ARNO press release on Kofi Annan-led Commission Report on Arakan

Press release 27 August 2017

Implement Recommendations, Stop Military Atrocities, and Allow UN Fact-Finding Mission
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation welcomes the report of Annan's Advisory Commission on Rakhine State released on 24 August 2017. Now the responsibility lies with the NLD-led government for the full implementation of the Commission’s recommendations. It is noteworthy that the Commission has stressed to address the Rohingya problem and their "legitimate concerns" without use of force, and warned of radicalization if not executed swiftly.

We reiterate that the deployment of hundreds of soldiers to Northern Arakan from 11 August was a joint conspiracy of some Rakhine leaders and Myanmar military. Despite concerns raised by ARNO with the Rohingya people, and international rights groups, including UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee, the armed forces have created an extreme situation that caused the latest unwanted clashes from last Friday, between soldiers and a Rohingya armed group, moment after former UN chief Kofi Annan suggested Myanmar Government to immediately put an end to all restrictions on the basic freedoms of Rohingya, ensure their rights and freedoms, and grant their citizenship.

The rejection of the UN Fact-Finding mission by the Government of Myanmar is a further setback regarding accountability for systematic violations and abuses of human rights. It is terrible that the authorities continue to ignore the ongoing killing of innocent Rohingya civilians, rape of their women and girls, looting, torching and destruction of their houses and villages by the soldiers and Rakhine extremists causing fresh outflows of refugees from Arakan into Bangladesh.

Annan’s Rakhine Advisory Commission supports the dispatch of UN fact finding mission to the Northern Arakan as a credible venue for the justice and accountability citing that his commission was not mandated to investigate the specific cases of human rights violations, and that the report released by the investigation commission of Vice President U Myint Swe is highly flawed and its credibility is highly questionable. It indicates that the Rohingya problem is an issue of "international concern" although the Myanmar government wishes to treat it as a "domestic issue".

We, therefore, demand the Government of Myanmar:

(1) Fully implements all recommendations of the reports, as promised by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, without delay;

(2) Constitutes an independent commission to investigate into the recent/ongoing atrocities against the civilians in Arakan;

(3) Allows the UN Fact-Finding mission to investigate into atrocity crimes perpetrated against Rohingya population.

To these facts we invite the attention of the UN and international community, powerful countries, OIC, ASEAN and Myanmar’s neighbours to bring consistent pressure to bear on the Myanmar Government and the military.

For more details, please contact:
Australia: Dr. Hla Myint + 61-423381904

Bangladesh: Ko Ko Linn: + 880-1726068413

Canada: Nur Hasim +1-519-5725359

Japan: Zaw Min Htut + 81-8030835327

U.K. Ronnie: +44-7783118354

USA: Dr. Habibullah: +1-4438158609

Email: info@rohingya.org

www.rohingya.org

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