Saturday, June 13, 2015

Humanity First, A Call For Action: Joint Statement:

We appreciates the Government’s efforts to undertake a search and rescue operation in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal aimed at saving the lives of thousands of stranded Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants. It is essential that humanitarian action and the value of life come first.

We acknowledge that the Malaysian government has taken in over a hundred thousand refugees from Myanmar. We share the concerns of many that the current situation, if unplanned, may not bring benefit to the Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants in the long term. We also urge the Malaysian government to do it ensure the wellbeing of the immigrants in our country.

In a latest discovery, we are horrified by the discovery of mass graves "believed to contain nearly 100 Rohingya migrants".

We urge the Malaysian Government, as Chair of ASEAN to take a leadership role to address this particular issue at its source, especially in Myanmar. We hope that Malaysia would play a leadership role in the review of the ASEAN nonintervention policy in the context of human rights crisis that have implications on regional peace and stability. The current crisis of the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi stranded at sea is testimony that intervention is necessary.

We look forward to more effective and proactive measures by the Governments of ASEAN countries to stop the inhumane human trafficking which greatly exacerbate the plight of the Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.

We also call upon the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments to take measures to protect their citizens and ensure their well-being are taken care of and to participate in international efforts to resolve this crisis.

We also call upon Malaysian continue working together regardless religious groups to bring peace and harmony together in line with our principles of loving kindness, compassion, altruistic joy and peace from our hearts.

May peace prevail in ASEAN and the rest of the world.

Endorsement by:
Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM)
Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia (TBCM)
Malaysia Christian Youth Association (MCYA)
Soul Works Foundation
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)
Malaysia Network Of Engaged Buddhists (MNEB)

我们赞赏马来西亚政府采取行动,搜索与营救漂流安达曼海上与孟加拉湾上的数千罗兴亚难民与孟加拉偷渡客。人道行为和珍惜生命的价值观应是优先考量。

据我们所知,大马政府已经收留了超过十万名来自缅甸的难民,这也让我们不得不考量,若是这情况持续下去,而没有长远计划,将无法真正协助罗兴亚与孟加拉难民。我们也促请政府务必善待在国内的难民。

不过,近期国内出现了“相信埋葬超过100位罗兴亚难民”的乱葬岗事件让我们十分震惊。

为此我们促请马来西亚政府,以东盟领导者身份针对此课题源头进行讨论,特别是在缅甸。我们希望马来西亚可以带领东盟探讨目前的人权危机如何影响区域内的和平与稳定课题,并重审东盟的不干预政策。近日发生的罗兴亚与孟加拉难民滞留海上事件,证明已经到了需要干预的时候。

我们期待看到东盟国家可以有更有效及主动出击的措施,以阻止不人道的贩卖人口问题,避免恶化罗兴亚与孟加拉难民的困境。

我们也吁请缅甸及孟加拉政府,必须采取行动保护他们的人民,并确保人民的福利获得保障,以及积极参与国际行动,一起解决这个危机。

我们同时希望所有马来西亚人,勿论信仰,大家齐心合作,让我们的社会迈向和平,毕竟我们的宗旨就是要寻求内心的善良、慈悲、无私付出和平静。

愿和平社会莅临东盟及世界各地。


马来西亚佛教青年总会
马来西亚南传佛教总会
马来西亚基督教青年协会
Soul WorksFoundation
马来西亚穆斯林青年运动
马来西亚入世佛教徒网络
联署

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