United Nations rapporteur accuses the “Myanmar” government of human rights violations
Arakan News Agency Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, issued a strong worded statement on Monday accusing the Myanmar government of policies reminiscent of the former military government. The UN official said she ended a 12-day visit to Myanmar on a list of concerns and concerns about […]
Myanmar accuses six Rohingya as terrorists and activists respond: These are fabricated charges
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar government has accused 6 Rohingya civilians of involvement in violence in the October 2016 crisis north of Arakan state. Arakan News Agency correspondent said the six suspects were arrested on Friday from the village of Nga Ku Ya in the city of Maungdaw and the government announced Monday that the […]
“Wait for my report about Rohingyas” says Special Rapporteur
Arakan News Agency United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Ms Yang Hee Lee, concluding her visit at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar told journalists to wait for her report regarding the matter on Rohingya crisis. Ms Yang Hee Lee, said`I am personally learned and gathered experiences about the situation of Rohingya […]
Myanmar using a new system against Rohingya in army besieged villages of Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency Myanmar ‘s government has begun to use a new system for recording Rohingya Muslims and to monitor their movements, similar to the system that the new American president, “Donald Trump” is seeking to use with Muslims in the United States, while the Myanmar army imposed genocidal blockade on dozens of villages in […]
Myanmar Muslims hope UN envoy’s visit will bring change
Arakan News Agency Muslim villagers in western Myanmar’s troubled Arakan state said that they hope positive change will result from a U.N. envoy’s visit to the region, where soldiers are accused of widespread abuses against minority Muslims, including murder, rape and the burning of thousands of homes. U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Yanghee Lee […]
Kuwait calls on the international community to stop the massacres against (Rohingya) in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The State of Kuwait on Thursday urged the international community to intervene and halt atrocities targeting the Muslim Rohingya community in in Myanmar. The State of Kuwait Deputy Foreign Minister, Khaled Al-Jarallah, in a statement to KUNA following an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, dedicated for discussing tragic conditions […]