YANGON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said long-term peace and stability should be emphasized in the rehabilitation process in northern Rakhine state.
In a statement released after a team of the commission visited Maungtaw and Buthidaung throughout last week, the commission also called for strict scrutiny of returnees to ensure extremist terrorists are excluded.
During its trip to Rakhine, the team visited villages and refugee camps, interviewing over 100 people and meeting with local authorities and the security personnel.
The team found that the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) terrorist group recruited young people from the area, intimidated and trained them in terrorist activities.
The commission recommended necessary security measures to be taken to ensure peace and tranquility; it also proposed measures for the livelihood of the local people.
The ARSA extremist terrorists launched fresh attacks on police outposts in Rakhine on Aug. 25, displacing residents from a number of areas in Maungtaw district.
Bangladesh and Myanmar on Monday agreed to establish a joint working group soon to repatriate refugees who have crossed into Bangladesh.
The agreement came after a meeting between Bangladeshi Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and a Myanmar delegation led by Minister of the State Counselor's Office U Kyaw Tint Swe.
