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Myanmar may be seeking to expel all Rohingya, says UN
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Myanmar may be seeking to expel all Rohingya, says UN

Myanmar may be seeking to “expel” all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert has said, pushing for…
Myanmar Muslim minority subject to horrific torture, UN says
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Myanmar Muslim minority subject to horrific torture, UN says

A top UN official says “crimes against humanity” are being committed by the military and police against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim…
Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
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Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two…
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
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UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity

The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special…
UN condemns ‘devastating’ Rohingya abuse in Myanmar
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UN condemns ‘devastating’ Rohingya abuse in Myanmar

The UN has accused security forces in Myanmar of committing serious human rights abuses, including gang-rape, savage beatings and child…
Myanmar Muslims hope UN envoy’s visit will bring change
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Myanmar Muslims hope UN envoy’s visit will bring change

Muslim villagers in western Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state said Sunday that they hope positive change will result from a U.N.…
U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse
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U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse

U.N. human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has arrived in Myanmar on a 12-day visit amid growing concern about reports of…
Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar
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Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar

 Extremist Buddhist nationalists have stopped a Muslim religious ceremony in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, amid an ongoing bloody campaign against…
Amnesty accuses Myanmar of ‘crimes against humanity’
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Amnesty accuses Myanmar of ‘crimes against humanity’

Amnesty International says the actions of Myanmar’s military may constitute “crimes against humanity” after violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.…
Myanmar: UN rights office says it gets daily reports of killings, rapes of Rohingya minority Muslims
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Myanmar: UN rights office says it gets daily reports of killings, rapes of Rohingya minority Muslims

The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and independent monitors…
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