Supreme
Court Bar Association – SCBA hold a press conference on 22/11/2016, called upon
the world community to stand with the oppressed Rohingyas of Myanmar and urged
the government of Myanmar to stop repressing them, ANA reported. SCBA leaders
also formed a human chain on 23/11/2016 yesterday at its premises in Dhaka.
Mr. Yusuf Hossain Humayun, President of SCBA
and advisory council member of ruling Awami League and General Secretary of SCBA
and joint secretary of BNP were also presented.
They have
issued a statement, which stated “Human rights are being violated in Nobel
Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi led government at the behest of the
direction of the hellish carnage happening along Rohingya minority residing
area and also violating the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights-1948, Article 3, 5, 7, 8, 13 and 14 are including violation of International
covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.”
The Communist
Party of Bangladesh, also protested against the attacks on Rohingya minority in
Arakan, issued a statement urged to the government of Myanmar to ensure the
Rohingyas’ rights.
Moreover, in
Bangladesh, many public organizations, religious organizations and NGOs also
protested against the government of Myanmar’s violation of human rights
including inhumanity and genocide, urged to stop immediately and also demanded to
ensure the rights of Rohingya.