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Experts say Myanmar violated UN child rights convention in Rohingya crackdown
Jul 21, 2018 11:42International 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.
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Rohingya Muslims report more violence in Myanmar: UN investigators
Jul 19, 2018 14:48Rohingya 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.
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Myanmar’s army planned out Rohingya genocide: Rights group
Jul 19, 2018 07:39A 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.
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Rohingya Muslim injuries confirm atrocity reportes in Myanmar: Doctors
Jul 06, 2018 10:02Physicians 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.
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UN: 11,432 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar in 2018
Jul 04, 2018 14:17At 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.
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Myanmar still unsafe for return of Rohingya: Red Cross
Jul 02, 2018 01:02The 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.
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EU to penalize Myanmar officials over crimes against Rohingya Muslims
Jun 25, 2018 12:16The 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.
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New UN envoy calls for 'genuine reconciliation' in Myanmar
Jun 21, 2018 14:59The new UN envoy for Myanmar has told authorities in her first visit to the country that those behind atrocities and attacks against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state “must be held accountable.”
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68.5 million displaced globally in 2017: UN
Jun 19, 2018 07:04A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence, and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, the UN said on June 19.
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Landslide kills Rohingya child as monsoon hits refugee camps in Bangladesh
Jun 11, 2018 12:29A landslide triggered by heavy rain has claimed the life of a three-year-old Rohingya boy in an overcrowded and squalid refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh.