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UNICEF calls for urgent help for Rohingya children
World
February 26, 2018
UNICEF calls for urgent help for Rohingya children
UNICEF on Friday called for urgent efforts for nearly 720,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh and Myanmar who are vulnerable to…
Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity
World
February 24, 2018
Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity
Authorities in Myanmar have bulldozed at least 55 Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine, in an attempt to eradicate evidence that…
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
World
December 14, 2017
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
Myanmar authorities have recently bulldozed 16 mosques out of 17 mosques in villages of Haindafara, Maungdaw township in the northern…
Myanmar’s soldiers targeted Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape: UN official
World
November 13, 2017
Myanmar’s soldiers targeted Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape: UN official
Myanmar’s soldiers have “systematically targeted” Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape in Rakhine state, says a UN official. Myanmar’s…
Rohingya children refugees face hell on earth in Bangladesh camps: UNICEF
World
October 21, 2017
Rohingya children refugees face hell on earth in Bangladesh camps: UNICEF
The United Nations children’s agency has warned of the dire conditions of Myanmarese refugee children in overcrowded and squalid refugee…
Amnesty says Myanmar killed hundreds of Rohingya
World
October 19, 2017
Amnesty says Myanmar killed hundreds of Rohingya
Amnesty International says Myanmar security forces killed at least hundreds of people during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims.…
Nearly 300 Rohingya villages destroyed in Myanmar’s Rakhine, says HRW
World
October 19, 2017
Nearly 300 Rohingya villages destroyed in Myanmar’s Rakhine, says HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says nearly 300 villages of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been burned in Myanmar since…
UNSC must press Myanmar on refugee return process: EX-UN chief
World
October 15, 2017
UNSC must press Myanmar on refugee return process: EX-UN chief
The former UN chief, Kofi Annan, has called on the Security Council (UNSC) to press Myanmar to facilitate the return…
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
World
October 5, 2017
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military”…
Seven countries urge UNSC meeting on Myanmar violence against Rohingyas
World
September 24, 2017
Seven countries urge UNSC meeting on Myanmar violence against Rohingyas
Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya…