APHR and European parliamentarians call for action on Rohingya crisis

Mizzima

On 17 October the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and members of the European Parliament issued a joint letter calling for greater attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis facing Rohingya both in refugee camps in Bangladesh and those internally displaced in Myanmar.

The text of the statement is as follows.

Today, members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), joined by lawmakers from the European Parliament, come together to spotlight the escalating, cross-border humanitarian crisis affecting Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and internally displaced people in Myanmar.

Experiencing relentless violence, mass displacement, collapsing services, and shrinking humanitarian access, the situation demands immediate international action. With nearly 22 million people in need of assistance and more than 3 million internally displaced, civilians are enduring relentless airstrikes, violence, and the destruction of schools, hospitals, and homes — while thousands are stranded along the Thai-Myanmar border with critically underfunded humanitarian support. Meanwhile, Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar face dwindling aid, food shortages, and stalled repatriation efforts. We echo APHR’s initial findings during a recent visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar: the dire needs in the camps require urgent, collective ASEAN and international action.