OVER 400,000 hungry, sick and desperate Rohingya Muslims are stranded in a no-man’s-land between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Earlier,thousands, mostly women and children, have been killed, raped, maimed and forced to flee the Rakhine state across the border to Bangladesh.

Where have the moral values and Buddhist teachings about non-violence and tolerance of the erstwhile human rights champion Aung San Suu Kyi disappeared, while another Srebrenica is in the making?

Why are most Western governments turning a blind eye to the fascist methods of Myanmar rulers and continue to provide economic and military aid to that country.

Why is the world’s reaction so disproportionately benign compared to the atrocities committed by the Myanmar government? Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour Leader, and Nobel Laureates Desmond Tutu and Malala Yusufzai have raised their voice against the human carnage in Myanmar, but the rest of the democratic world is silent, either because they are oblivious to the great human tragedy, or pathetically ignorant of the war crimes of the Myanmar regime. The Human Rights Watch said that “mistreatment of anybody is never justified’. The UN Human Rights Commissioner has already described Myanmar’s policy as a ‘textbook example’ of ethnic cleansing. Therefore, the International Criminal Court must immediately act to put the Myanmar leader and her generals on trial for crimes against humanity.

M. Ali Aziz

Karachi

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THE world has condemned the genocide of the Rohingya people but did not take any measures to stop this. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been particularly criticised for her silence and lack of action over the issue. All Muslim countries should unite for the cause of Muslim welfare. The resolution by the National Assembly about the Rohingya Muslims is laudable. But this resolution would not work .

The government should open a fund to help the Rohingyas. All MNAs,MPAs and other employers should take part in this cause. Also, our government should send a delegation to assess the situation and negotiate with the Myanmar government for stopping the Rohingya massacre.

Asad Aarbani

Hala

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2017