Final Communiqué of the OIC Contact

Final Communiqué of the OIC Contact Group on Myanmar Muslim Rohingya Minority

Date: 14/04/2013 - View in: Arabic | French

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Held on 14 April 2013, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


Upon the invitation of the Secretary General of the OIC, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Contact Group on Rohingya Muslim Minority convened at the Ministerial level on 14th April 2013 at OIC Headquarters to discuss the critical situation of the Muslims in Myanmar. After a round of discussions, the Contact Group:

Stressed the need to respect the universally accepted human rights and norms in accordance with the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and bearing in mind the principles and objectives of the Charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and pursuant to the resolutions of the Muslim minorities and communities; Condemned the spread of violence in Myanmar and continuing disregard of international law and its detrimental implications for regional and global peace, stability and security; Commended the efforts of the Secretary General to resolve the issue of the Muslims in Myanmar and his early and timely response to the situation in Miektila violence.

The Contact Group further noted:

• UN Human Rights Council resolution (A/HRC/19/L.30) regarding the ‘Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar’, which “expresses continued grave concern about remaining serious human rights violations, and strongly calls upon the Government of Myanmar to put an end to grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, including attacks against the civilian population, extrajudicial killings, internal displacement, the use of human shields and forced labour, confiscation and destruction of property, and conflict-related sexual violence,”, and “calls upon the Government of Myanmar to continue to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur”;

• UN General Assembly resolution (N 12-59569) on ‘The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar’ adopted by the 67th session on November 16th, 2012 which Urges the Government of Myanmar to accelerate its efforts to address discrimination, human rights violations, violence, displacement and economic deprivation affecting various ethnic minorities and, expressing particular concern about the situation of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, urges the Government to take action to bring about an improvement in their situation and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality;

• UN Secretary General and UN Human Rights Commissioner’s statements as well as the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar’s visit to Myanmar and his press statement on March 26th, 2013 that the recent sectarian violence in the central part of the country was “clearly targeted” against Muslim communities in the mostly Buddhist nation, the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng’s, statement expressing concern and urging the government to promote reconciliation and tolerance and to take measures to prevent an escalation, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Quintana’s visit to Rohingya Internally Displaced Persons camps and statement expressing his concern over the situation naming it a “profound crisis” and describing the camps as “more like a prison than a camp” as well as his statement on 28 March, 2013 emphasizing that “the Government has simply not done enough to address the spread of discrimination and prejudice against Muslim communities across the country, and to tackle the organized and coordinated mobs that are inciting hatred and violently attacking Muslim communities”

The Contact Group welcomed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, Catherine Ashton’s statement on March 23, 2013 expressing her concern over reports from Myanmar, indicating violent clashes along sectarian lines in the Mandalay region emphasizing that “the EU urges the authorities to protect the civilian population from violence, and to investigate the causes of this disturbing state of affairs. The High-Representative encourages all parties and particularly community and religious leaders to call for an end of violence.”

Having listened to the speech of the OIC Secretary General and after discussion and due consideration that followed, the Contact Group:

Condemned the brutal aggression and systematic gross violations of human rights committed by armed gangs and in particular the failure of the security forces to stop the aggression by the extremists against unarmed Muslim civilians;

Alarmed that the atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority have spread to other areas of Myanmar against other Muslim nationals which represents a further threat to security and stability in the region.

Reiterated its firm and unwavering demand for an immediate halt of the unlawful acts perpetrated against Rohingya and other Muslims in Myanmar.

Called upon the Myanmar authorities to ensure that extremists put an end to the use of force and violence and calls upon political and religious leaders in the country to give precedence to peaceful resolution through dialogue towards national unity.

Called upon the Myanmar Government to grant unhindered access of humanitarian aid for the victims of the violence in the Rakhine State as well as in other parts of Myanmar; and appreciates the humanitarian aid and financial assistance provided by many Member States to the Rohingya Muslims, such as Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and others; and commends the initiative announced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, of the donation by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of US $50 million in assistance to the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and for donating the amount of US$ 1.9 million to build housing units to accommodate around 75000 Rohingya displaced persons through the Saudi Development Fund and the UN High Commission for Refugees.




Recommended:


a) The OIC Member States take appropriate action for the adoption at the UN Human Rights Council of a resolution to condemn the ongoing atrocities, press the Government of Myanmar to carry out its responsibilities vis-à-vis its Muslim citizens, and to urgently dispatch an independent commission of inquiry on Myanmar to investigate all violations of human rights in Myanmar by establishing the facts that may amount to such violations with a view to holding the perpetrators accountable and ensuring that the perpetrators will not have impunity.

b) OIC Member States to explore all possible means through engagements with the United Nations including the tabling of a resolution specific to Myanmar to the UN General Assembly at the 68th Session;

c) OIC Member States to continue to call upon the Myanmar Government to take all steps to arrest and punish the perpetrators of the violence against the Muslims which would serve to show that the rule of law in this country is strengthening.

