PRESS CONFERENCE.Orgnised by B.R.A T
Saturday, August 24,2013 9.30 -
13.00 Lunch 13: 00 to 14: 00
Address: Student Christian Centre (SCC), Phayathai road, Rachathewi Skytrain
Address: Student Christian Centre (SCC), Phayathai road, Rachathewi Skytrain
The Rohingya – unwanted and alone in Thailand…”
The Rohingya are an ethnic minority person now
fleeing a vicious ethnic conflict in Arakan, north-west Myanmar. The situation
there is desperate; according to civil rights group like ‘Human Rights Watch’,
the Rohingya are victims of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. As a
consequence, we are witnessing the start of a ‘general exodus’, with tens of
thousands now fleeing genocide north-west Rakhine State by boat.
This exodus has thrown an intense spotlight on neighboring countries like Thailand. Some 2000 Rohingya are now being held in atrocious conditions in Thai detention centers while many more are being moved through remote Thai locations by criminal gangs. Pressure is building on Thailand’s government to provide better accommodation and long-term certainty to Rohingya detainees. Activists are calling on Thai government officials to lobby their counterparts in Myanmar for better treatment and long-term solutions – like international protection and to return citizenship for the Rohingya in Myanmar.
This exodus has thrown an intense spotlight on neighboring countries like Thailand. Some 2000 Rohingya are now being held in atrocious conditions in Thai detention centers while many more are being moved through remote Thai locations by criminal gangs. Pressure is building on Thailand’s government to provide better accommodation and long-term certainty to Rohingya detainees. Activists are calling on Thai government officials to lobby their counterparts in Myanmar for better treatment and long-term solutions – like international protection and to return citizenship for the Rohingya in Myanmar.
SPEAKERS
Dr.Niran Pitakwatchara
Dr.Niran Pitakwatchara
National Human Right Commissioner of Thailand
Mr.Surapong Kongchantuk
Human Rights Committee, Lawyers Council of Thailand
Mr.Sunai Phasuk
Mr.Sunai Phasuk
Advisor of Human Rights Watch
Ms.Saowanee Khomepatr
Director, Bureau of Anti-Trafficking in Woman and Children,
Ministry of Social Development and
Human Security
Mr.Sarawoot Sriwannayos
Former President of Young Thai Muslim Organization
U Maung Kyaw Nu
President
of Burmese Rohinya Association in Thailand
Ms.Thananuch Sanguansak
Editor of Feature
News, Nation Channal (Moderator)
More
informations : U Maung Kyaw Nu 085-3690442 (English, Rohinya,
Burmese)
Mr.Abdul
Mabud 085-3598536 (Thai,Rohinya,Burmese)
Burmese
Rohinya Association in Thailand B.R.A.T e-mail : brat.headoffice@gmail.com, http://www.rohingyathai.blogspot.com
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