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UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya camp plan runs risk of disease spread
Oct 07, 2017 12:41A top UN official says building a mega refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh would run the risk of health and security woes.
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EU seeks 'de-escalation of tension' in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis
Oct 06, 2017 14:23The European Union has called on Myanmar’s authorities to adhere to international human rights obligations and give aid workers access to Rakhine state, which is home to Rohingya Muslims, known by the United Nations as the “most persecuted” minority in the world.
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UN slams Myanmar’s denial of access to Rakhine
Oct 06, 2017 10:32The United Nations (UN) has slammed Myanmar’s refusal to grant humanitarian access to Rakhine State as “unacceptable,” saying the flight of terror-hit Rohingya Muslims out of the region continues.
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Analysis by Analogy - Myanmar is not Syria
Oct 06, 2017 05:12Particular focus has been placed on evidence emerging that US-ally Saudi Arabia is serving as an intermediary fueling militancy in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
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145,000 Rohingya children face malnutrition
Oct 06, 2017 03:10About 145,000 Rohingya refugee children pouring into Bangladesh to stay safe from a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar government are now at risk of severe malnutrition, a UK charity has warned.
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HRW says Myanmar army raping and executing Rohingya Muslims
Oct 05, 2017 04:17Human Rights Watch says Myanmar’s military “summarily executed” and sexually assaulted dozens of Rohingya Muslims during a raid on a village in the west of the country over a month ago.
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Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
Oct 04, 2017 09:02The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military” in Myanmar may constitute crimes against humanity.
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Genocide of the Rohingya
Oct 03, 2017 13:12The world is witnessing yet another round of ethnic cleansing through terror directed against the defenceless and traumatized Rohingyan Muslims of Myanmar.
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10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report
Oct 03, 2017 09:28Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar to form ‘working group’ on refugee crisis
Oct 02, 2017 08:25Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to set up a “joint working group” tasked with paving the way for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Muslim-majority Rakhine State.