d) OIC Member States to intensify their diplomatic contacts at the highest level with Myanmar government to help alleviate the sufferings of the Muslim population and to eliminate discriminatory practices against them. The OIC Contact Group urges the government of Myanmar to guarantee the restoration of the right of nationality for the Rohingya people.

e) Heads of State and Government of the OIC countries should send a joint letter to the President of Myanmar reflecting our assessments and asking the Myanmar Government to act firmly to stop the violence against the Muslims and work decisively on further democratisation which will guarantee Rohingya Muslims their birthright to citizenship and declaring our support for all efforts in this direction.

f) World leaders along with the international fora to condemn these crimes.

g) Muslim opinion leaders and NGOs should convey their views to their counterparts in Myanmar, first and foremost to Ms. Aung San Suu Kyii, Chairperson of the National league for Democracy.

h) Pertinent international organizations and civil society groups to move promptly and provide necessary and urgent humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya and other affected people in need in Myanmar to assist them in surmounting this grave crisis and in view of the upcoming monsoon season when the camp situation for the displaced Rohingya Muslims are likely to get worsened.

i) OIC General Secretariat to intensifying efforts with the Government of Myanmar to open the OIC Humanitarian Office in Yangon to effectuate the Memorandum of Cooperation signed by the Government with the OIC in September 2012, with an emphasis on readiness to provide material and humanitarian support necessary to improve the living conditions of all the affected people both within their region or in the camps for displaced persons.

j) OIC Member States to make clear their expectation that all those who have lost their homes during both the events which targeted the Rohingya Muslims last year and Muslims which were the victims of attacks last month be returned to their original homes. The cycle of violence, creating displacement and impoverishment must not become an expected outcome for those who hope to benefit from their unacceptable acts of violence against innocent Muslims. Some OIC Member States indicated their readiness to provide support to these affected people.


k) OIC Member States to conduct a media campaign to raise international public awareness about the plight of the Rohingya and other Muslims in Myanmar highlighting the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the refugee camps and noting the challenges and costs faced by neighboring countries that are

