Myanmar

HRW calls on Myanmar to address illegal land confiscations

Jul 17, 2018 11:15

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a new report that Myanmar's government "should promptly address illegal land confiscations, compensate aggrieved parties, and reform laws to protect people against future abuses".
UN voices doubts over Rohingyas’ return to Myanmar

Jul 09, 2018 01:41

The UN has voiced its doubts about the Rohingyas' return to Myanmar over the continued systematic violence targeting the Muslim minority.
Rohingya Muslim injuries confirm atrocity reportes in Myanmar: Doctors

Jul 06, 2018 10:02

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) have confirmed reports of horrific atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslim refugees, who fled a state-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign at home in Myanmar.
UN: 11,432 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar in 2018

Jul 04, 2018 14:17

At least 11,432 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh so far in 2018, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein says.
Myanmar still unsafe for return of Rohingya: Red Cross

Jul 02, 2018 01:02

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is not yet safe for thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh to begin returning to their homeland of Rakhine state in Myanmar.
Monsoon flood cuts off Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Jun 30, 2018 04:01

Rohingya refugees are facing new difficulties as monsoon hits the coastal areas of Bangladesh, leaving their camps inundated and cut off from the main areas.
Myanmar’s top military officials must be tried at ICC: Amnesty

Jun 27, 2018 04:29

Human rights group Amnesty International says Myanmar’s top military officials must be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity over atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the Buddhist-majority country.
EU to penalize Myanmar officials over crimes against Rohingya Muslims

Jun 25, 2018 12:16

The European Union is reportedly set to slap sanctions on military officials in Myanmar over their role in the systematic human rights violations against the country’s minority Rohingya Muslims.
Award-winning lawyer says Rohingya must be recognized as Myanmar citizens

Jun 11, 2018 00:52

An award-winning lawyer says the stateless Rohingya Muslims must be recognized as citizens of Myanmar so that they can safely stay in the country instead of fleeing abroad.
‘UN deal with Myanmar could return Rohingya Muslims to killing fields’

Jun 10, 2018 04:32

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh and experts say a recent deal between Myanmar and the United Nations (UN) falls short of guaranteeing the Muslims’ safe return to Myanmar, where thousands of them have already been killed in state-sponsored violence.