Group on Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, also at the UN.

Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir had during the meeting called on the OIC to strengthen collaboration with like-minded countries and bodies to find “definite solutions” to the crisis.

He said that the OIC should work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the UN to engage with the Myanmar government to resolve the “grave crisis”.

He also stressed that UN member states must strongly emphasise the importance of “safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation” of displaced Rohingya Muslims.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had lamented at the Asean Summit in Jakarta that there are now more than 200,000 refugees from Myanmar in Malaysia.

He had said that it is imperative for the “five points of consensus” brokered by Asean to be implemented, as the conflict in Myanmar affects not only its own people but also impacts neighbours like Malaysia.

Education support for Rohingya refugees

Zafar urged Anwar and Zambry to intervene strongly with Asean, OIC and the UN to alleviate the plight of the refugees and end the human rights crisis in Myanmar.

“The Malaysian government also needs to continue to advocate for oppressed people around the globe,” he stressed, listing the Palestinians, Syrians, Yemenis, Uyghurs and Afghans as among those being subjected to violent subjugation.

“Recognising the shrinking of human rights since the establishment of United Nations, it is very crucial all of us to take actions to stop conflict, war and genocide around the globe.” 

The refugee group also appealed to OIC donor countries, including Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to take in Rohingya refugees to their countries and provide education through scholarship programmes.

“As stateless refugees, education is very fundamental and significant to rebuild our broken lives,” he said. 

“Without education, we can hardly achieve more than what we have now. We have to prepare and develop our young generation to strive for peace, justice and freedom after living long decades in genocide.”

He particularly emphasised that UN member states should stop business and military deals with Myanmar to manifest their political will to save the lives of Myanmar people from the “genocidal regime”. 

“We urge the United Nations and Asean to be more committed to end the Rohingya genocide and persecutions of Myanmar people, and to stop Myanmar from producing refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) indefinitely.” – The Vibes, September 21, 2023

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Global Leaders Urged to Address Ongoing Rohingya Genocide at G20 Summit

By Editor

02/09/2023

KUALA LUMPUR — In the lead-up to the G20 Summit scheduled for September 9-10 in New Delhi, the Malaysian Rohingya Council (MERHROM) has called on world leaders to prioritize discussions on the ongoing Rohingya genocide and atrocities in Myanmar.

The organization emphasizes the need for concrete solutions rather than empty promises, aligning with the summit’s theme of “One Earth. One Family. One Future.”

The urgency of halting the Rohingya genocide is underscored by MERHROM, which insists that immediate action is required to protect and support survivors while ensuring the prosecution of those responsible.

Furthermore, the council appeals for an immediate cessation of arms sales to Myanmar, citing their use in causing harm to both Rohingya and Myanmar’s broader population.

MERHROM in a statement here today, stressed that the consequences of the Rohingya genocide persist even after the survivors fled Myanmar.

Over decades, thousands of ethnic Rohingya have endured murder, rape, torture, arson, and imprisonment.

The organization urges the G20 summit attendees, including the United Nations, United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, India, Bangladesh, ASEAN, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), CSOs, and the international community to sustain pressure on Myanmar’s junta and expedite efforts to restore democracy in the country.

While acknowledging humanitarian aid efforts, MERHROM highlights that such assistance cannot compensate for the loss of Rohingya and Myanmar lives or alleviate the trauma and suffering experienced.

The council decries the reduction of food aid for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by the WFP to $8 per month, a situation that exacerbates their hardship and underscores the need for basic food security rights and an end to the Rohingya genocide.

The organization expresses deep sorrow at the continued violence inflicted on millions of human beings, particularly children, women, and the elderly, over the past seven decades.

While the United Nations and international leaders have consistently condemned these gross human rights violations, concrete actions to halt these oppressions and genocides against both Palestinians and Rohingyas have been lacking.

MERHROM calls for the prosecution of all Myanmar Military Generals responsible for the Rohingya genocide, urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expedite their processes for the protection of ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar.

The organization warns against forced repatriation, which could lead to further persecution and human trafficking. Many Rohingya have fallen prey to human traffickers, and they require protection and support in transit countries.

The council stresses that ethnic Rohingya fleeing genocide often face arrests in transit countries and endure dire conditions in refugee camps, compelling them to seek alternative routes.

MERHROM’s plea for increased resettlement quotas for ethnic Rohingya underscores the need for a durable solution, given their statelessness and the opportunity for education and life rebuilding that resettlement provides.

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