Aung San Suu Kyi has said the Myanmar government has started the repatriation process of Rohingya who have crossed over to the Bangladesh side. If repatriation does happen, of course, it should happen under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s five-point proposal, and the recommendations of Kofi Annan’s advisory commission. We must also take seriously HRW’s fear that the movement of the Rohingya will be severely restricted, and they may be deprived of basic day-to-day necessities. To make sure Rohingya rights are being upheld, the safe zones proposed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must be set up properly and enforced. To that end, UN agencies and other groups should be granted full access to Myanmar, in and around these safe zones, to ensure more human rights violations are not taking place.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 25, 2017 12:45 UTC