Release all Rohingya detainees: Amnesty
Amnesty International has called upon the Myanmar government to release all Rohingya detainees immediately unless they are promptly charged with an internationally recognisable offence.
Hundreds of Rohingya have been detained as part of the ongoing security operation in the northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, it said in a statement yesterday.
The rights group also urged Myanmar to disclose the fate and whereabouts of all detainees and ensure that they are treated humanely, allowed effective, prompt and regular access to their family, lawyers of their own choosing and adequate medical care.
“Undertake independent, impartial and effective investigations into deaths in custody and allegations of torture or other ill-treatment by the security forces,” the statement read.
To date, no official information about where the individuals are being held or what they are accused of has been made public. “All are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and of being subjected to unfair trials,” the statement read.
Myanmar authorities have, according to a governmental Investigation Commission, arrested and “taken legal action” against 485 people since 9 October 2016. Among them are village leaders, business owners, religious leaders and Arabic teachers as well as ordinary villagers.
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