By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), Mumbai expresseed concern at the communal clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in central Myanmar especially in the village of Meikhtila were still burning early on Friday.
The death toll is supposed to have reached 10, including a Buddhist monk, stoking memories of last June -July (2012) ‘s brutal attacks in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, which officially killed 110 people and left 120,000 people homeless, most of them stateless Rohingya Muslims.
Hundreds of Muslims have fled their homes to shelter at a sports stadium, said local officials over the past few days.
In a press statement, CJP said, “There was no transparency and accountability in seeking reparation and justice for the attacks.”
The CJP has expressed concerns at the continued attacked on different sections of persons in neighbouring countries of South Asia and while condemning these attacks and appealing for peace reiterates for a regional response to these conflicts.
They also demanded that it is long overdue that the demands of human rights activists from all countries in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Burma and Bhutan are met and a South Asian Commission/Authority for Human Rights Protection is established that looks into all instances of cross border human rights violations, atrocities against women and children and trafficking, caste atrocities and attacks on identities, ethnicities and religious minorities.
CJP has been part of efforts to set up this kind of mechanism for over a decade.