Logo of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation
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Abbreviation | ARNO |
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Formation | 1986 |
Type | Political organisation |
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Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Official languages
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English Rohingya |
President / Chairman
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Nurul Islam |
Website | www |
The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (abbreviated ARNO) is a Rohingya political organisation based in London, the United Kingdom. It had operated an insurgent army in the past, and is one of the few representative organisations of the Rohingya people.
The proclaimed beliefs and objectives of ARNO are as follows:
ARNO works with other Rohingya groups and Burmese groups both in Burma and abroad. It also works with the British Foreign and Common Wealth Office and the Parliamentary Committee on Burma. The group also maintains close ties with Amnesty International, Asia Watch, Burma Campaign U.K and many other human rights and humanitarian organisations in Europe, the United States and Asia. ARNO also supports the Burmese democracy movement, ethnic nationalities forums and support groups. In addition, ARNO is actively working together with the Euro-Burma Office in Brussels, Belgium, and the National Reconciliation Programme (NRP) of the Union of Burma. ARNO also carries out various socio-cultural, economic and education uplift programmes and human resource development among the Rohingya people.
ARNO has condemned terrorism, denouncing terrorism of all kinds everywhere in the world. The group supports their statement by highlighting the fact that none of their allies or members are on a terror list.