Speakers at a discussion in The Hague have laid emphasis on holding perpetrators accountable and targeted sanctions against the responsible persons to address the Rohingya crisis. Khin Zaw Win, a Myanmar national and a political activist, among others, spoke at the discussion titled “A lonesome voice from Myanmar”. He highlighted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s five-point proposal at the 72nd Session of the United National General Assembly in September 2017 for a permanent solution to this protracted Rohingya crisis. Mira Woldberg informed that the Netherlands had been trying to bring the Rohingya crisis in the UN Security Council agenda and underlined that targeted sanctions by international community against the individuals responsible for the Rohingya crisis may be fruitful to address the Rohingya crisis. Mentioning that “Rohingya” has originated from the word “Rakhine”, he suggested pan-Myanmar national identity instead of Buddhist national identity of Myanmar to address Rohingya crisis.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2018 18:11 UTC