22 February 2021, 13:08 UTC
Responding to reports that a group of Rohingya refugees and at least three Bangladeshi nationals are stranded on a boat in the Andaman Sea and are in urgent need of rescue and disembarkation, Saad Hammadi, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, said:
“Instead of passing on responsibility to other states, governments in the region must immediately deploy search and rescue measures to assist those stranded in the vessel, who are in desperate need of food, water and a safe place to disembark free of discrimination.
“Too many lives have already been lost at sea as the result of countries refusing to assist Rohingya people on boats. Another repeat of those shameful incidents must be avoided here.
Call to save lives of Rohingya refugees reportedly adrift on a vessel in the Andaman Sea
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Call to save lives of Rohingya refugees reportedly adrift on a vessel in the Andaman Sea - Myanmar
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