聯合國敦促緬甸調查對羅興亞穆斯林施暴的指控
Myanmar must hold a "proper investigation" into alleged atrocities against the Rohingya, a high-level UN delegation said Tuesday.
The Security Council delegation was the most senior group of international officials to visit Burma's Rakine state since last August, when violence against the Muslims sent more than 700,000 refugees fleeing for their lives into neighboring Bangladesh.
U.S. and U.N. officials call the violence against the Rohingya ethnic cleaning.
British Ambassador to the U.N. said that either Myanmar's government can carry out a probe or it can be referred to the International Criminal Court.
The ambassadors met with top Burmese officials, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi and military chief General Min Aung Hlaing. They talked about making sure conditions are safe for the refugees to return home.
The diplomats asked Burma to sign the memorandum of understanding with the U.N. and Bangladesh for a repatriation that is "safe, voluntary and dignified".一個聯合國高級代表團星期二說，緬甸必須對據稱羅興亞人受到的暴行進行妥善調查。
聯合國安理會這個代表團是自去年8月以來訪問緬甸若開邦的最高級別國際代表團。暴力鎮壓導致70多萬羅興亞穆斯林爲保命而逃到鄰國孟加拉。
美國和聯合國官員稱針對羅興亞人的暴力爲種族清洗。
英國常駐聯合國代表皮爾斯說，緬甸政府可以自己調查，也可以請國際刑事法庭調查。
安理會代表團會見了緬甸官員，包括實際領導人昂山素季和軍方首腦敏昂蘭將軍，討論瞭如何確保返回家園的難民的安全。
