A Burmese national security advisor told diplomats in Copenhagen that a proposal to review the 1982 Citizenship Law, that effectively renders the Rohingya stateless, could not be implemented.
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Rohingya leaders to issue citizenship demand ahead of repatriation
The petition is the latest indication of the challenges ahead for Bangladesh and Burma as they try to engineer the return of up to 655,500 refugees.
Rohingyas cannot return to Burma without citizenship documents, says NSA
Burma will not allow those Rohingyas who have recently fled the country to return unless they can show proof of Burmese citizenship, said National Security Advisor Thaung Tun.
UNHCR chief urges Burma to grant Rohingyas citizenship
“It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.
Arakan nationalists protest immigration officer who granted Rohingya citizenship
ANP accuses regional immigration chief of issuing a national ID card to a “Bengali” woman who was born to non-Burmese parents.
Citizenship programme launched in Arakan
A programme targeting displaced Rohingya communities in Arakan has been launched.