Chandra Muzaffar: Asean must urge UN to end persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar

PETALING JAYA: Asean can persuade the United Nations to end the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar, said International Movement for Just World (JUST) president Dr Chandra Muzaffar.
“Asean has a major role in persuading the five members of the Security Council if they want the UN to act on the atrocities in Myanmar.
“Their voice carries more weight as Myanmar is part of the Asean family,” he said at a recent forum ‘Plight of Muslims in Burma in the 21st Century: An Initiative for Solution and the Way Forward’ organised by the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia.
Dr Chandra said that the UN would be duty-bound to protect the Rohingya if the Security Council adopted a resolution that says they were victims of genocide.