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Komunike akhir OKI Hubungi kelompok minoritas Muslim Rohingya MyanmarTanggal: 14/04/2013 - lihat di: Arab | PrancisBerbagi di facebookShare di Google Buzz di emailShare di printMore layanan.1 berbagiDiselenggarakan pada 14 April 2013, Jeddah, Kerajaan Arab SaudiAtas undangan dari Sekretaris Jenderal OKI, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, hubungi kelompok minoritas Muslim Rohingnya diadakan di tingkat Menteri pada tanggal 14 April 2013 di markas OKI untuk membahas situasi kritis kaum muslimin di Myanmar. Setelah putaran diskusi, grup kontak:Menekankan perlunya untuk menghormati hak asasi manusia universal diterima dan norma-norma sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip yang diabadikan dalam Deklarasi Universal Human Rights dan mengingat prinsip-prinsip dan tujuan dari Piagam organisasi kerjasama Islam dan berdasarkan resolusi minoritas Muslim dan masyarakat; Mengutuk penyebaran kekerasan di Myanmar dan terus mengabaikan hukum internasional dan implikasinya merugikan untuk perdamaian regional dan global, stabilitas dan keamanan; Dipuji upaya Sekretaris Jenderal untuk menyelesaikan masalah kaum muslimin di Myanmar dan tanggapan awal dan tepat terhadap situasi kekerasan Miektila.Group Contact mencatat lebih lanjut:• Resolusi Dewan HAM PBB (A/HRC/19/L.30) mengenai ' situasi hak asasi manusia di Myanmar', yang "mengekspresikan terus keprihatinan tentang pelanggaran HAM yang tersisa, dan sangat menyerukan pemerintah Myanmar untuk mengakhiri pelanggaran serius hak asasi manusia internasional dan hukum kemanusiaan, termasuk serangan terhadap penduduk sipil, pembunuhan di luar hukum, pengungsian internal, penggunaan manusia perisai dan dipaksa buruh, penyitaan dan kerusakan harta benda, dan terkait konflik kekerasan seksual, ", dan"menyerukan pemerintah Myanmar untuk terus bekerja sama dengan Pelapor Khusus";• Resolusi Majelis Umum PBB (N 12-59569) di ' The situasi hak asasi manusia di Myanmar' diadopsi oleh sidang 67 pada 16 November 2012 yang mendesak pemerintah Myanmar untuk mempercepat upaya ke alamat diskriminasi, pelanggaran hak asasi manusia, kekerasan, perpindahan dan kesulitan ekonomi mempengaruhi berbagai etnis minoritas, dan mengungkapkan perhatian khusus tentang situasi Rohingya minoritas di negara bagian Rakhine, mendesak pemerintah untuk mengambil tindakan untuk membawa tentang perbaikan dalam situasi mereka dan melindungi semua mereka hak asasi manusia, termasuk hak mereka untuk kewarganegaraan;• UN Secretary General and UN Human Rights Commissioner’s statements as well as the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar’s visit to Myanmar and his press statement on March 26th, 2013 that the recent sectarian violence in the central part of the country was “clearly targeted” against Muslim communities in the mostly Buddhist nation, the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng’s, statement expressing concern and urging the government to promote reconciliation and tolerance and to take measures to prevent an escalation, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Quintana’s visit to Rohingya Internally Displaced Persons camps and statement expressing his concern over the situation naming it a “profound crisis” and describing the camps as “more like a prison than a camp” as well as his statement on 28 March, 2013 emphasizing that “the Government has simply not done enough to address the spread of discrimination and prejudice against Muslim communities across the country, and to tackle the organized and coordinated mobs that are inciting hatred and violently attacking Muslim communities”The Contact Group welcomed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, Catherine Ashton’s statement on March 23, 2013 expressing her concern over reports from Myanmar, indicating violent clashes along sectarian lines in the Mandalay region emphasizing that “the EU urges the authorities to protect the civilian population from violence, and to investigate the causes of this disturbing state of affairs. The High-Representative encourages all parties and particularly community and religious leaders to call for an end of violence.”Having listened to the speech of the OIC Secretary General and after discussion and due consideration that followed, the Contact Group:Condemned the brutal aggression and systematic gross violations of human rights committed by armed gangs and in particular the failure of the security forces to stop the aggression by the extremists against unarmed Muslim civilians;Alarmed that the atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority have spread to other areas of Myanmar against other Muslim nationals which represents a further threat to security and stability in the region.Reiterated its firm and unwavering demand for an immediate halt of the unlawful acts perpetrated against Rohingya and other Muslims in Myanmar.Called upon the Myanmar authorities to ensure that extremists put an end to the use of force and violence and calls upon political and religious leaders in the country to give precedence to peaceful resolution through dialogue towards national unity.Called upon the Myanmar Government to grant unhindered access of humanitarian aid for the victims of the violence in the Rakhine State as well as in other parts of Myanmar; and appreciates the humanitarian aid and financial assistance provided by many Member States to the Rohingya Muslims, such as Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and others; and commends the initiative announced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, of the donation by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of US $50 million in assistance to the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and for donating the amount of US$ 1.9 million to build housing units to accommodate around 75000 Rohingya displaced persons through the Saudi Development Fund and the UN High Commission for Refugees.Recommended:a) The OIC Member States take appropriate action for the adoption at the UN Human Rights Council of a resolution to condemn the ongoing atrocities, press the Government of Myanmar to carry out its responsibilities vis-à-vis its Muslim citizens, and to urgently dispatch an independent commission of inquiry on Myanmar to investigate all violations of human rights in Myanmar by establishing the facts that may amount to such violations with a view to holding the perpetrators accountable and ensuring that the perpetrators will not have impunity.b) OIC Member States to explore all possible means through engagements with the United Nations including the tabling of a resolution specific to Myanmar to the UN General Assembly at the 68th Session;c) OIC Member States to continue to call upon the Myanmar Government to take all steps to arrest and punish the perpetrators of the violence against the Muslims which would serve to show that the rule of law in this country is strengthening.d) OIC Member States to intensify their diplomatic contacts at the highest level with Myanmar government to help alleviate the sufferings of the Muslim population and to eliminate discriminatory practices against them. The OIC Contact Group urges the government of Myanmar to guarantee the restoration of the right of nationality for the Rohingya people.e) Heads of State and Government of the OIC countries should send a joint letter to the President of Myanmar reflecting our assessments and asking the Myanmar Government to act firmly to stop the violence against the Muslims and work decisively on further democratisation which will guarantee Rohingya Muslims their birthright to citizenship and declaring our support for all efforts in this direction.f) World leaders along with the international fora to condemn these crimes.g) Muslim opinion leaders and NGOs should convey their views to their counterparts in Myanmar, first and foremost to Ms. Aung San Suu Kyii, Chairperson of the National league for Democracy.h) Pertinent international organizations and civil society groups to move promptly and provide necessary and urgent humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya and other affected people in need in Myanmar to assist them in surmounting this grave crisis and in view of the upcoming monsoon season when the camp situation for the displaced Rohingya Muslims are likely to get worsened.i) OIC General Secretariat to intensifying efforts with the Government of Myanmar to open the OIC Humanitarian Office in Yangon to effectuate the Memorandum of Cooperation signed by the Government with the OIC in September 2012, with an emphasis on readiness to provide material and humanitarian support necessary to improve the living conditions of all the affected people both within their region or in the camps for displaced persons.j) OIC Member States to make clear their expectation that all those who have lost their homes during both the events which targeted the Rohingya Muslims last year and Muslims which were the victims of attacks last month be returned to their original homes. The cycle of violence, creating displacement and impoverishment must not become an expected outcome for those who hope to benefit from their unacceptable acts of violence against innocent Muslims. Some OIC Member States indicated their readiness to provide support to these affected people.k) OIC Member States to conduct a media campaign to raise international public awareness about the plight of the Rohingya and other Muslims in Myanmar highlighting the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the refugee camps and noting the challenges and costs faced by neighboring countries that are