Queen Rania made the remarks to the press during a visit to the Kutupalong Refugee Camp and its surrounding in Cox’s Bazar district. The Queen spoke of the “shocking escalation of violence against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar,” which has caused over 600,000 Muslim Rohingya to flee from Myanmar’s Rakhine State since August. Describing their stories of “unimaginable acts of violence,” Queen Rania mentioned’ accounts of Rohingya children orphaned, women brutalised, family members butchered, and villages burned. I’ve heard family members telling me how they’ve seen their own parents killed, right before their eyes.”“This is something that is unacceptable,” Queen Rania said. Queen Rania stated that 95% of Muslim Rohingya do not have access to safe water and more than three quarters lack food.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 23, 2017 08:26 UTC