Members
of The European Rohingya Council (ERC) peacefully demonstrated in front of
European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium on January 21 at about 13:00 to 15:00
hrs.
ERC
along with other Rohingya organizations worldwide urged EU to urgently send a specialinquiry team to the affected areas in
Arakan State and Humanitarian aids to rehabilitate the displaced Rohingya in
their own villages and recognize Rohingya as Burmese ethnic group.
ERC,
in the Memorandum, mentioned that the systematic genocide against Rohingyas and
Kamans is being carried out since 8th June 2012 by Burmese
military regime together with Rakhine ultra-racists and extremists. Following
are some instances of the atrocities being carried out against them.
2) Rohingya women and
under-aged girls were raped and gang-raped by government forces and Rakhine
extremists. Their Properties are being looted and destroyed on daily basis and
their mosques and religious places have been sealed off.
4) No
Rohingya students are allowed to attend school since violence against them was
started on 8th June 2012.
6) Humanitarian
aids provided to the Rohingyas and Kamans by NGOs. INGOs and others are looted
by Burmese authority and Rakhine extremists.
The
European Rohingya Council (ERC) calls upon the European Commission to
immediately take following actions to prevent further loss of innocent lives.
2) Lives
and properties of Rohingyas in Burma and Arakan must be protected by international
bodies including European Commission.
4) European
Commission must create pressure on Burmese government to stop arbitrary arrest
of Rohingyas and all detainees must be unconditionally released.
5) Perpetrator
must be brought to justice.
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