The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law
Rauff Hakeem urged the Government not to forcibly repatriate the Rohingya group, noting that it included women and children and warning that such action would damage Sri Lanka’s international reputation. He rejected framing the matter as human trafficking, citing known persecution in Myanmar, and called for the group’s security to be ensured through a humane approach.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Government’s conduct on this issue seriously harms our international reputation. Please safeguard it and do not forcibly repatriate these people. Among the 100 are young children and women. Ensure their security and stop framing this as “human trafficking” when persecution in Myanmar is a known fact. Your own people were once refugees. Treating the Rohingya like this is a serious matter. Address it with a humane approach. Thank you. - [Interruption.]
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27655