THE Malaysia-based Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF) has expressed its grave disappointment at the Madani government for its inaction in addressing the genocide of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh – at least on humanitarian grounds.
Such indifference is in stark contrast to the way the Madani administration rallies for the plight of Palestinians who are facing genocide threat in the hands of the Zionist regime, according to the NGO’s president S. Shashi Kumar.
“The lack of condemnation from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim towards the violence and persecution faced by the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh is particularly concerning,” lamented the social activist.
“While Anwar has been vocal in championing the plight of Palestinians by calling for humanitarian aid to Gaza, his silence on the atrocities in Bangladesh is deafening.”
“As Malaysia plays an active role in organisations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and maintains strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh, there is a responsibility to speak out against the violence and oppression faced by the minority communities.”
For context, the genocide of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh is a harrowing and devastating reality that has captured the attention of the international community.
The Hindu community in Bangladesh has faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts, resulting in 60 deaths and 24 people being burned alive, according to media reports.
This wave of violence began on Monday (Aug 5) after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, leaving the minority communities vulnerable to the brutal violence of extremist groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami.
According to journalist Nupur J Sharma of OpIndia who has personally interviewed victims of these attacks, Hindus in Bangladesh have been living in fear as extremist groups have been making lists of Hindu businesses and houses to be targeted.
The atrocities committed against the Hindu community include murders, burnings, hangings, rapes, and killings of women’s. Homes, businesses, and Hindu temples have been vandalised, looted, torched and destroyed, leaving a trail of devastation and trauma in their wake.
The failure of Madani government to raise concerns and condemn these religious-based attacks or racially motivated violence sends the wrong impression and message about the country’s stance towards non-Muslim practitioners in Malaysia,” asserted Shashi.
“As a democratic secular nation and a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Malaysia should voice out against these atrocities and heinous crimes by those Islamist Jihadists. without being bias.” – Aug 11, 2024
