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The UN human rights chief on Tuesday condemned “widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal” attacks against the Rohingya of Myanmar, as well as decades of discrimination and persecution. Zeid Ra’ad Al…
While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar every day, the United Nations migration agency said Tuesday.…
Human trafficking and exploitation are rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to seek safety in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the United Nations migration agency has found. “Understanding the scope…
Fifty-eight NGOs have written a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to impose targeted economic sanctions on Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar).…
Desperate living conditions and waterborne diseases are threatening more than 320,000 Rohingya refugee children who have fled to southern Bangladesh since late August, including about 10,000 who crossed from Myanmar…
Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated, and systematic, a new UN report based on interviews conducted in Bangladesh has found. The report observes that…