'Rohingyas are victims of brutal torture and rape'

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) President Rashid Al Balushi said that they visited Rohingya camp areas and talked to the persecuted Rohingyas.

He said, "We have found substantial evidence that Rohingya Muslims were victims of brutal tortures including massacre and rape. We will submit our report to the OIC."

After completing a fact-finding visit for two days, they briefed the reporters at Balukhali-2 refugee camp on Friday noon.

The 13-member delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visited refugee camps in Kutupalong and Balukhali on Thursday and Friday to acquire first-hand information on the state of human rights violations faced by the Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanmar.

The visit was undertaken in coordination with the government of Bangladesh.

The delegation also included OIC Vice-Chairman SK Kaggwa, Vice-Chairman Raihana Binte Abdullah, OIC IPHRC members Ambassador Muhammad Zamir, Abdul Wahhab, Mahmud Mustafa Afifi and Adam Nana, OIC Executive Directors Marghoob Saleem Butt, Hafid El Hachimi, Akem Al Ghamdi, Hassan Abedin, Maha Akil, Abdullah Kabi and Mohammad Kalaba.

Representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cox’s Bazar district administration were also present there.

The delegation firmly stated that OIC will always stay beside the persecuted Rohingya Muslims.

 

risingbd/Cox's Bazar/January 5, 2018/Sujauddin Rubel/A K Azad