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Joint Briefing Paper: Still oppressed: Rohingya policies and restrictions under Myanmar’s new government

October 26th, 2016  •  Author:   International Federation for Human Rights and Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma  •  1 minute read

Since taking power on 30 March 2016, Myanmar’s new government, which is dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has done little to address the situation of Rohingya in the country. While the government has taken a number of steps to improve the human rights situation in the country, it has failed to adequately address the long-­‐standing discriminatory and
abusive practices against Rohingya in Rakhine State.

Parliament fails to repeal or amend discriminatory legislation

The NLD has made no attempt to remove the legal obstacles that seriously restrict the fundamental rights of Rohingya. Shortly after the NLD’s victory in the November  2015 election, NLD Central  Executive Committee member Win Htein said that addressing the situation of Rohingya was not  among  the party’s priorities and maintained that most Rohingya were illegal immigrants who had to be “returned” to Bangladesh.

 

Download this full briefing paper in English here.