Arakan News Agency
All over the world Muslims are holding demonstrations against the situations in Arakan state including Rohingyas and Rohingya organizations around the world including in Australia and Belgium.
Burmese Rohingya Community in Australia – BRCA demonstration was held in Townhall, Sydney, Australia which was participated by Australian locals and Rohingya members against the racist Myanmar government to stop the genocide against Rohingya in Arakan.
The demonstrations were also held by Rohingya Community in Europe which was held in Brussels- Belgium
In Asian region and Malaysia the initiative Myanmar: ‘Stop violence against the Rohingya’ was held by 35 groups in Malaysia and the Asian region, including human rights groups and political parties such as the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM).
And demanded Myanmar government to stop violence against the Rohingya and some demands including
• Immediately stop the killings and violence in Rakhine State;
• Respect, restore and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Rohingya people, including re-recognizing them as citizens with full rights to freedom of movement, marriage, education, healthcare, justice, protection and more;
• Expedite the work of the nine member State Advisory Commission chaired by Kofi Annan, charged with finding solutions to the situation in Rakhine state. The Commission should help ensure that any person or persons, whoever they may be, who have been involved in killings, rape, abductions, or any other abuse of the basic rights of people are brought to justice. That all properties and land destroyed in the recent violence are restored to their rightful owners and compensation paid for any loss. That steps are taken to rehabilitate and reintegrate all internally displaced persons and refugees who have fled their homes because of the conflict in Rakhine state; and
• Lift all restrictions of aid to Rakhine state and allow unfettered access to Rohingya for persons including international aid workers and media.
We also call upon the ASEAN community and all other parties to take immediate steps to facilitate the process for a lasting peaceful solution for the ongoing crisis in Rakhine state.
We urge the governments of ASEAN to recognise the basic rights of refugees, including all Rohingya refugees, and to provide proper and timely humanitarian assistance to those fleeing the terrible situation.
List of endorsing organisations:
1. Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
2. Penang Stop Human Trafficking Campaign
3. PSM Youth
4. Community Development Centre (CDC)
5. Rohinya Society in Malaysia
6. SUARAM
7. REFSA
8. KL & Chinese Assembly Hall Civil Rights Committee
9. Alumni PBTUSM Northern Region
10. Migrant CARE
11. Tenaganita
12. Projek Dialog
13. Building and Wood Workers’ International Asia-Pacific Branch
14. Islamic Renaissance Front
15. Committee for Asian Women (CAW)
16. Pesatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor
17. Lawyers for Liberty (LFL)
18. Perak Women for Women
19. Hindraf People’s Movement
20. North South Initiative
21. Diversity
22. Child Development Initiative
23. Malaysian Indian Youth Council
24. People’s Service Organisations
25. Semparuthi Iyakkam
26. Academy of Tamil Studies
27. Persatuan Kebajikan Orang-orang Miskin Malaysia (PERKOM)
28. Pemuda Youth
29. Network of the Oppressed People (JERIT)
30. Youth Wing of Malaysian Dravidian Association
31. ROYALTI Kelantan
32. ALIRAN
33. Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia
34. Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility
35. Third World Network
