UN: Myanmar wants to be investigated for crimes in opposition to Rohingya

The UN human rights chief has called for all atrocities dedicated in opposition to Myanmar’s Rohingya to be referred to the World Prison Court (ICC) for prosecution.

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who has previously described Myanmar’s campaign in opposition to the Rohingya as a « textbook case of ethnic cleaning », also told the country to enable monitors into restricted areas to analyze what he called suspected « acts of genocide ».

In the event that they are looking to disprove the allegations of severe violations in opposition to the Rohingya, « invite us in » to Rakhine Explain, Zeid told a news conference on Friday in Geneva.

« We are asserting there are solid suspicions that, hasten, acts of genocide would possibly perchance perchance perchance moreover luxuriate in taken mutter. But reliable a courtroom can verify this, » the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights added.

Zeid’s feedback approach after Myanmar National Security Adviser Thaung Tun said on Thursday that « if it changed into genocide, they [Rohingya] would all be driven out ». 

He added: « We luxuriate in on the total heard many accusations that there would possibly perchance be ethnic cleaning and even genocide in Myanmar. And I’ve said it ahead of and I paddle to deliver it all over again – it is now not the policy of the govt., and this we are succesful of ensure you. Though there are accusations, we would are looking to luxuriate in determined proof. » 

With regards to Seven-hundred,000 luxuriate in fled

The Rohingya, considered by the UN and the US as one among the most persecuted communities in the arena, luxuriate in face frequent discrimination from Myanmar authorities.

Since August, more than 650,000 Rohingya luxuriate in fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after the country’s military cracked down on the minority in northern Rakhine Explain.

These fleeing luxuriate in introduced with them accounts of rape, torture, arson and killings by Burmese squaddies and vigilante gangs.

Medical doctors Without Borders (MSF) has estimated that no now not as a lot as six,Seven-hundred Rohingya were killed in the first month of the crackdown on my own.

In accordance to mute satellite tv for computer imagery, more than 360 Rohingya villages had been in part or entirely destroyed since August, with no now not as a lot as Fifty five villages entirely bulldozed, casting off all traces of buildings, wells and vegetation.

Myanmar’s military says the crackdown changed into wished to root out Rohingya armed rebels who attacked border police posts in August, killing about a dozen other folks.

In January, Myanmar and Bangladesh announced a repatriation deal, but rights groups and Rohingya luxuriate in raised concerns in regards to the agreement, asserting it would now not guarantee fat citizenship, or security, for individuals who return.

Before the mute exodus, tens of 1000’s of Rohingya had already been living as refugees in diverse neighbouring countries.