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Time for UNSC to show it cares

IMTIAZ AHMED

Porimol Palma
***The UN Security Council, which is entrusted with ensuring global peace and security, has so far failed to protect the human rights of the persecuted Rohingya in Rakhine. As the delegation of the UNSC witnesses the massive human tragedy sites in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh and Rakhine in Myanmar, two experts on international relations share their views with Porimol Palma of The Daily Star.***
The United Nations Security Council’s visit to the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar and the affected villages in Rakhine can add a new dimension to the way the crisis is being looked at by the international community, said Professor Imtiaz Ahmed of Dhaka University. "There were persecutions against the Rohingya in Rakhine and Bangladesh saw waves of influx in the 1970s and 1990s. The Security Council delegation did not visit then. But it is visiting now. This means they have realised the gravity of the crisis," he said.
He said the most important aspects of the visit were that they would learn of the ground realities, the aftermath of the atrocities and interact with the victims.
"I expect the delegation to objec-
tively see the tragedies of the Rohingya and not depend on Myanmar's version," Imtiaz, a professor of the international relations department, said.
The evidence of genocide against the Rohingyas in Myanmar is already there. It has become an international issue and not a bilateral one that only Bangladesh and Myanmar can solve hesaid.
"The UNSC has a critical role to take Myanmar to the court and punish those responsible for the genocide," said Imtiaz, also director at the Centre
for Genocide Studies of Dhaka University.
UN had already demanded establishing a centre for collecting evidence, and the UNSC could begin the process for taking the perpetrators of genocide to the International Criminal Court.
In the 70s and 90s, there were not many international legal instruments to try the perpetrators of such crimes but now there are various tools, he added.
"Under this context, the role of
UNSC is very important. ”
Rohingyas have been facing persecution for decades and now is the time for a permanent solution.
"The Rohingya cannot go back home until Myanmar changes its laws to recognise them as citizens. They must go as citizens with full rights, not as illegal migrants as they are seen now," the professor added.
The academic said the rare visit by the UNSC delegation meant a lot of pressure on Myanmar, but Bangladesh
had to still continue mounting the pressure.
He suggested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visit China, India and Russia immediately to communicate the gravity of the tragedy and the need for a sustainable solution.
Bangladesh missions abroad should hold programmes, including conferences and photo exhibitions, to highlight the depth of the Rohingya crisis and create a stronger global opinion on the matter, he said.