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UN resolution on Rohingya praised
The Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) says it welcomes a resolution that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on Monday which urges Myanmar to grant full citizenship to its Rohingya Muslim minority and provide them with equal access to services
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he Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) says it welcomes a resolution that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on Monday which urges Myanmar to grant full citizenship to its Rohingya Muslim minority and provide them with equal access to services.
The 193-nation assembly adopted the measure by consensus, one month after it was approved by the assembly's rights committee.
'The resolution expresses 'serious concern' over the plight of the Rohingya in Arakan/Rakhine state where 140,000 people live in squalid camps after deadly violence erupted between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012,' ARNO said in a release made available to The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
The resolution urges the Myanmar government to protect the rights of all inhabitants of Arakan/Rakhine state and allow 'equal access to full citizenship for the Rohingya minority', to enable 'self-identification' and to ensure equal access to services.
Praising the UNGA resolution, ARNO said it expected good sense would prevail in the minds of Myanmar authorities to end the persecution and atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority forthwith, to allow their 'Rohingya ethnic identity' and ensure equal footing in all national activities. (ebf)
