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UN team to visit Myanmar’s Rakhine next week

A United Nations Security Council delegation tasked with measuring the impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis is gearing up to tour Rakhine state, a senior government official has revealed. Slated to arrive in Myanmar on Monday, the mission…

ASEAN Member States should act against human rights violations in the region, particularly against the Rohingya

(Bangkok/Jakarta, 25 April 2018) – As leaders of ASEAN Member States meet to discuss international and regional issues at the ASEAN Summit from 25 – 28 April 2018 in Singapore, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)…

UN deputy aid chief shines light on plight of 400,000 Rohingya still inside Myanmar

Although the massive outflow of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh grabbed worldwide headlines, the international community must not forget that more than 400,000 of the minority group are living in dire situations at home, a senior…

Myanmar strongly objects use of such words as “ethniccleansing” or “genocide” in reference to the situation in Rakhine State: Permanent Representative to UN

Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to UN spoke on Myanmar’s efforts in prevention of sexual violence and measures taken to address the issue at the United Nations Security Council’s open debate on Women, Peace and Security: “Preventing…

When Facebook becomes ‘the beast’: Myanmar activists say social media aids genocide

By Euan McKirdy, CNN Updated 0005 GMT (0805 HKT) April 7, 2018 (CNN)As tens of millions of Americans come to grips with revelations that data from Facebook may have been used to sway the 2016 presidential election, on the other side…

Tatmadaw Kills Indigenous Karen Community Leader, Local Groups Say

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — An indigenous Karen man from Ler Mu Plaw village in Karen State’s Papun district was shot dead by the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw) on Thursday afternoon, according to local villagers and aid groups. Fighting…

Myanmar Groups Slam Facebook CEO for Downplaying Problems

In a Thursday letter, they slammed the Facebook CEO for a Vox Media interview in which they believe Zuckerberg glossed over Facebook’s problems in the country. Zuckerberg claimed his company stopped attempts to incite violence between Myanmar’s…

Myanmar Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

5 April 2018 Yangon, Myanmar Dear Mark, We listened to your ​Vox interview​ with great interest and were glad to hear of your personal concern and  engagement with the situation in Myanmar. As representatives of Myanmar civil society…

As Myanmar Economy Rebounds, Sanctions Risk Gives Some Investors Pause: IMF

WASHINGTON — The government of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is opening the economy and growth is rebounding in Myanmar, though the possibility of broader Western sanctions over the Rohingya refugee crisis is nevertheless giving some foreign investors…

Rights Groups Slam Jailing of Ex-Child Soldier for Telling His Story

By LAWI WENG 3 April 2018 More than 150 rights groups have asked the government and the Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) to release a former child soldier who was last month sentenced to two years in prison with hard labor for discussing with the…