CARTA ABIERTA A LA EMBAJADA DE BANGLADESH EN ESPAÑA- ROHINGYAS

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Your Excellency,

I am writing regarding your government’s treatment of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Burma.

We appreciate the difficulties that your government faces in having almost quarter of a million refugees who have fled human rights abuses in Burma. However, the harassment, arrests and forced deportations of Rohingya refugees, which has escalated in recent weeks, is not only unacceptable on humanitarian and human rights grounds, but is also not a viable solution that will solve the current problem.

Worldwide publicity about the recent crackdown is already damaging the international reputation of Bangladesh. If the deportations increase, this criticism will only grow, and it is likely that media and politicians worldwide will pay much more attention to these actions.

We would like to request that Bangladesh halt the arrests and deportations, and instead works constructively with the United Nations and international community to find a viable solution to the current problem that does not involve forcing people to return against their will.

We call on your government to allow NGOs and the United Nations to expand their operations assisting Rohingya refugees, including those in makeshift camps.

We also request that your government reconsider its approach to the dictatorship in Burma, which we believe contributes to the current refugee crisis that Bangladesh faces. The root cause of the problem is the military dictatorship in Burma, which persecutes the Rohingya minority. This persecution has led to many exoduses to Bangladesh in the past century. Only under a democratic government that is answerable to the people, and committed to equality and allowing ethnic diversity in Burma, will there be any permanent solution to this problem.

However, the foreign policy of Bangladesh is one which has effectively favoured the dictatorship, and your government has failed to support, or even hold meaningful dialogue, with Burma’s democracy movement.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss these matters in person.

Yours sincerely