Published 18:47 IST, February 7th 2020
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks EU's support for return of Rohingyas
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of the European Union countries in order to ensure a safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
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Banglesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of European Union countries in order to ensure a safe, dignified, and sustainable return of Rohingyas back to Myanmar. Hasina also extended her gratitude to European Union including Italy for ir support for cause of Muslim mirity. A Bangleshi newspaper issued a joint statement of Hasina with her Italian counterpart, Giuseppe Conte, after ir meeting in Rome on February 6
Thousands of Rohingyas fled native Myanmar after violent persecution. It was after August 2017 that 700,000 people left Buddhist-majority Myanmar when country launched a counterinsurgency campaign against community in retaliation to an attack by insurgents.
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ICJ h previously ordered Myanmar to prevent gecide from being committed against Rohingya Muslim mirity. According to international reports, Karim said that Conte appreciated manment by Banglesh on Rohingya crisis. Conte also encourd Banglesh PM for country's policy of hospitality.
Furrmore, Hasina’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim reportedly said in a press briefing that both sides have welcomed decision by United Nation's top court, International Court of Justice taken on January 23 on crisis faced by Muslim mirity.
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EU urged Myanmar to comply with ICJ orders
Even though UN failed to derive a statement on ICJ orders, European Union members of council h reportedly urged Myanmar in a joint statement that it should comply with orders by top court as y are “compulsory under International law”. France, Germany, Belgium and Estonia along with a former member of council, Poland h also jured Myanmar “to take credible action” to bring justice and hold ones responsible for violation of human rights.
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“Myanmar must dress root causes of its conflicts, in Rakhine State, but also in Kachin and Shan States,” EU members said. “Accountability of perpetrators of human rights and humanitarian law violations is a necessary part of this process.”
Nearly 740,000 Rohingya were reportedly forced to flee into camps in Banglesh after military of Myanmar launched a violent crackdown on group in 2017. This, according to UN officials was 'gecide'. This case in International Court of Justice was first legal attempt by peace-making body to bring country into justice over crisis. It was also a rare example of a country suing ar over an issue to which it is t directly a party. tiny west African state of Gambia, which is acting on behalf of 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Corporation asked court to halt 'ongoing gecidal actions'.
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18:47 IST, February 7th 2020