Date: July 24, 2025
Press Release
Welcoming the Fortify Rights Report on Arakan Army Abuses Against Rohingya
The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) welcomes the release of the July 23, 2025, report by Fortify Rights, which courageously and thoroughly documents grave human rights violations and war crimes committed by the Arakan Army (AA) against Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State (Arakan), Myanmar.
The report’s findings based on survivor testimonies, photographic evidence, and documented patterns of abuse reveal a harrowing reality of abductions, torture, killings, and beheadings of Rohingya civilians at the hands of the Arakan Army. These atrocities, committed in villages and detention centres under AA control, are not isolated incidents but part of a systematic campaign of terror and persecution.
The ARNC fully supports the call by Fortify Rights for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute members of the Arakan Army responsible for these crimes. The ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes against the Rohingya established in 2018 must now extend to all perpetrators, including non-state armed actors like the AA, who have participated in and perpetuated violence against our people.
We also remind the international community that the Rohingya have suffered multiple waves of mass atrocities, including the genocidal campaign of 2016–2017 led by the Myanmar military and supported by extremist elements among the ethnic Rakhine community. Today, the abuse continues under a different banner, but with similar impunity and brutality.
It is imperative that all those who commit atrocities regardless of their ethnic background, political agenda, or military objectives face international justice.
The ARNC reaffirms its commitment to a peaceful, just, and inclusive future in Arakan where the rights of all communities are protected under the rule of law. We urge international bodies, governments, and civil society to take urgent action to ensure that justice is served and that these crimes are not repeated or forgotten.
Justice for Rohingya cannot wait. Silence and inaction will only embolden further atrocities!
For more information, please contact:
Tun Khin: +44 78 8871 4866 | Nay San Lwin: +49 176 6213 9138 | Khairul Amin: +47 9 242 8989
