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influx of more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh due to persecution by the Myanmar forces since 25 August 2017, there is large scale criticism that the United Nations has failed to protect the Rohingya people or to take tough measures to compel Myanmar to comply with international human rights laws and rules.
Against this backdrop, a delegation of UN Security Council is visiting Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. The UNSC envoys began the four-day visit to Bangladesh on Saturday, to be followed by visit to Myanmar.
Here are six key facts one should know about the UNSC visit to the Rohingya camps.
26 diplomats from 15 countries are in the delegation
The delegates include envoys of five permanent members -- China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent members -- Bolivia, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland and Sweden -- elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.
Rohingyas present 14 conditions for repatriation
A Rohingya leader named Dil Mohammad was quoted by news agency AFP as saying that they would present the delegation with 14 conditions. Prothom Alo obtained a list of demands that include keeping security forces in Arakan (Rakhine) before repatriation, restoring nationality with Rohingya ethnicity, involving Bangladesh, EU, UNHCR, OIC, HRW, USA, other international community and the Rohingya with Rohingya repatriation agreement and process, rehabilitating Rohingyas in their own land, own village and own house compound in Rakhine, compensatation to Rohingyas' losses and returning confiscated land, allowing international media, rights groups and humanitarian aid groups in Rakhine freely, releasing Rohingya prisoners without any exception, no accusation of Rohingya in any past events, taking action againast the criminal in the ICC court, allowing government staff among the Rohingya refugees to continue their job and taking no action against them.
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