UN: ‘Ongoing genocide’ underway against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

A genocide is still underway against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, a UN fact-finding team said on October 24 as it presented a report at the Security Council calling for the matter to be referred to the International Criminal Court. Marzuki Darusman, chair of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, told a press conference that beyond mass killings, …

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour over “shameful betrayal”

Amnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described as a “shameful betrayal” of the values she once stood for. It is the latest in a series of accolades to be withdrawn from Aung San Suu Kyi, including the US Holocaust Museum’s Elie Weisel award and Freedom of the City …

US law firm says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

An international law firm hired by the United States State Department to investigate last year’s military crackdown on the Rohingya in Myanmar, says it has found evidence of genocide, urging the international community to establish a criminal investigation into the atrocities and ensure justice for the victims. The Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) said on Monday that …

Rohingya long for an end to their suffering

Rohingya Muslims, forced to emigrate from their homeland to escape oppression and horrific massacres, cannot escape their painful memories. Nearly 1.5 million Rohingya Muslims who fled from ethnic and religious persecution in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh are struggling to survive in camps in Cox’s Bazar district. Many Rohingya Muslims, some of whom lost family …

Over 4,500 displaced in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Over 4,500 villagers have been displaced by the most recent flareup in fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine state, the UN said Tuesday. The displacement figure, provided by UN spokesman Farhan Haq, runs through Jan. 7. Haq said troop movements and clashes have continued over recent days following attacks by the …

UN official cites horrific crimes against Rohingya

A member of the United Nation’s fact-finding mission on Myanmar has told of horrific accounts of violence against Rohingya. “Firstly, the killing of young men and secondly, terrible sexual violence against women and girls especially in large houses and detention centers. And there was also brutality toward children by separating them from their parents. Sometimes …

Response plan for Rohingya needs urgent funding: UN envoy

A newly-launched response plan for the Rohingya crisis needs urgent funding, the UN envoy for Myanmar said on Feb. 28. Christine Schraner Burgener, UN secretary-general’s special representative for Myanmar, told the Security Council that the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in “extremely challenging” conditions in Cox’s Bazar of southeastern Bangladesh. UN figures showed that …

Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed after less than a year

Seven Myanmar soldiers who were jailed for killing 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys were released early, ultimately serving less time than two journalists who exposed their crimes, Reuters reports. Several sources including two prison officials and two former fellow inmates confirmed to the news agency that the soldiers had their sentences cut short. They were …

UN report condemns its conduct in Myanmar as systemic failure

A damning report by the UN on its own conduct in Myanmar has condemned the organisation’s “obviously dysfunctional performance” over the past decade and concluded there was a systemic failure. The report, seen by the Guardian before publication, was commissioned by the secretary general, António Guterres, after accusations that the UN system ignored warning signs of escalating violence before an alleged …

Myanmar: Crimes against Rohingya go unpunished

The Myanmar government should stop obstructing international efforts to investigate widespread crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims, Human Rights Watch said. Donors and concerned governments should press Myanmar to protect their basic rights, facilitate international justice for victims, and ensure that any returns of Rohingya refugees are voluntary, safe, and dignified. August 25, 2019, marks two years since the …

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