First Rohingya refugees repatriated to Myanmar despite United Nations safety fears

15 April 2018, 05:58 | Erica Roy An advance copy of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' report to the Security Council, obtained Friday by The Associated Press, says global medical staff and others in Bangladesh have documented that numerous nearly 700,000 Rohingya who fled from Myanmar "bear the physical and psychological scars of brutal assault".

Authorities there deny this, insisting that they have been waging a legitimate counter-insurgency operation after attacks by Rohingya militants on security forces last August.

A man, two women and two children were also photographed getting medical checks and ID cards. The Rohingya family had been living in a camp erected on a patch there [between the two countries].

It reported Saturday's returnees were provided the with National Verification Cards, a form of ID that falls short of citizenship and has been rejected by Rohingya leaders.

He made the comment when asked about the return of a Rohingya family to Myanmar on Saturday.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said this week that "conditions in Myanmar are not yet conducive for returns to be safe, dignified, and sustainable".

"Before proceeding with the repatriation of Rohingya, the Myanmar government must recognise and guarantee all their fundamental human rights", he told the news agency.

The confirmation comes despite United Nations warnings that it was not yet safe for families to return.

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