PRESS RELEASE
Institut Kerjasama Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (IKIAM)
Malaysia International Institute of
Islamic Cooperation
Malaysia International Institute of Islamic Cooperation (IKIAM) is very sad over recent news of widespread and
continuous rapes, tortures, child
abuses, killings and burnings of ethnic Rohingya villages around Maungdaw
township in northern Rakhine, Myanmar
since 10th. October
2016 by the Army and State Agencies. Some reports and studies appeared
in international media also stated that the brutality has been there frequently
since the 2012 tragedy. Hundred thousands
of Rohingya have been displaced from their villages. Some of them are now in the IDP champs and
others become refugees all over the world, including in Malaysia. Current
event drives more Rohingya homeless, living on the run in fear and hunger as
they are severely lack of food and medicine supplies for them.
IKIAM view seriously media report by Human Rights Watch which
identified a total of 430 destroyed buildings in three villages of Maungdaw
District from an analysis of very high resolution satellite imagery recorded on
the mornings of October 22, November 3, and November 10, 2016. Of this
total, 85 buildings were destroyed in the village of Pyaung Pyit (Ngar Sar
Kyu); 245 buildings were destroyed in
the village of Kyet Yoe Pyin; and 100 buildings were destroyed in the village
of Wa Peik (Kyee Kan Pyin). Damage signatures in each of the assessed villages
were consistent with fire, including the presence of large burn scars and
destroyed tree cover.
It seems that the above evidences
pointed to the ‘apparent systematic ethnic
cleansing and genocide activities of the state of Myanmar on Rohingya’ instead of reinstating the Rohingya
citizenship rights as demanded by the Rohingya community. Does
the world still want to remain silent on the slaughtering and destruction of
ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar?
The Government of Myanmar is clearly
not able to curb these atrocities and therefore must be more actively pressured
to stop the unrest and killings immediately and to provide food and safety to
ethnic Rohingya. Myanmar government's
failure to address these issues alone clearly shows a sign of weakness and actually Myanmar government needs the
aid of the UN International Peacekeeping Team.
As such, IKIAM is humbly requesting the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) together with the
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to act quickly in gathering and sending
up 'UN INTERNATIONAL Peacekeepers' to Myanmar to help Myanmar government to
stop the killing of Rohingya ethnic immediately. Thus international and local humanitarian
groups could move into the conflict areas to provide some food and medicine to
them. We are confident that subsequently diplomatic teams
from various countries around the world including from ASEAN which include Malaysia
shall be able to help the Government of Myanmar to end the conflict and to
effectively implement structured programs to restore livelihoods and economic
security as well as the citizenship rights of the ethnic Rohingya based on
'humanitarian POLICY' proclaimed today. Therefore,
we hope in the next two weeks the UN INTERNATIONAL peacekeepers will be formed by
the UN Secretary General and able to enter Myanmar and carry out their duties
thereon.
Meanwhile, IKIAM which has been
assisting Rohingya refugees in Malaysia on humanitarian ground since 2012 is
urging Malaysian, ASEAN and World NGOs to continue pressuring the UN and the
OIC for diplomatic solution on Rohingya issue. To the Muslims in Malaysia and
the world, let us recite Doa, surah Al-Waqi’ah and pray to Allah continuously so
the Rohingya’s misery shall cease and they do not disappear off the face of the
earth.
Statement by:
Malaysia International Institute of Islamic Cooperation (IKIAM)
Dated: 17th. November 2016
Mohd Shamsuddin Damin
Secretary
Tel: 018-293 2387 E-mail: ikiam.urus@gmail.com
