The
UN's Special Rapporteur for Human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana,
visited this camp for displaced Rohingyas in Myebon in Rakhine State. (PHOTO:
UNIC)
Mizzima News
18 February 2013
The
United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, says
that the use of excessive force by Myanmar’s government forces against
local communities and ethnic groups was worrying to the UN.
Speaking
at a press conference at Yangon International Airport before leaving
the country on Saturday, Quintana said nearly 120,000 people are now
living in camps in Rakhine State with a lack of adequate healthcare,
and noted that conditions were worse in camps sheltering Rohingyas and
other Muslims.
The
UN official said harassment of medical staff by Buddhist extremists in
Rakhine State was one of the reasons behind the poor healthcare.
The
government needs to address the problem of freedom of movement in the
camps, Quintana stated, adding that one of the camps “felt more like a
prison than a camp.”
The
United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, says
that the use of excessive force by Myanmar’s government forces against
local communities and ethnic groups was worrying to the UN.
Speaking
at a press conference at Yangon International Airport before leaving
the country on Saturday, Quintana said nearly 120,000 people are now
living in camps in Rakhine State with a lack of adequate healthcare,
and noted that conditions were worse in camps sheltering Rohingyas and
other Muslims.
The
UN official said harassment of medical staff by Buddhist extremists in
Rakhine State was one of the reasons behind the poor healthcare.
The
government needs to address the problem of freedom of movement in the
camps, Quintana stated, adding that one of the camps “felt more like a
prison than a camp.”
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