Joint demonstration held in front of European Commission in Brussels
RB News
April 4, 2013
A Joint Demonstration was took place in front of The European Commission in Brussels at 13:00 to 15:00 on 2nd April 2013. Demonstration was jointly organised by Burmese Rohingya Community Netherlands (BRCNL), Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) and Burmese Rohingya Community in Demark (BRCD).
There are about 70 people joined the protest including Burmese Muslims from Germany, Norway and France. BROUK President Tun Khin participated as a Master of ceremony and various Speakers gave short speeches during Demonstration. The speakers were Hla Aung (NDPHR in exile), Jimmy (Burmese Muslim Community in Germany), Gillet Pierre- Yves (Burma Action Belgium), Sazaat Ahammed (Chairman of BRCNL), Wai Zin Oo (Burmese Muslims Community in Germany), Tun Khin (Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK), Omar (Burmese Muslim from Denmark), Sayed Hussein (Rohingya Community in Norway), Eng. Siddique (Rohingya Language Foundation) and Ms. Rahhena (Rohingya Community in Demark).
After demonstration a delegation of from joint demonstration Sazaat Ahammed, Tun Khin and Zakaria Abdul Rahim submitted a memorandum with a document of 52 Graphic photos of Genocide in Burma to H.E. Georgios Antoniou, Director of European External Action Service [EEAS] for South-East Asia Division. During 30 minutes meeting with Mr. Georgios Antoniou Sazaat Ahammed, Chairman of BRCNL highlighted that employees of Government of President Thein Sein and Rakhine Nationals Developments Party [RNDP] have incited and involved in killings, destruction of places of worship of Muslims in Burma. European Union urgently has to put pressure on Burma to immediately stop killings, violence and destruction of places of worship and religious schools of Muslims in Burma. He also expressed that it is urgent European Union must put concreter pressure to provide unhindered international humanitarian aids to Rohingyas in Arakan.
BROUK President Tun Khin requested that lifting or suspension of sanctions on Burma is premature in this stage and it is important to reinstate sanctions in order to protect the Rohingya and other minorities, promote human rights and inclusive democratic and political reforms in Burma. The government of Burma has not only failed to provide safety and security for the Rohingya, it has also encouraged those committing acts of violence by validating their prejudice. Government ministers have spoken of the Rohingya being foreigners and President Thein Sein has asked for international assistance in deporting all Rohingya to third countries.
Zakaria, Coordinator of Burmese Rohingya Community in Denmark urged to put pressure on Burmese Government to scrap Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 and to replace it with a new law that conform to international law standards. He also mentioned to support a UN independent inquiry and bring those responsible to justice.
