DECLARATION OF THE ROHINGYA NATIONAL CONVENTION

Arakan, also known as Rohang, had been a sovereign independent kingdom for many centuries. Burman invaded and occupied it 1784. Then the British imperialist colonized our homeland in 1824. They transferred the “sovereignty’ over Arakan to Burma at the time of Burmese independence in January 1948.

Arakan is a land with a population of diverse, ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious identities. Rakhaing and Rohingya are the two major indigenous peoples of Arakan. There are other ethnic races distributed among Chin, Kaman, Thet, Dinnet, Mramagri, Mro and Khami etc.

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THE ROHINGYA NATIONAL CONVENTION

The Rohingya National Convention was held on 14-16 May 2004. It was participated by Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan (BRAJ), Burmese Rohingya Community in Australia (BRCA), exiled leaders of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights (NDPH), Students and Youth League for Mayu Development (SLMD), National League for Democracy (NLD) in Arakan, and other organizations and leaders from inside and outside Arakan – including Rohingya Youth Development Forum (RYDF), Arakan Human Rights Organization (AHRO), Ex.MPs, Rohingya elites from Bangladesh, academics and professionals, religious and community leaders, youth and student leaders, refugee leaders and social welfare activists.

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