OIC human rights watchdog to visit Rohingyas Wednesday


FE Team | Published: January 02, 2018 19:02:55 | Updated: January 03, 2018 13:22:20


OIC human rights watchdog to visit Rohingyas Wednesday

A delegation of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to visit the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday.

The OIC delegation, during their four day visit, will acquire first-hand information on the state of human rights violations faced by the Rohingyas and include that in their objective report on the issue.

According to UNB, the OIC General Secretariat officials will also discuss humanitarian needs with Bangladesh authorities and present their report to OIC Secretary General Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen.

A detailed report both on the human rights situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and their urgent humanitarian needs will be presented to the upcoming OIC Council of Foreign Ministers scheduled to take place in May this year in Dhaka.

The delegation consists of members of the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC), one of the principle statutory organs of the OIC - dealing with human rights issues, and officials from relevant departments of the OIC General Secretariat including the Minorities, Information and Humanitarian Affairs.

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