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SUBMISSION OF ROHINGYA’S APPEALS TO THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. Kuala Lumpur, 27th April 2014 The issues surrounding the Rohingyas are not happening now but very long time ago since 1940s. However only in June 2012 the outside world knows

SUBMISSION OF ROHINGYA’S APPEALS TO THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

Kuala Lumpur, 27th April 2014

The issues surrounding the Rohingyas are not happening now but very long time ago since 1940s. However only in June 2012 the outside world knows what exactly the Rohingyas in Arakan State of Myanmar went through over the decades. The Arakan States is like a prison for the Rohingyas where we cannot move freely even to the next village without the permission from the junta. No outsiders are allows to travel inside Arakan State. There is no media coverage in Arakan State even until now. Everything is covered up by the junta. The junta has turns the Arakan State into the darkest corner in the world.

The ethnic cleansing policy towards the Rohingyas by the junta has caused thousands of Rohingyas has been murdered, abused, raped, tortured, arrested and detained for many years. We do not have the rights to redress for whatever abuses and human rights violations committed to us as we are not recognized as the citizen of Myanmar. The persecutions and prosecutions by the junta have caused millions of Rohingyas fled to the neighboring countries. Currently estimated 2 million Rohingyas are seeking refuge in countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Rohingyas are the origin people of Arakan State. We exist in Arakan State since 8th Century and we have a very long history with our Kingdom. However Burma invaded Arakan State in 1784 and since then the Rohingyas were under the tight control of Burma. In 1982 the military pass the Citizenship Law of Burma and the ethnic Rohingyas are excluded as citizen of Burma. Since then the Rohingyas become Stateless in our own homeland. The junta also change the Rohingya history in the history subject in school especially involvement of Rohingya Leaders before and after Burma Independent.

Recently on 13 September 2012, the Myanmar Immigration Minister, Khin Ye announced that the Rohingyas born in Burma are eligible to apply for citizenship if at least two generations of their families have lived and died in the country. However there is no need for the Rohingyas to apply for the citizenship as we are the legitimate citizen of Burma @ Myanmar. He also referred Rohingyas as Bengalis from neighboring Bangladesh, were first brought to Burma as laborers during British occupation from 1824 until its independence in 1948. This is not true as we are not from Bangladesh, we do not speak the same language and our culture is different. Furthermore, Bangladesh government itself does not accept us as their citizen.

Though the United Nations has announced that the Rohingyas are the most prosecuted ethnic in the world but the respective bodies such as the United Nations, OIC, and ASEAN are moving slow in addressing the whole issues. As a result, there are no changes for Rohingyas in Arakan State until now.

What happen to the Rohingyas is not only the ethnic or religion issue but it is more than that. This is a very tragic humanitarian crisis caused by the ethnic cleansing policy by the junta. Therefore the Urgent Intervention from the United Nations Security Council, OIC, ASEAN, World Leaders, International Organizations as well as the International Communities as a whole is very crucial at this point of time and onwards.

Currently, the Rohingyas in Arakan State facing very citical situations as the violations by the Myanmar government continues. More Rohingyas has been arrested, abuse, torture, imprisonment and killed in different way. More Rohingyas died not only by the direct abuse, torture and killing but also indirect killing such as blocking the International Organizations from supplying food, drinks and medical to the Rohingya population. More Rohingyas who in the temporary camp for the past one and half years died due to starvation and diseases.

More Rohingya children died due to diseases and malnutrition. Rohingya population does not have access to the medical care and treatment. The situation is worsening after the attack on the International and United Nations Operations in Arakan State in March. There are severe shortage of food and medical supplies after the attack. More then 170 International Organization and United Nations’s staffs left the country after the attack and this have a severe impact on Rohingya as there will be no more eyes and ears on Rohingyas.

The Myanmar government has taken away the Rohingya family card and forced us to sign a new document stating that we are the Bengalis. The Myanmar government forcefully changes our ethnic background which is severe criminal act and cannot be accepted in this world. During the cencus we are excluded though we are origionally from the Arakan State.

In Arakan, we cannot speak for ourselves as there will be repercussion on us. Therefore we need you to speak for us. Our liberty has been taken away. Therefore we need your liberty to promote ours.

The real criminal which is the President Thien Sein and ex-General Than Shwe and General Kyin Nyunt must be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Three of them must be made accountable for their current and past human rights violations towards ethnic minority Rohingya.

We look for a permanent Solution to our plight. However we cannot struggle alone. Therefore we need the Urgent Intervention from the outside world to change our fate. We cannot delay our ACTION as it will only allow more Rohingyas to die.

Therefore we urgently Appeal to the Honorable President Barack Obama and the government of the United States of America for the followings:

1. add more pressure to the Myanmar government to immediately stop the genocide towards ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar

2. add more pressure to the junta to recognize ethnic Rohingya as a citizen of Burma with equal rights. The Citizenship Law 1982 must be change to ensure due recognition of the right to citizenship of the Rohingya in Burma

3. urge the United Nations Security Council must send its Peace Keeping Mission to Arakan State urgently to stop and monitor the human rights violations

4. the President Thien Sein and former General Than Shwe and General Kyin Nyunt must be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for killing, raping, torturing, detaining and abusing ethnic Rohingya

5. pressure the Myanmar government to release the Rohingyas who are detained during 1988 Demonstration and the other Rohingya prisoners who are innocent. Previously they were detained in Buthidaung, Maungdaw and Sittwe Prisons but since the massacre on Rohingya they were moved to prisons in other states (Shan and Karen State)

6. stop the economic and political relationship with Myanmar until they resolve the conflict and recognized ethnic Rohingya as the citizen of Burma with equal rights.

7. the International Humanitarian Organizations must be allowed to provide urgent assistance to the Rohingyas especially for food, medical and shelter

8. stop referring Rohingyas as Bengalis as we the ethnic Rohingya are the origin people of Arakan State and not the Bengalis.

Thank you.

Prepared by,

Mr. Zafar Ahmad Bin Abdul Ghani

President

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM)

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