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Myanmar ‘democratic government’ pledges to recognize Rohingya

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Cox´s Bazar, Jun 4 (EFE/EPA).- The so-called National Unity Government, made up of pro-democracy politicians and activists opposed to the military junta, has pledged to recognize the citizenship of the persecuted Rohingya community in Myanmar.The "democratic government," whose members are in hiding, said the future Myanmar constitution should base nationality on being born in the country or having Myanmar parents and pledged to speed up the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh."The Rohingya have the right to citizenship under laws that will comply with fundamental human rights standards and democratic federal principles," the alternative government said in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS ROHINGYA REFUGEES AT COX'BAZAR REFUGEE CAMP IN BANGLADESH AND ROHINGYA REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA.

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