Human Rights Council supports UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Arakan News Agency By a vote of 32 in favour, five against and ten abstentions, the Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar for a further period of one year. In December 2017, the Government of Myanmar denied access to the country to the […]
Myanmar on board with UNHCR initiative for Rohingya repatriation
Arakan News Agency ‘A hurried repatriation might lead to problems’ Myanmar has finally agreed to the initiative by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam. The minister made the statement at the end of a seminar at […]
Myanmar clears some Rohingya for return but no date on horizon
Arakan News Agency A Bangladesh official said on Thursday (Mar 29) that Myanmar had approved several hundred Rohingya from a list of thousands to return to their homeland, but provided no indication of when the long-delayed process would begin. Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed in November to repatriate three-quarters of a million Rohingya but the deal […]
Amal Clooney agrees to represent two Reuters journalists on trial in Myanmar over Rohingya ‘massacre’ reporting
Arakan News Agency Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will serve as counsel to two Reuters reports on trial for allegedly breaching the Official Secrets Act in Myanmar. Clooney, wife of Hollywood actor George, has been instructed by Reuters and the two defendants: Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The pair of investigative reporters were arrested […]
Rohingya persecution similar to genocide by Nazis: US interfaith group
Arakan News Agency A visiting US interfaith group on Wednesday said that persecution and murders of Rohingyas was similar to genocide committed by Nazis in Europe. At a press conference in Dhaka, they urged the world community to play role in establishing a safe zone for Rohingyas in Arakan State of Myanmar with protection of […]
Myanmar agrees to take back Rohingyas from Bangladesh: Envoy
Arakan News Agency Following intense engagement and continuous global pressures, Myanmar last week entered an agreement with Bangladesh to repatriate, in phases, the Rohingyas who took refuge there, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali said on Tuesday. “We need to sustain the ongoing international pressure. We believe India would continue its support in […]
Plight of Rohingya refugees filmed
Arakan News Agency Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) has filmed a documentary on Rohingya Muslims’ struggle and their plight at the refugee camps in Bangladesh. The documentary titled “Stay Alive” is filmed by the foundation’s three-member team, which had been to Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar district to document tough conditions at the refugee camp and the hospital […]
New exhibition highlights harrowing cost of ethnic cleansing in Burma
Arakan News Agency A new photographic exhibition documents the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing in Burma and currently in refugee camps in Bangladesh. A launch event was attended by members of the UK’s Rohingya diaspora community, some of whom met with Government officials in November last year to share their views on the […]
Rohingya people’s plight must be kept alive, says UK PM
Arakan News Agency Theresa May vows to try to ensure Rohingya plight is brought to world attention and people do not forget Britain’s prime minister said on Tuesday that they constantly raise the issue of the oppressed Rohingya at the UN and directly with Myanmar’s government “to constantly raise awareness that this is an issue […]
Egypt and Bangladesh discuss Myanmar issue and how to protect the Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Egyptian and Bangladeshi officials held a meeting to discuss the Myanmar issue and how to protect the Rohingya Muslims from abuses against them by the Myanmar forces. Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Khaled Tharwat said on Sunday that the Egyptian side was in the first round of political consultations between […]
UN chief hits out at Myanmar army chief over Rohingya comments
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups. Guterres said he was “shocked” at reports of General U Min Aung Hlaing’s remarks at a military gathering and urged Myanmar’s leaders to “take a […]
Myanmar rejects draft resolution on human rights
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has rejected a draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the country, tabled by the European Union (EU), according to state media. THE draft resolution entitled “Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar” tabled by the European Union (EU) was considered for action on 23 March 2018 during the 37th […]
UN resolution calls on Myanmar to eliminate discrimination against Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling on the Government of Myanmar to eliminate institutional and methodological discrimination against the Rohingya Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities in the country, address the root causes of discrimination, eliminate statelessness and review the 1982 Citizenship Act, which deprived minorities of their civil […]