Rohingya
UN says genocide against Rohingya Muslims continuing in Myanmar
World
October 27, 2018
UN says genocide against Rohingya Muslims continuing in Myanmar
A genocide against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims is still continuing, UN investigators said Wednesday as they presented a report to the…
UN urges action on Rohingya Muslim refugees
World
October 1, 2018
UN urges action on Rohingya Muslim refugees
The United Nation’s assistant secretary general for humanitarian affairs urged the international community to pay attention to the plight of…
HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses
World
August 19, 2018
HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses
Human Rights Watch has warned that a panel set up by Myanmar to probe atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine…
UN official: Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees
World
April 10, 2018
UN official: Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees
Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the…
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…
WFP reiterates commitment to supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
World
February 15, 2018
WFP reiterates commitment to supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has restated the organization’s commitment to providing…
6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar only in one month
World
December 14, 2017
6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar only in one month
MSF The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says at least 6,700 members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority group…
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…