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Rohingya insurgents massacred Myanmar Hindus in Rakhine: Amnesty
Amnesty International said Wednesday that Myanmar's army was not the only group that has slaughtered civilians in the country's volatile west. In a new report, it accused ethnic Rohingya insurgents of carrying out at least one brutal massacre when the long-running conflict in Rakhine ...
Japan and Bangladesh agree to help realize early return of Rohingya refugees
The foreign ministers of Japan and Bangladesh agreed Monday to help realize the early return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar. "Japan will continue to encourage collaboration (between Bangladesh and Myanmar) and will provide necessary support," Foreign Minister Taro Kono said at a ...
War crimes judges will hold closed-door talks next month to discuss whether to allow the launch of a probe into the forced exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. Only chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will appear before the three judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
Genocide alleged as four rights groups urge UNSC to refer Myanmar's handling of Rohingya to ICC
Four human rights groups urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, including targeting about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled military-led violence to Bangladesh. Matthew Smith, head of the Asia-based group Fortify Rights, ...
Crisis in Myanmar's Kachin means jungle treks to escape war
As the Myanmar army's bombs started falling near her home in Kachin state, Nlam Numrang Doi and her neighbors decided they had no choice but to grab what they could and scatter into the jungle. "We were in so much trouble, I couldn't even swallow ...
UNSC delegation visits Rakhine, urges safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees
A U.N. Security Council delegation on Tuesday visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, from where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled military-led violence. Delegation members said they hope to help the refugees return quickly and safely to their homes there. Around 700,000 Rohingya fled the ...
Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar's crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with the country's leader and military chief after visiting Bangladesh, where about 700,000 Rohingya who fled military-led violence live in refugee camps. The 15-member delegation co-led by Security ...
Rohingya refugees plead for UNSC help but China and Russia expected to veto tough action
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday for help to return safely to their homes in neighboring Myanmar and for justice over the reason they fled — accusations of killings, rapes and arson. During a visit to an ...
UNSC delegation heads to Bangladesh and Myanmar to check on Rohingya situation
The Security Council is heading to Asia for a firsthand look at the plight of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar and the several hundred thousand who remain in the country's northern Rakhine State. Britain's U.N. ambassador, Karen Pierce, said the ...
New York Times, New Yorker win Pulitzer for #MeToo watershed
The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for explosive reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein and spawned a cultural watershed on the issue of sexual harassment. The prestigious prize was awarded to the Times team ...
Conditions worsening for 700,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar ahead of monsoon rains
Conditions in crowded camps in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh have deteriorated for nearly 700,000 Rohingya as aid workers race to strengthen shelters ahead of monsoon season, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said. Steve McAndrew, head of its emergency operations in ...
First Rohingya family repatriated to Myanmar, government says
Myanmar's government said it repatriated on Saturday the first family of Rohingya out of some 700,000 refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military campaign, despite U.N. warnings that a safe return is not yet possible. The stateless Muslim minority has been massing ...
