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The scale of this most recent failure demands a rethinking of the way MONUSCO is implementing its protection mandate. The current system
is, quite simply, not working; pretending that it is only serves to make
the problem worse.
In a darkly-lit house on a dusty, garbage-strewn street on the outskirts
of Bamako, an elderly couple and a man in a white robe are seated on
the floor.
Friends of Refugees International came together on Thursday, October 25,
at the beautiful Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC.
One would hope that the conferral of citizenship would help prevent
further persecution of the Rohingya and staunch the spread of burnings
and displacement in Rakhine State. However, the government will need to
take many more steps before this can happen.
The specifics of these atrocities are not pleasant, but need to be
shared. They emphasize the urgent need for Refugees International to be a
voice for the refugees, and for anyone being made aware of these issues
to support organizations speaking for them and providing assistance to
these fellow human beings.
