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In Myanmar, Pope urges justice, respect for ethnic groups
Nov 28, 2017 09:58Pope Francis, who is on a historic visit to Myanmar, has called for “justice” and respect for the human rights of ethnic groups, a thinly-veiled reference to the minority Muslim Rohingya who have been facing state-sponsored violence in the Southeast Asian country.
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UN rights council to hold special session on Myanmar's crimes against Rohingya
Nov 27, 2017 11:53The United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed by Myanmar’s security forces against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
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Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees
Nov 25, 2017 11:13Bangladesh says it has agreed with Myanmar on repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar amid widespread expressions of distrust of the process among the displaced.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar reach deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees in 2 months
Nov 23, 2017 14:08Bangladesh says it has reached a deal with Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees within two months, as global pressure mounts on Myanmar for driving more than half a million members of the persecuted minority out of their homes.
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Abuse of Rohingya women, girls may be war crime: UN
Nov 23, 2017 09:32The United Nations (UN) says widespread atrocities perpetrated by Myanmar’s army against Rohingya Muslim women and girls may constitute war crimes.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi says ‘illegal immigrants spreading terrorism’
Nov 20, 2017 12:08Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has come under global scrutiny for backing an ethnic cleansing campaign against the country’s unwanted Muslim population, has blamed “illegal immigration” for conflicts and “spread of terrorism” across the world.
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UN urges Myanmar to end Rakhine military operations
Nov 17, 2017 15:25A United Nations General Assembly committee has approved a draft resolution that urges Myanmar to halt military operations in the country’s Rakhine state that have “led to the systematic violation and abuse of human rights” of Rohingya Muslims.
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In Myanmar, Tillerson rules out major bans over Rohingya crisis
Nov 15, 2017 09:45US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met with Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, expressing deep concerns about “credible reports” of government-sanctioned violence against Rohingya Muslims.
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Myanmar military denies accounts of violence against Rohingya
Nov 15, 2017 04:42Myanmar's military has denied widespread accounts of violence, including murder, rape and destruction of property, against the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine state.
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Myanmar replaces general amid new reports of crimes against Rohingya Muslims
Nov 13, 2017 16:20Myanmar's military has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state, where an army operation has forced over hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.