The Australian government has demanded justice for crimes against Rohingyas and supported an independent investigation.
“Australia repeats our call for justice for those who have suffered. Perpetrators must be held to account. This is why Australia has supported the UN Fact Finding Mission and its independent investigation,” says an Australian High Commission press release issued Monday.
We will respond to its final report when presented at the Human Rights Council in September, it says.
Welcoming the establishment of Myanmar’s Commission of Enquiry, it said, “We urge Myanmar to take action on human rights violations.”
It encourages Myanmar to engage with the findings of the UN Fact-Finding Mission and any other evidence of abuses.
“We call on Myanmar to allow UN agencies the full access they need to implement this effectively. Let us also honour the late Kofi Annan by renewing our efforts to implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State which he led.”