PRESS STATEMENT from MERHROM


PRESS STATEMENT
 
MERHROM WELCOMES THE GOVERNMENT MOVE IN TACKLING ROHINGYA ISSUE.
 
 
Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM) welcomes the plan of the Malaysian government to placing the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the Immigration Department soon in resolving the issue of Registration of Rohingya refugees.
 
MERHROM would like to thank Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia for this initiative because thousands of Rohingya asylum seekers are still waiting for the registration with the UNHCR office. They do not have any document from the UNHCR while waiting for the refugee status determination process. They are classified as undocumented and at high risk of arrest and detention.
 
MERHROM continuosly receiving complaints from the Rohingya community that they waited for 5 years now but still cannot get registered with the UNHCR. Another Rohingya man said that he waited for 8 years now for the registration. He really hopes that this year the UNHCR will call him for the refugee status determination process.
 
Undocumented Rohingya asylum seekers faced many challenges especially to get treatment and to get job for their survival due to no document. All government hospitals and private clinics required a document in order to get treatment. Being undocumented denied the Rohingya from access to treatment. We hope the UNHCR will issue a letter to all Rohingya asylum seekers before they get their refugee status.
 
On top of that, they face difficulties to get job because the employers afraid to employ undocumented person. This makes them really in difficult situation to survive. In some cases, their salaries were not paid by the employers but they cannot claim their salary due to no document. Delay registration only exposes the vulnerable Rohingya asylum seekers to more exploitation.
 
 
 
 
 
MERHROM appeals to the Malaysian government to consider giving temporary work permit to the Rohingya refugees in order for us to work legally without the fear of arrest and detention. We are not going to steal the local job opportunities as we work in dangerous, dirty and difficult job which Malaysian do not want to work.
 
We owe a lot to the Malaysian government and the Malaysian people for their support to us. We have been seeking refuge in this country for more than 3 decades. We will continue to make significant contributions to the development of Malaysia and its economy until we can return home.
 
MERHROM really hope the plan to place PDRM and Immigration together in the refugee status determination process will be implemented soon to speed up the registration process for the Rohingya and subsequently to reduce the corruption.
 
We thank the Malaysia government for the continuos effort to resolve the Rohingya Genocide. We will never forget the support of the Malaysian government and its people for us, the survivors of Genocide.
 
Thank you.
 
 
Signed,
 
Zafar Ahmad Bin Abdul Ghani
President
Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM)
Tel No:  Mbl +6016-6827287 / 011-58888505
Blog: www.merhrom.wordpress.com
Email: rights4rohingya@yahoo.co.uk
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