JOINT PRESS STATEMENT

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT Rohingya Community Worldwide Welcomes the Positive Steps Towards Building the Democratic Society in Myanmar Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU), the European Rohingya Council (ERC), and the Global Rohingya Centre (GRC) welcome the significant achievements by the people of Myanmar during their quest for transition to democracy. Despite a number of shortcomings and deficiencies […]

From legislative issues to citizenship for Rohingyas, Suu Kyi has an uphill task in reforming Myanmar

By Shreerupa Mitra-Jha / Firstpost As Myanmar’s parliament elected its first-ever civilian president, a UN expert on Myanmar said that even though there have been wide-ranging reforms since 2011 “hundreds of laws remain on the book” that do not comply with international standards and that need immediate attention. “Hundreds of laws remain on the book that […]

31st Session UN HRC Side Event: Rohingya & Myanmar

The Decades-long state sponsored persecution of Rohingya is increasingly recognized as Myanmar’s slow genocide of the Rohingya among international genocide and legal scholars as well as world’s icons such as Desmond Tutu, George Soros, Mairead Maguire, Amartya Sen and Dalai Lama. Currently Myanmar is in critical juncture, where Myanmar’s democratic transition is coming into light […]