ARNO has strongly condemned the series of drone attacks by the Arakan Army targeting Rohingya civilians and homes in several Rohingya villages with intent to destroy or force the remaining Rohingya people to flee from Maungdaw town and surrounding areas. On 5th August alone, the Arakan Army had killed more than 100 Rohingya civilians while they were escaping from their villages.
By the order of the Arakan Army, all people have left the Habi para village. On the other hand, thousands of Rohingya civilians, including women and children, are trapped in Latha Ward and Etalia (Horitala) village with no way out.
ARNO calls upon the international community to take further action on this issue at the UN Security Council. Specifically, ARNO calls for a referral of the matter of Myanmar to the International Criminal Court. ARNO calls upon the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Karim Khan to look closely at the situation which is causing forced displacement, starvation, and causing enormous amounts of refugee movements, which is how the genocidal pogroms of 2017 began.
ARNO calls upon all States to uphold their obligations under the UN Convention on Genocide and prevent further annihilation of the Rohingya people. Further, the United States should be careful and selective of the aid provided under the BRAVE Act so that groups like the AA do not become emboldened to continue to commit atrocities.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mohammad Habib Ullah
Email: arno@rohingya.org/ info@rohingya.org