Despite initial opposition from several Western nations, the United Nations Human Rights Council has now endorsed a resolution urging Myanmar to immediately repatriate the persecuted Rohingyas who are seeking refuge in Bangladesh.
According to a press release from Bangladesh’s Permanent Mission in Geneva on Friday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) presented a resolution on the “State of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar” during the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of all of its member states.
The council reiterated its call for accelerating investigations into sexual abuse, torture, and all other crimes against humanity committed in Myanmar and bringing perpetrators to justice at national, regional, and international levels after receiving reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar, particularly against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities.
According to the release, the Western nations opposed the resolution that demanded the immediate return of Rohingya to Myanmar on the grounds that such a return was impossible until the continuing political situation in that nation was resolved.
After much discussion and debate, the resolution was eventually overwhelmingly approved in July 7, according to the announcement.
The UN Human Rights Council asked the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to keep an eye on and follow up on how the Independent International Fact-finding Mission’s recommendations were being put into practice.
According to the announcement, Bangladesh was commended in the resolution for housing the Rohingya who had been forcibly displaced.
