Myanmar
Myanmar may be seeking to expel all Rohingya, says UN
World
March 15, 2017
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
World
March 13, 2017
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
World
February 22, 2017
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
World
February 8, 2017
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
World
February 5, 2017
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
World
January 17, 2017
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
World
January 10, 2017
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
World
January 10, 2017
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’
World
December 19, 2016
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
World
December 17, 2016
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…