Date: 28th September 2007
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation strongly condemns the SPDC’s brutal crackdown against unarmed peaceful demonstrators and urges the international community to take concerted and tougher action to stop the regime from further committing crimes against humanity against the people of Burma.
We salute the courageous efforts of the revered Buddhist monks and the people who are holding fast aloft the message of freedom and democracy risking their precious lives, and we hope their sacrifice will certainly serve as a beacon light in our emancipation movement. In solidarity, we express our total support to this extraordinary and inspiring mass uprising.
It is heartening that, on 26 September 2007, the Rohingyas and Rakhaings had jointly participated in the demonstration staged by the Buddhist monks forming human chains in Akyab chanting the slogan: “we are a family and we are travellers in the same boat, we Burmese citizens need to be united without regard to religion, class or race.” This has revitalized the spirit of rapprochement and solidarity between our twin brothers in Arakan as did in 1988 democracy mass uprising. Meanwhile, we caution all not to fall prey to the SPDC’s machination to divide the people on religious line and remain vigilant to foil its possible attempt to incite communal disturbance in Arakan and the rest of the country with a view to diverting minds of the people away from the present crisis.
We call on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to pass an urgent binding resolution requiring the military regime to free all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all those arrested in the current crackdowns, and to engage in a meaningful tripartite dialogue for a transition to democracy setting specific deadlines outlining targeted sanctions to be imposed in case of non-compliance on the part of the SPDC.
We also call on the neighbouring countries, particularly China, India, and ASEAN to stop lending any covert and overt support encouraging the murderous military regime, out of deference to the Burmese people’s legitimate wishes and aspiration for democracy, human rights and federalism, in the interest of long term mutual benefit, peace and stability in the region.
We welcome the statements and stance of the Governments of U.S, U.K, and other countries expressing support to the ongoing democracy movement in Burma.
We demand SPDC to stop violence, suppression of human rights, terrorization, arrest and killing of the people.
Central Committee
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
Arakan, Burma
Email: Email: info_arno@yahoo.com
Phone: +44 7947854652