Bangladesh, Jan. 17 -- The government of Myanmar should take steps to urgently restore full citizenship rights to Rohingya, said Fortify Rights on Thursday.
New evidence collected by Fortify Rights, including eyewitness testimonies and internal government documents, confirms that Myanmar authorities are continuing to force and coerce Rohingya to accept National Verification Cards (NVCs), which effectively identify Rohingya as foreigners and strip them of access to full citizenship rights.
"The NVC is widely known as an abusive tool, and the government should scrap it without delay," said Matthew Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights. "This new evidence implicates government officials in ongoing efforts to erase Rohingya identit...