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Rohingya Refugees Renew Calls for Safe Return to Myanmar
(MENAFN) Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh commemorate the ninth anniversary of their mass displacement from Myanmar on Tuesday, using the occasion to renew demands for citizenship, accountability and a secure, dignified return to their homeland.
Refugees organize rallies, discussions and prayer gatherings in camps across Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, remembering family members and relatives who were killed during the military crackdown in Myanmar.
Around 1.2 million Rohingya currently live in Bangladesh, with most residing in refugee camps across Cox’s Bazar, according to UN figures.
The mass displacement begins on Aug. 25, 2017, when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar’s Rakhine State amid reports of killings, sexual violence and widespread destruction of villages by security forces. Despite numerous diplomatic efforts since then, a major repatriation process has yet to take place.
“We do not want to remain refugees forever. We want to return to our own land in Rakhine, Myanmar,” Master Syed Ullah, an organizer of the United Council of Rohingya, told a gathering.
Rohingya representatives emphasize that any future return must provide meaningful guarantees for their safety and rights. They call for recognized citizenship, protection from violence, freedom of movement, fundamental rights and the opportunity to return to the communities and homes from which they were displaced.
The refugees continue to press for conditions that would allow their return to take place voluntarily, safely and with dignity rather than leaving them indefinitely dependent on life in refugee camps.
Refugees organize rallies, discussions and prayer gatherings in camps across Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, remembering family members and relatives who were killed during the military crackdown in Myanmar.
Around 1.2 million Rohingya currently live in Bangladesh, with most residing in refugee camps across Cox’s Bazar, according to UN figures.
The mass displacement begins on Aug. 25, 2017, when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar’s Rakhine State amid reports of killings, sexual violence and widespread destruction of villages by security forces. Despite numerous diplomatic efforts since then, a major repatriation process has yet to take place.
“We do not want to remain refugees forever. We want to return to our own land in Rakhine, Myanmar,” Master Syed Ullah, an organizer of the United Council of Rohingya, told a gathering.
Rohingya representatives emphasize that any future return must provide meaningful guarantees for their safety and rights. They call for recognized citizenship, protection from violence, freedom of movement, fundamental rights and the opportunity to return to the communities and homes from which they were displaced.
The refugees continue to press for conditions that would allow their return to take place voluntarily, safely and with dignity rather than leaving them indefinitely dependent on life in refugee camps.
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