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Rohingya Demonstration in Ireland


Dublin, Ireland: Rohingya Community Ireland held a demonstration in Dublin in front of both British and Australian Embassies on 24th August.


The demonstration was jointly organized by Burma Action Ireland and Bangladesh community in Ireland with the primary reason of showing the concern over the 16th July attack on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.  The attacked occurred when a group of villagers from Fawliyapara attacked and robbed both registered and unregistered camps armed with knives, swords, wood and bamboo sticks, which led to at least death, injured more than twenty and destroyed many huts.
                
The demonstration successfully underwent with the presentation of a letter and a copy of the report written by the Irish Centre for Human Rights to each ambassador. Although Australian ambassador was away with duty, the other has given full attention on the concerns and issues raised by the community; and promised


Deomonstrators marching along the 20-minute walk towards that he would prioritize and Australian Embassy discuss the issues with the concerned personalities including the ambassador of Britain in Yangon.


The demonstrators urged to work together with UNHCR, International communities, Burmese and Bangladesh governments to bring and solve the issues; among them were to recognize unregistered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, to cease forceful repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Burma, to end crimes on Rohingya and other ethnic groups in Burma, and to protect and Demonstrators in front of Australian Embassy provide basic needs for the refugees in Bangladesh.


Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority in Western Burma, are one of the most prominent stateless people among 12 million across the world, and are subjected to various persecutions under the 1982 Burmese Citizenship Law, fleeing over 270,000 Rohingya people to neighbouring country Bangladesh where majority of them still remain unregistered with daily harsh lives.


Source: Rohingya Community Irelandeomonstrators marching along the 20-minute walk towards that he would prioritize and Australian Embassy discuss the issues with the concerned personalities including the ambassador of Britain in Yangon.


The demonstrators urged to work together with UNHCR, International communities, Burmese and Bangladesh governments to bring and solve the issues; among them were to recognize unregistered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, to cease forceful repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Burma, to end crimes on Rohingya and other ethnic groups in Burma, and to protect and Demonstrators in front of Australian Embassy provide basic needs for the refugees in Bangladesh.


Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority in Western Burma, are one of the most prominent stateless people among 12 million across the world, and are subjected to various persecutions under the 1982 Burmese Citizenship Law, fleeing over 270,000 Rohingya people to neighbouring country Bangladesh where majority of them still remain unregistered with daily harsh lives.

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