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| Rohingya Muslims standing outside their tents at a camp located on the outskirts of Sittwe. |
February 18, 2013
Press TV
An Iranian lawmaker has denounced the Western countries’ inaction
vis-à-vis the ongoing violation of human rights in Myanmar, saying the
West’s silence ahs intensified the killing of Muslims in the Southeast
Asian country.
“The West’s double standards in its alleged struggle against violation
of human rights and defense for human dignity make it react to the
execution of a criminal and press charges against an independent
country, but when such crimes are committed by Western-backed
governments on a large scale, no reaction - even from international
bodies - is seen,” a member of Iran Majlis Committee on National
Security and Foreign Policy Hossein Sobhani-Nia said on Monday.
The lawmaker added that the death of innocent Muslims in Myanmar is a
clear example of the violation of minorities’ rights, stressing that a
firm international determination is required to counter crimes against
humanity.
On Saturday, the United Nations expressed concern over rights abuses by
the government of Myanmar, calling for an end to discrimination against
ethnic and religious groups in the country.
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur on rights in Myanmar,
said in a press conference that the use of excessive force by Myanmar’s
government against local communities and ethnic groups worried the UN.
The persecuted Muslim minority has faced torture, neglect, and
repression in Myanmar since the country achieved independence in 1948.
The Iranian legislator further said that the West’s dual policies have also given rise to a tragedy in the Middle East.
Any time terrorists, backed by Western powers, commit crimes in Syria,
Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the West stays put in an implicit
endorsement of the crimes.
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