A delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will visit the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district for four days from today (Wednesday), report agencies.
They will acquire first-hand information on the state of human rights violations faced by Rohingyas in Myanmar for preparing an objective report on the issue.
Meanwhile, some 500 more Rohingyas arrived in Bangladesh over the last few days keeping the total number of new arrivals at 655,500 since August 25, 2017, says the UN Migration Agency on Tuesday.
The IOM Needs and Population Monitoring Report said that there have been 628 new arrivals since the weekly situation report on December 17.
The next full situation report will be issued on January 14.
During the visit to Cox's Bazar, the officials from the OIC General Secretariat will discuss humanitarian needs and other issues of concern with the relevant authorities in Bangladesh 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.
The visit is undertaken, in coordination with the government of Bangladesh, to ascertain the human rights and humanitarian situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to OIC statement.
OIC team's Rohingya visit begins today
500 more enter Bangladesh in last few days
FE Team | Published: January 02, 2018 23:39:36
OIC team's Rohingya visit begins today
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