HRW: 'methodical massacre' of Rohingya and continued destruction of villages in Myanmar
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday detalied the "methodical massacre" in the Rohingya village of Tula Toli, also known as Min Gyi, in Burma's Rakhine State on August 30, 2017. HRW alleges that Tula Toli was attacked...
US House passes resolution condemning 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
The US House of Representatives voted 423-3 on Wednesday to approveH. Con. Res. 90 condemning "ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that he could not rule out that genocide is occurring in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority. During statements to a special session of...
UN humanitarian committee calls for action on situation in Myanmar
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday calling on authorities in Myanmar to address a number of human rights concerns related to the treatment of the country's Rohningya population. The committee,...
HRW accuses Myanmar military of sexual crimes against Rohingya women and children
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused the Myanmar military of committing sexual crimes against Rohingya women and girls. HRW conducted interviews with 52 women and girls who fled from the Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships. Twenty-nine of them were...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The legal world is a busy place. The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman (OTO) has anti-graft and corruption charges Tuesday against former Philippines president Benigno...
UN Security Council (UNSC) President Sebastiano Cardi on Monday condemned violence in Myanmar's state of Rakhine and urged the Myanmar government to stop using excessive military force and "work with Bangladesh and the United Nations to allow...
Bangladesh, Myanmar officials agree to draft repatriation deal for Rohingya Muslims
Bangladesh and Myanmar officials agreed on Monday to a plan for the repatriation of more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled across the border to Bangladesh. Under the agreement , refugees would have the...
Aung San Suu Kyi condemns human rights violations in Rakhine
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in a national address on Tuesday condemned human rights violations in the nation's state of Rakhine, without addressing accusations from the UN and rights groups concerning the country's campaign...
UN rights chief criticizes Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing' at opening of Human Rights Council session
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called the situation in Myanmar "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 36th regular session Monday. During his...
