Bangladesh will monitor what the United Nations as well as the international community does following a report released by the UN human rights office on Friday that detailed serious human rights violations by Myanmar military in Rakhine state including mass gang rapes, killings, including of babies and young children, brutal beatings and disappearances, officials of the Foreign Ministry told The Independent yesterday.
Dhaka, however, is unlikely to make any move based on this report because the matter is now between the UN and Myanmar government, they said, “Dhaka is always keen to resolve the Rohingya issue bilaterally.” The sources believe that the UN system will now do the needful so that the perpetrators of the heinous crimes mentioned in the report will be brought to justice. Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein demanded that there must be an immediate halt to these grave violations by Myanmar forces against their own people and said that the Myanmar government should take the responsibility.   
“We will monitor the next move of the UN as well as the international community after the release of the report that detailed the atrocities committed by the Myanmar military during their operations that started in October following the killing of nine Myanmar policemen in Rakhine state,” said a top official.
“The picture is clear now. It is up to the UN to take the next move. We have nothing to do with this at this point,” he said.
“It is now the responsibility of the UN system to deal with Myanmar with regards to the crimes committed by its military in the Rakhine state for last four month. The crimes are now more than allegations. These are kind of proven,” said a senior official.
“The UN system and international community must now take these atrocities into their cognisance and act accordingly,” he said.
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“It’s a good report that projected the actual scenario of the atrocities committed by the Myanmar forces in Rakhine state. Now, we will see how the UN Secretary-General and other states act.”
“We can only hope that those who committed these crimes against humanity will be brought to justice,” he said.
“Noting that the new report suggests an unprecedented level of violence, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, said that the government of Myanmar must immediately halt these grave violations against its own people, instead of continuing to deny they have occurred,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told a regular briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
“It should accept responsibility and ensure that victims have access to justice, reparations and safety,” he said quoting the UN rights chief.
Asked if the Secretary-General had a chance to look at the new report and what his reaction was, the Spokesperson said, “He’s, obviously, aware of the report and the broad contents of it. I think the report raises a number of very serious allegations, which deserve an immediate and serious response, including a credible and impartial investigation into the claims and real accountability for any perpetrators.”
When asked if it is appropriate for the Secretary-General to reach out either to the President of Myanmar or to Aung San Suu Kyi to talk about the concerns, he said, “I think it’s very… it’s appropriate for the Secretary-General to have discussions with any leaders in any country.  And obviously, this is an issue that he is paying attention to.”
“The publication is based on interviews across the border in Bangladesh with more than 200 victims, the vast majority of whom reported witnessing killings and nearly half having a family member who was killed or is missing.  Of the 101 women interviewed, more than half reported having been raped or suffering other forms of sexual violence,” said Dujarric. Asked how UN will deal with the matter, he said, “There continues to be keen interest in the situation in Myanmar, obviously, on the human rights issue but also what the UN can assist and can do on the development issue through the coordinated work of the UN development agencies in Myanmar and, obviously, on the political front, in which DPA (Department of Political Affairs) will be in the lead.  But, it will be a coordinated outlook on behalf of the UN system.” To another question, he said, “I think the Secretary-General, the UN have been very clear on the need to address the needs of the Rohingyas in a way that respects their rights and that is good for country as a whole.”