The visiting UN special rapporteur on Myanmar has been barred
The visiting UN special rapporteur on Myanmar has been barred from meeting the country’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
Yanghee Lee was visiting the Southeast Asian nation to assess its human rights situation ahead of Myanmar’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 8.
She complained of serious disruptions marring the trip, including the authorities’ preventing her from visiting the Rakhine state, where the Rohingyas live.
Rohingya Muslims account for about five percent of Myanmar’s population of nearly 60 million.
The Myanmar government has been repeatedly criticized by human rights groups for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslims.
