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International Concern for Rohingyas
With one definite date for lhe start of the repatriation of the Rohingya Muslims lapsed and yet another schedule eluding all along, the issue seems to have been left uncared But not quite. The urgency for the Bangladesh side is Indeed very great. For Myanmar, however, the issue appears to be no more pressing. The Yangon military Junta have been taking advantage of the quiet diplomacy Bangladesh has adopted to come to a solution to the problem
Against such a background, the five-day visit by Bernard de Reidmatten. Chairman of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should be considered a move towards the right direction. The fact that recent developments in the refugee camps have not always been very happy ought to have prompted the visit by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the UNHCR. He has. however, expressed his satisfaction over the management of the camps by the Bangladesh government. An appreciation such as this certainly has its merits so far as the case for Bangladesh Is concerned.
What, however counts most of all is Reldmat-ten s suggestion that the involvement of the UNHCR tn tne process of Rohingya refugees' rehabilitation could be really helpful. Myanmar government's refusal to accept the UN body overseeing the repatriation process was rightly seen with deep suspicion. On all counts. It has now become clear that the bilateral agreement reached between Bangladesh and Myanmar has failed to deliver the expected results. It Is time that the international community exerted the kind of pressure necessary for the military government in Yangon to create the right environment for smooth return of the Rohingyas.
Dubbed as a 'fact-finding mission'. Reidmat-ten's on-the-spot visit should provide with enough insight into the influx of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh for htm to take up the issue with the relevant international fora. A Swedish citizen. he may find, at the same time, enough reason to brief the European nations of the real situation. Sure enough, the firing by the police on the refugees was the worst to happen but the pressure on the camp sites, and indeed the whole of Bangladesh soil, has been overmuch — socially, economically and environmentally. Considering the means of Bangladesh to cope with this extra burden, an early solution to the problem is most desirable. Reidmatten should be the right man to press for such an expedient settlement of the issue.
In this connection, the recent inclusion of Myanmar in the fold of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) should shed light on the criterion for membership of the largest international grouping after the UN. The host country along with other nations supporting its inclusion have argued that once in the fold, they can better per- | suade the government of Yangon to behave either in its relation to its people, including the opposition. or to its neighbours. As chairman oi the NAM. Indonesia should now prove that it has been working in that direction through putting pressure on the Junta in Yangon. But to our mlno. an easy passage into the NAM has not given much cause for the Yangon government to go for any soul-searching and thus mend its behaviour.
At the same time, we feel that the members of the Association of the South East Aslan Nations (ASEAN) can — and indeed ought to — play a vital role through creating pressure on the military regime in Torcing it to go on its words, if not, more. Trade interests. Including big arms deal specially by one of its big neighbours, have not been helping the cause. Such practices have to be avoided if the regime is made to behave. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the international community’s concern has been overplayed at times. Compared to the plight of the Rohingyas, the Bosnian Muslims are surely faring much worse. But this does not mean that the Rohingyas have to be Ignored in a way they are being done. Maintenance of such double standards helps erode the respectability of international bodies.