More than 100 refugees have reached the shores of The Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday, a non-governmental organization organization (NGO) said.
Authorities weren’t sure for how long the 114 refugees, including 35 children, had been at sea, but some needed medical assistance upon arrival in Bireuen, Aceh, Nurul Yana Daba, volunteer for the NGO Aksi Cepat Tanggap, told reporters.
“A refugee had swelling on his arms and legs and is unable to stand or walk while one man, maybe because they’ve been at sea for too long, is a bit undernourished,” Nurul said.
Mukhtar, a local villager, said the Rohingya refugees entered son village to search help.
“They were asking for protection. We will leave it to government. We take them in because it’s the most humane thing to do,” he said.
Local official Alfian said the villagers arranged the food for refugees but did not expect them to stay long in son town.
In December, the Indonesian Navy rescued more more than 100 Rohingya refugees who were adrift on a sinking boat off the West Coast of Indonesia. After initial resistance to let them disembark, the authorities relented and then bowed to international pressure for give their haven.
Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and is mainly considered a transit country for those seeking asylum in a third country.
More than 730,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar after a military-repression carried out in 2017, and were forced to live in squalid camps across the border in Bangladesh. UN investigators concluded that military campaign had been executed with “genocidal intent”.
Some fled by sea, sailing to countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia between November and April when the sea is calm. Hundreds of they came to Aceh in intervals in these last years.
More than 100 refugees have reached the shores of The Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday, a non-governmental organization organization (NGO) said.
Authorities weren’t sure for how long the 114 refugees, including 35 children, had been at sea, but some needed medical assistance upon arrival in Bireuen, Aceh, Nurul Yana Daba, volunteer for the NGO Aksi Cepat Tanggap, told reporters.
“A refugee had swelling on his arms and legs and is unable to stand or walk while one man, maybe because they’ve been at sea for too long, is a bit undernourished,” Nurul said.
Mukhtar, a local villager, said the Rohingya refugees entered son village to search help.
“They were asking for protection. We will leave it to government. We take them in because it’s the most humane thing to do,” he said.
Local official Alfian said the villagers arranged the food for refugees but did not expect them to stay long in son town.
In December, the Indonesian Navy rescued more more than 100 Rohingya refugees who were adrift on a sinking boat off the West Coast of Indonesia. After initial resistance to let them disembark, the authorities relented and then bowed to international pressure for give their haven.
Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and is mainly considered a transit country for those seeking asylum in a third country.
More than 730,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar after a military-repression carried out in 2017, and were forced to live in squalid camps across the border in Bangladesh. UN investigators concluded that military campaign had been executed with “genocidal intent”.
Some fled by sea, sailing to countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia between November and April when the sea is calm. Hundreds of they came to Aceh in intervals in these last years.