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Myanmar Authorities Arrest Rakhine Lawmaker, Plan to Charge Him With Treason

AFP  Authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state arrested a local lawmaker Thursday and plan to charge him and the organizers of a nationalist ethnic Rakhine event with treason, according to officials, after clashes with police left at least seven people dead. On Tuesday, police shot dead at least seven ethnic Rakhine protesters and wounded 13 […]

January 18, 2018 by

9 People Reported Dead After Police Crackdown on Protest in Mrauk-U

By MOE MYINT 17 January 2018 YANGON — A police crackdown on a protest in northern Rakhine State’s ancient city of Mrauk-U on Tuesday night left at least nine people dead and 12 severely wounded by gunfire, according to a local lawmaker. U Tun Thar Sein, who represents Mrauk-U (1) in the state Parliament, spoke with The […]

January 17, 2018 by

Rohingya refugees safety must be ensured upon return: UN

The United Nations refugee agency says Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh should be consulted and ensured of their safety before they are repatriated to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Andrej Mahecic, spokesman of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told a news briefing in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday that the safety of the […]

January 17, 2018 by

Myanmar: reverse laws and practices that perpetuate military impunity

International Commission of Jurists, Geneva Myanmar’s government must take concrete action to counteract decades of military impunity for human rights violations, the ICJ concluded in a report published today. The report, Achieving Justice for Gross Human Rights Violations in Myanmar, finds that gross human rights violations in Myanmar rarely go punished, particularly in conflict areas. Justice remains […]

January 17, 2018 by

Children of Myanmar Still Victims of Grave Violations Despite Measures to End Recruitment and Use

Children of Myanmar Still Victims of Grave Violations Despite Measures to End Recruitment and Use Recent Crisis Raises Grave Protection Concerns New York, 15 January 2018 – The United Nations Secretary-General, in his fourth report on the impact of armed conflict on children in Myanmar, documents progress in the Government of Myanmar’s efforts to end the recruitment […]

January 17, 2018 by

Myanmar: reverse laws and practices that perpetuate military impunity – new ICJ report

Myanmar’s government must take concrete action to counteract decades of military impunity for human rights violations, the ICJ concluded in a report published today. The report Achieving Justice for Gross Human Rights Violations in Myanmarfinds that gross human rights violations in Myanmar rarely go punished, particularly in conflict areas. Justice remains elusive for victims and their […]

January 17, 2018 by

Rohingya return to Myanmar puts them at ‘grave risk’

UK parliament committee report says repatriation for displaced Rohingya is underway without involvement of community By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON There is a “grave risk” in plans for repatriation for Rohingya refugees to Myanmar without the understanding of their legal status, destination and willingness to return, a parliament committee report said. The report by a […]

January 16, 2018 by

Fate of the Rohingyas – Part Two

By Naimul Haq DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 16 2018 (IPS) – With discussions underway between Bangladesh and Myanmar about the repatriation of more than a half a million Rohingya refugees, many critical questions remain, including how many people would be allowed back, who would monitor their safety, and whether the refugees even want to return to violence-scorched Rakhine […]

January 16, 2018 by

In Maungdaw, signs of recovery amid scenes of devastation

Frontier Myanmar:  In Maungdaw, signs of recovery amid scenes of devastation By MRATT KYAW THU  Life is slowly returning to normal for some residents of northern Rakhine, but everywhere are the remains of villages obliterated by last year’s violence. THERE’S NOT much left of Myo Thu Gyi village, a once thriving community close to downtown […]

January 16, 2018 by