ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

PRESS RELEASE

(13 November 2010)

  STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF DAW AUNG SUU KYI

1. We warmly welcome the release of Burma democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today. The release was long overdue and her detention for 15 of the past 21 years was a mockery.  

1. Daw Suu, who was barred to participate at the military held November 7, 2010 elections, is a source of an inspiration for the people of Burma. The news of her release has outshined the common pain of the people over the false elections. In facts, her participation in these sham elections wouldn’t have any difference as they were based on SPDC’s 2008 undemocratic constitution which does not signify any political changes or democratic reforms excepting to consolidate the military rule with a civilian face.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA
(10 October 2010)

The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) has welcomed the resolution introduced by the Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey on September 30, 2010 in US House of Representatives.

The draft resolution, among other things, (i) calls on the Burmese regime to recognize the Rohingya people as “full and equal citizens” and to lift restrictions of movement, marriage and access to education imposed on them; (ii) calls on the Government of Bangladesh to address “the dire humanitarian conditions and food insecurity in the makeshift camps” for Rohingya refugees on the border and to stop forcing unregistered Rohingya back to Burma;

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(19 August 2010)

ARNO welcomes US support for UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) welcomes the decision of the United States to support for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. The USA became the 5th nations to support the proposal of UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Ojea Quintana to consider establishing a UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma. Australia, United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are the four other countries that already had expressed their support for the proposal.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(18 August 2010)

Statement of ARNO on the junta’s election

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) denounces the holding of a general election on November 7, 2010 by ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) without creating conducive political environment in Burma.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(19^th June 2010)

Today is the 65^th birthday of Burma democracy icon, noble peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. She is spending her birthday in detention away from her relatives and friends. She has spent almost 15 years in detention since 1989.

Time and again the United Nations, with the international community, and the world leaders expressed that her arrest is illegal and is a clear violation of international law. But no real action has yet been taken to secure her release as well as the release of all political prisoners.  Like an ostrich the military regime is unheard of the Burmese people’s clamours   and international outcries, and is busy with its own undemocratic roadmap trying to legitimize its military dictatorship, with worst record of human rights violations and crimes against humanity, in the country.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATIONARAKAN, BURMAPress Release(31 March 2010)ARNO supports the NLD’s decisionArakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) fully supports the decision of the National League for Democracy (NLD) not to register as a political party...

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

ARAKAN, BURMA

Press Release

(16 March 2010)

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) sincerely welcomes and supports the recommendation of the United Nations Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojeea Quintana to establish a UN Commission of Inquiry with a specific fact-finding mandate to address the question of international crimes perpetrated by the ruling military SPDC in Burma.

As a state policy, the Burmese military regime has long been committing grave human rights violations and abuses across the country and are widespread, systematic and consistent, particularly against the ethnic peoples, which amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes under the terms of Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
12 February 2010

Arakan Rohingya National Organisations (ARNO) welcomes the resolution of the European Parliament dated 11 February 2010 which, inter alia,

•    Welcomes the fact that the Government of Bangladesh is allowing a fact-finding mission by its south Asia delegation  to examine the situation of the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar and Banderban Districts next week, and calls on Bangladesh Government to recognize that the unregistered Rohingyas are stateless asylum seekers who have fled persecution, and to provide them with adequate protection, access to livelihood and other basic services;

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
Arakan, Burma
12th February 2010

12th February marks the 63rd Union Day, a very important day for the people of Burma. On 12th February 1947 the Union Treaty was signed at Panlong, Shan State, between father of the nation Gen. Aung San and leaders of the nationalities to take the independence together from the British and to form Burma a Federal Union on the agreed upon principle of ‘unity in diversity’.

ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION

Press Release

12^th August 2009

ARNO Condemns Monstrous Conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) strongly condemns the SPDC military regime for monstrous conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been sentenced to a further 18 months of house arrest.