公民社會團體敦促馬來西亞停止遣返羅興亞人

9月23日（路透）— 160多個公民社會組織週三發布聯合聲明，敦促馬來西亞停止將羅興亞難民遣返回緬甸的計畫，理由是當地持續暴力與強制徵兵風險嚴重。Sept 23 (Reuters) - More than 160 civil society organisations released a joint statement on Wednesday urging Malaysia to halt plans to deport Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, citing severe risks of ongoing violence and forced conscription.

• 這些團體對馬來西亞總理安華（Anwar Ibrahim）提議尋求緬甸軍政府領導人轉任總統的敏昂萊（Min Aung Hlaing）合作、將羅興亞人送返一事表達「嚴重關切」。羅興亞人是長期在緬甸遭迫害的穆斯林少數族群。• The groups expressed "grave concerns" over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's proposal to seek Myanmar junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing's cooperation to send back Rohingya, a Muslim-minority community long persecuted in Myanmar.

• 馬來西亞內政部拒絕評論，僅指向先前說法，稱遣返屬自願性質，且涉及的是緬甸籍人士。• Malaysia's Home Ministry declined to comment, pointing to earlier remarks that the repatriation was voluntary and involved Myanmar nationals.

• 根據聯合國資料，截至2月，馬來西亞境內約有19萬3800名來自緬甸的難民，其中包括大量羅興亞人；馬來西亞表示，計畫於9月29日在第一階段遣返1500名難民。• Malaysia had around 193,800 refugees from Myanmar - including large numbers of Rohingya - as of February, according to the United Nations and the country says it plans to return 1,500 refugees on September 29 in a first phase.

• 馬來西亞表示，緬甸已同意接回5000名難民，但未具體說明他們是否為羅興亞人。• Malaysia said Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 refugees without specifying if they were Rohingya.

• 安華表示，他計畫邀請緬甸的敏昂萊訪問馬來西亞，作為對方接收羅興亞難民的交換條件。• Anwar has said he plans to invite Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to Malaysia in return for accepting Rohingya refugees.

• 聲明指出，緬甸的敏昂萊因軍方鎮壓羅興亞社群，是針對羅興亞人的「種族滅絕策劃者」；國際刑事法院目前正在審酌是否對他核發逮捕令。• The statement said Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing is the "architect of genocide" against Rohingya for the military crackdown on the community, with the International Criminal Court currently weighing an arrest warrant against him.

• 緬甸不承認羅興亞人為一個族群，過去曾表示，其軍方在若開邦的行動是為了回應武裝分子攻擊；這些行動導致大量羅興亞人被迫離開。• Myanmar, which does not recognize Rohingya as an ethnic group, has previously said its military actions in Rakhine state that drove out large numbers of Rohingya were in response to militant attacks.

• 這些團體警告，羅興亞人返回緬甸後，可能面臨遭多個武裝團體強制徵召的風險，包括緬甸軍方、若開軍（Arakan Army, AA）以及若開羅興亞救世軍（Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, ARSA）。• The groups warned that upon returning to Myanmar, Rohingya could face forced conscription into multiple armed groups, including the military, the Arakan Army (AA), and the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).

• 每年有數以千計遭迫害的羅興亞人逃離緬甸，經常冒險搭乘簡陋船隻或循陸路踏上危險旅程。• Thousands of persecuted Rohingya flee Myanmar each year, often risking dangerous journeys on rickety boats and overland routes.

• 緬甸軍方正與若開軍交戰。若開軍是以若開邦為據點的民族武裝組織，尋求讓該地區取得更大自治權；大量羅興亞人正是從若開邦被迫離開。• Myanmar's military is fighting the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group based in Rakhine state — from where large numbers of Rohingya have been driven out — that is seeking greater autonomy for the region.

（路透社員工報導；Alexandra Hudson編輯）(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)