Myanmar Rohingya abuse may be ‘crimes against humanity’: UN
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s Rohingya may be victims of crimes against humanity, the UN’s rights agency said, as former UN chief Kofi Annan arrived in the country for a visit that will include a trip to northern Arakan. The army has carried out a bloody crackdown in the western state and thousands of the Muslim […]
Safeguarding women and girls affected by the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Arakan News Agency UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for urgent safeguarding of the health and protection of women and girls in Myanmar’s Arakan State. All women in Arakan, including all ethnic and religious minorities, must be given access to healthcare and other essential services without discrimination, and they must be protected from […]
Military Chief mentions a potential military takeover amid ongoing clashes
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s military chief general Min Aung Hlaing discussed the provisions for a state of emergency and a potential military takeover of the country, amid an ongoing military conflict in northern Shan State and threats from Muslim rebels in the west Burma. It was the second time this month that the army chief […]
Myanmar to examine Allegations of Abuse Against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar government is to set up a “national level committee” to investigate conditions and allegations of abuses amid international pressure from rising violence and a humanitarian crisis in northern Arakan state. Myanmar’s state counselor and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has faced growing criticism for failing to tackle the violence, […]
3rd Myanmar-EU Human Rights Dialogue
Arakan News Agency The EU and Myanmar held their third bilateral Human Rights Dialogue in Nay Pyi Taw on 22nd of November. European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador Roland Kobia and a delegation of senior European diplomats had a wide exchange with the Myanmar government on current national, regional and […]
Malaysia alone cannot solve Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia alone cannot end the atrocities towards the ethnic Rohingyas in Myanmar. Instead, the UMNO President said the crisis over the infringement of basic human rights could only be resolved with the cooperation of the international community including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), […]
Bangladesh refuses more Rohingya fleeing ‘ethnic cleansing’
Arakan News Agency Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have pushed back around 120 Rohingyas who were trying to enter Bangladesh via the Naf River in Teknaf and escape the violence in Myanmar. Eight boats attempting to cross the Naf River separating Rakhine from southern Bangladesh were pushed back on Monday after six were refused entry […]
Buddhist leaders condemn atrocities on Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency Protesting the atrocities on the Rohingyas in Myanmar, leaders of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation condemned the ongoing repression. The Buddhists organisation also demanded the Myanmar government and authorities concerned to resolve the ongoing Rohingya issue immediately. The minority community’s organisation came up with the call at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity […]
Rohingya group accuses Myanmar military of entrapment
Arakan News Agency A group representing Rohingya in Europe claims Myanmar’s army manipulated members of the Muslim minority into taking part in an act of violence in which nine police officers were killed so the state could legitimize an ongoing clampdown. The chairman of the European Rohingya Council (ERC) says around 400 Rohingya have been […]
Helping Rohingyas of no strategic benefit to world: Activist
Arakan News Agency Myanmar authorities have stepped up persecution of Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country and are actually conducting a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against members of the community, according to a high-ranking United Nations official. However, there is close to nothing being done for the situation of the Muslim minorities in Myanmar. […]
Myanmar lodges protest over UNHCR official’s critical Arakan comments
Arakan News Agency A UNHCR representative’s comments about violence in Arakan State have sent the government into public relations overdrive, with a senior cabinet member describing the UN official’s remarks as “just allegations” and calling into question his professionalism. According to a statement released by the State Counsellor’s Office yesterday, Myanmar’s delegate to the UN […]
Khaleda Zia urges Myanmar to stop Rohingya genocide
Arakan News Agency Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday called the repression of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar forces as ‘genocide’, asking the Bangladesh authorities to give them shelter as much as possible. “I am deeply shocked and concerned over the brutal genocide being carried out by the government forces of neighbouring Myanmar […]
Rohingya issue must be addressed in a comprehensive manner
Arakan News Agency ASEAN must work together immediately and in a comprehensive manner, to resolve the issues surrounding ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein . He said ASEAN must look for the best approach in solving the issue, rather than objecting to efforts to help the people. “Two weeks ago, […]