By @mir_sidiquee
A peaceful demonstration was successfully took place in
Noyapara Rohingya refugee camps, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazaar of Bangladesh, on Friday
5/01/2018.
Their slogans and holding posters are mentioned their
demands to be fulfilled by both Myanmar and Bangladesh governments additionally
UN for repatriation to be backed to their ancestral land.
According their demands, root causes are must be solved
before their repatriation.
Their Demands Are (Must be solved before
repatriation)
1-to recognize Rohingya as ethnic minority of Myanmar
We are the sons of soils, our generations are
from Arakan (today’s Rakhine Sate), Arakan is our ancestral land. We are
historical indigenous minority of Arakan. Burma has occupied it and changed the
name of the land to Rakhine Sate.
As for our citizenship, must be restored
unconditionally without any obstacles. As Rohingyas are aborigines
of Arakan, Rohingya don’t have to hold or to apply for newly citizenship of Myanmar
through lawless NVC program. We must have National Identity Cards in term “Rohingya”
with full flash citizenship and dignity. As we can’t trust the government of
Myanmar, must give all the facilities to those who are living Rakhine sate including
IDPs.
Moreover, we must have same rights with other
ethnic minorities of Myanmar in all sectors including Religious freedom, must
be finished all restrictions, as Myanmar government has confined us since long
time.
2-to resettle in own yards/village
We all Rohingyas have own yards in our
villages, Myanmar government has destructed all, to push us into camps to be
stateless. Now also Myanmar’s plan is to resettle in IDP villages or nearest
villages to origins but our demand is to resettle in our own yards/village.
3-to compensate the losses
The government of Myanmar has destructed our
properties including homes and religious structures, must be compensated and
rebuilt. Confiscated properties of Rohingyas are must return to owners.
4-to ensure security of Rohingyas
As we are facing all crimes, we are ever at
the edge of swords and at gun points, since long time, we can’t trust Myanmar government
at all, therefore UNSC led Peace Keeping Force must be deployed in conflict
torn regions of Rakhine state, before our repatriation or a safe zone for
Rohingya must be created along conflict torn region under supervision of UNSC.
5-to release all Rohingyas who are in Jails of Myanmar
Our peoples are in jail, innocent villages
without any meant, just for several kinds of allegation. The government of Myanmar
must be released all Rohingyas who are in jails of Myanmar
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| Protest in Noyapara Rohingya Refugee Camp. Ro Jubair |
1-justice
We want justice against perpetrators who are
being involved in crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and genocide on
Rohingyas.
A million Rohingya fled for Myanmar’s ongoing
state run genocide, living in makeshift shelters within the risk of life, 100s of
gang raped victims and 1000s of orphans are crying for justice in Rohingya
refugee camps of Bangladesh.
2-stop genocide
The government of Myanmar must stop
unconditionally, the state backed violence, the state run ethnic cleansing and
genocide against Rohingya by the name of development or clearance in Rakhine state
immediately and for ever-future.
3-FFM
There are many mass graves and remaining
signs of genocide even Myanmar government has cleaned. United Nations Fact Finding
Mission is urgently needed to know realities about the perpetrators.
4-respect the volition of Refugees
As Rohingyas are being faced inhumanities in
native land, are sleeping well here in camps without fear of possible attacks
even most of them starving or insufficient of their needs. Now they are in fear
of force repatriation as happened twice (in 1977-78 and 1992 towards). Rohingya
wants to respect their volition for returning unless same exodus may repeat
very soon.
5-recommendations of Mr.Kofi Annan Commission
Rohingyas wants to be implemented the recommendation
of Kofi Annan commission in all sectors to make peace and stable Rakhine state.
Source: Jubair bin Rahim (Rohingya refugee, Activist)