How will Bangladesh respond to the ICC over the Rohingya crisis?

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Published by Radio France International on June 5, 2018 Bangladesh has until next Monday, June 11th, to submit written observations to the International Criminal Court on the circumstances surrounding the presence of Rohingyas in the country. The ICC put this request to Bangladesh, after its prosecutor, asked judges to rule on whether the ICC has jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of Rohingya muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh. There are now around 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The largest influx came in August last year when thousands of Rohingyas fled Rakine state following a military crackdown & civil violence against

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“The Rohingya crisis is not solely a Bangladesh problem, it is an international problem!” — Prof. CR Abrar

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Published by Radio France International on June 5, 2018 Delegates from across the world met at the French National Assembly in Paris to  discuss solutions for the one million Rohingyas who fled Myanmar and are now refugees in neighbouring Bangladesh. Activists, academics, lawyers and politicians examined different ways to address the Rohingya crisis. RFI’s Zeenat Hansrod (Twitter @zxnt) sat down with Professor Chowdhury Abrar from Bangladesh.