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Cross-legged in a windowless, almost pitch-black bamboo shack, the investigator pressed record on a video camera and asked the young Rohingya woman to describe the night the Myanmar soldiers came. "They broke down our door. They took my husband outside and shot him," recalled the ...
Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop giving aid to stranded Rohingya refugees
Myanmar has asked Bangladesh to stop providing aid to 6,000 Rohingya stranded on the border between the two countries since a military crackdown prompted a mass exodus of the Muslim minority last year, the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka said. The group refused to enter Bangladesh ...
Myanmar says Hague court has no jurisdiction over Rohingya crisis
Myanmar sharply rejected an attempt by the International Criminal Court to consider the country's culpability for activities that caused 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh for safety last year. The office of the nation's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said in a statement ...
Myanmar not addressing concerns of over 1 million displaced Rohingya, Bangladesh tells UNSC
Bangladesh is accusing Myanmar of failing to tackle the concerns of over 1 million Rohingya Muslims who fled the country and is urging the U.N. Security Council to take action to ensure their safe return home. Bangladesh's U.N. ambassador, Masud Bin Momen, said in a ...
Progress in South China Sea feud and Koreas stir ASEAN, though rifts remain
Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn that the protracted talks provide a diplomatic cover for Beijing's tenacious aggression in the disputed waters. Top diplomats of the ...
A new commission set up by Myanmar to look into human rights abuses in Rakhine state has been criticized by observers Tuesday as a "political gimmick," as the country tries to stave off further censure over its treatment of its Rohingya Muslims. The government announced ...
Myanmar names panel to probe abuses targeting Rohingya in Rakhine
Myanmar has established a commission of inquiry to probe allegations of human rights abuses in conflict-torn Rakhine state, authorities said on Monday, as the country faces growing calls for accountability over accusations of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. The four-person commission will be comprised of ...
Thai secretary to Myanmar's Rohingya panel quits, citing lack of progress
The Thai secretary to an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has quit his post, dealing another blow to the credibility of a body meant to demonstrate the government's commitment to resolving the issue. Explaining his decision, Kobsak Chutikul, ...
Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story, jailed journalist tells court
A Reuters reporter on trial in Myanmar said the police questioning after he and a colleague were arrested in December centered on their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, not on secret state documents they are accused of obtaining. Wa Lone, 32, also said ...
In apparent test of Myanmar democracy, jailed Reuters journalists to testify in court
Two jailed Reuters reporters on trial in Myanmar accused of obtaining secret state documents will testify in court from Monday, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy. Journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, ...
U.N. readies to send teams to Myanmar's Rakhine after Rohingya return deal: official
The United Nations is preparing to send teams of experts into Myanmar's Rakhine state to begin work aimed at eventually repatriating Rohingya Muslims who fled violence last year, the regional head of the U.N. development agency said on Thursday. The U.N. agencies for development and ...
Bringing Myanmar abusers of Rohingya before ICC seen as unlikely with allies' UNSC veto power
A top U.N. rights expert said Rohingya were still being persecuted inside Myanmar but warned there is little chance perpetrators will end up in the dock because they are protected by powerful foreign allies. U.N. special rapporteur to Myanmar Yanghee Lee made the stark comments ...
