Burma: Rohingya

(asked on 5th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many Rohingya remain in detention in Burma after arrests began in July 2017.


Answered by
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Mark Field
This question was answered on 13th July 2018

​The British Embassy is unable to access reliable figures detailing how many Rohingya are currently in detention in Burma. The former Foreign Secretary made clear his concern about the persecution of the Rohingya people in his most recent conversation with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 June.

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