Fourteen Rohingya-led rights groups in Cox’s Bazar have demanded that Myanmar ensure voting rights of all Rohingyas of voting age, including those in Bangladesh refugee camps, and their participation in the national elections slated for November 8.
The demand was made in an open letter to the Union Election Commission (UEC) of Myanmar by the Rohingya-led groups on Thursday.
Recently, the UEC of Myanmar barred at least five Rohingya men from competing in the upcoming elections.
The commission disqualified four of them saying their parents were not Myanmar citizens when the candidates were born.❐
