Question 22131 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr Brahim Hammouche draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the fate of the Rohingya in the refugee camps in Arakan State, in the west of Myanmar (formerly Burma). The MP questioned the Government in September 2017 about this ethnic group of Muslim religion which suffers persecution and abuses which push tens of thousands of them to flee to neighboring countries (Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand). Over the past two years, around 740,000 people, the majority of whom are children, have been forced to move. Non-governmental organizations have reported executions of civilians by the armed forces and acts of torture and denounced the presence of anti-personnel mines placed on the routes of this mass exodus. With regard to international law, these acts which constitute an offensive systematic and large-scale attacks against the Rohingyas constitute crimes against humanity, as does the system of discrimination and segregation put in place by the State which is akin to apartheid. Investigations are currently being carried out by the United Nations Human Rights Council. However, the lack of cooperation from the Burmese government renders the judicial process ineffective, even though senior officials are involved in these abominable acts. At the Security Council on February 28, 2019, as well as at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2019, France expressed strong recommendations, such as the immediate establishment of safe and unimpeded humanitarian access in Arakan State or the assurance that internally displaced Rohingya people can have full freedom of movement, which we can only greet. However, this remains insufficient given the scale of this tragedy. Consequently, he asks what diplomatic means France intends to implement in order to advance the fight against impunity and respect for the dignity of people in Myanmar.

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