Crisis of the Rohingya People

Summary

The European Parliament expresses grave concern over the systematic human rights violations and ethnic cleansing targeting the Rohingya people in Myanmar. It calls for an immediate end to violence and demands justice for the victims.
10 14.12.2017
Other
refugee
government
human rights
social policy
international relations

Key points

  • The resolution condemns systematic violence, including killings and sexual violence against the Rohingya people.
  • It highlights the massive displacement of hundreds of thousands of people into refugee camps in Bangladesh.
  • The document calls for an end to the denial of citizenship rights that has rendered the population stateless.
  • It demands immediate and unhindered humanitarian access to provide food, water, and medical care.
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