BROUK
welcomes the British government joining the Rohingya ICJ genocide case
Media
release from the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK
For release 25 August 2022
Today,
the British government has finally announced that they are joining the genocide
case at the International Court of Justice brought by the Gambia.
“This
is a significant stepA for justice and accountability for the genocide against
our people, and we welcome this announcement by the British government,” said
Tun Khin, President of Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK).
The
announcement comes on the same day as the five-year anniversary of the Burmese
military’s increased genocidal attacks on the Rohingya people in 2017, which
led to over 700,000 Rohingya fleeing their homeland and thousands killed.
Fighting for justice and accountability for the genocide is also a fight for
the decades-long impunity enjoyed by the Burmese military, which is also
accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in other parts of the
country.
BROUK
has campaigned for almost three years for the British government to join the
Rohingya genocide case, as have other human rights organisations and British
MPs.
“We
would now like to see the British government, as penholder on Burma at the UN
Security Council, bring the issue forward there to increase their efforts to
protect the Rohingya people. The genocide against the Rohingya is ongoing and
the provisional measures laid down by the ICJ needs to be implemented,” Tun
Khin said. “We need to see British government support for all efforts for
justice and accountability for the Rohingya genocide.”
The
case at the ICJ is one of the avenues where justice and accountability for the
Rohingya genocide is being pursued. BROUK has also brought a historic legal
case to the Argentinian courts under the auspices of Universal Jurisdiction
against the Burmese military. This case is ongoing.
“The
British government should support Rohingya community-led efforts to secure
justice including Argentina case led by BROUK”, said Tun Khin.
BROUK
is calling on the British government to couple the announcement with more
humanitarian support for Rohingya genocide survivors in the refugee camps in
Bangladesh.
“Aid
for the camps has been slashed, including by the British government. Genocide
survivors need to be supported until it is safe for them to return to Burma, as
full citizens”, said Tun Khin, who also asked for support to empower Rohingya
youth in the camps.
For
more information, contact Tun Khin on +44 7888714866
Burmese
Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK)
London
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