Rohingya

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi strikes cold note on ousted Muslims

Aug 22, 2018 03:35

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi says Bangladesh is responsible for the start of the repatriation process of the Rohingya Muslims who have fled state-sponsored violence in Myanmar — and who are awaiting safety guarantees to return — warning that the risk of “inter-communal violence” remains once the minority Muslims do return.
HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

Aug 18, 2018 13:31

Human Rights Watch has warned that a panel set up by Myanmar to probe atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state does not seem to be performing its task in a “serious and impartial” manner.
Relocate Rohingya refugees to safer grounds: HRW to Bangladesh

Aug 06, 2018 12:09

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned against the threat of natural disasters facing the Rohingya Muslim refugees living in an overcrowded mega camp in Bangladesh’s border region near Myanmar, calling on Dhaka to relocate the hapless refugees to safer places.
Experts say Myanmar violated UN child rights convention in Rohingya crackdown

Jul 21, 2018 16:12

International legal experts say Myanmar has violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention as the unprecedented crackdown mounted by the government of the Southeast Asian nation against the minority Rohingya Muslims has led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the persecuted community.
Rohingya Muslims report more violence in Myanmar: UN investigators

Jul 19, 2018 19:18

Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh say violence persists against them in Myanmar and the overall environment remains "menacing" for the Muslim minority in the country’s western state of Rakhine.
Myanmar’s army planned out Rohingya genocide: Rights group

Jul 19, 2018 12:09

A human rights group says Myanmar’s army had made “systematic preparations” for “genocide” against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s western state of Rakhine, before Myanmar’s security posts came under alleged militant attacks in August 2017.
Rohingya Muslim injuries confirm atrocity reportes in Myanmar: Doctors

Jul 06, 2018 14:32

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 18:47

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 05:32

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.
EU to penalize Myanmar officials over crimes against Rohingya Muslims

Jun 25, 2018 16:46

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.