OIC adopts resolution on human rights violations in Rakhine

06 March 2019
OIC adopts resolution on human rights violations in Rakhine
The 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC Member States on 1 March 2019, in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Photo: OIC

The world’s top Islamic intergovernmental body has unanimously adopted a resolution to pursue legal recourse through the International Court of Justice to seek accountability and justice for large-scale human rights violations committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, RFA reported quoting a statement issued by Bangladesh’s foreign ministry.

The Council of Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said it will also seek legal means through the ICJ to establish the legal rights of the Rohingya, the ministry said in a news release after the resolution passed on Monday.

The resolution to pursue legal recourse through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) came after a long series of negotiations to seek accountability for crimes committed against humanity and gross violations of human rights against Rohingya in Myanmar, it said.