The MOU between Myanmar Government and UNDP and UNHCR
Oral update by Ms. Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council
Published by OHCHR on June 27, 2018 27 June 2018 Mr President, distinguished representatives, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to once again address this Council to present my oral progress report pursuant to the HRC resolution 37/32 on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. The resolution mandates me to “continue to monitor the situation of human rights” and to “measure progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur”. I note that the resolution also called on the Government of Myanmar “to resume without delay its cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in the exercise of the
Time to break old habits: Shifting from Complicity to Protection of the Rohingya in Myanmar
Blood Sutra: Whatever Happened To Buddhism, Religion Of Peace And Compassion?
By Paul Fuller | Published by South China Morning Post on June 23, 2018 The emergence of radical groups like the MaBaTha that promote a Buddhism based on racial and national identity is fuelling violence across the region Tolerance and compassion may be the qualities most often associated with Buddhism. But Asia has been witnessing a spate of violence as new Buddhist movements emerge across the region based on the idea that the religion is under threat and needs protection. Fuelled by a particularly strong sense of Buddhist identity collated with national and ethnic anxieties, this form of Buddhism –
The Rohingya – The Ethnic People, Our History and Persecution
ICC Pre-tribunal Chamber Letter to Myanmar
Rohingya people and ethnic cleansing
By Mohammed Rafique | Published by The Irish Times on June 21, 2018 Sir, – We applaud David McKechnie and Kathleen Harris for their report on the lives of the Rohingya in the refugee camps in Bangladesh in the Weekend edition of The Irish Times (“Rohingya crisis: ‘We have no one, no idea what is going to happen tomorrow”, June 16th). Their report painted a realistic picture of the daily struggles that the Rohingya face. We have been expelled from our country. We are the victims of major human rights abuses. We have been stripped of our nationality. The government
Putting lives in danger
By MS Anwar | Published by Dhaka Tribune on June 19, 2018 An Amnesty report that points fingers at ARSA could do more harm than good Amnesty International, a reputed international human rights watchdog group, published a report claiming Rohingya armed group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) had massacred scores of Hindu civilians in Rakhine state on May 22 — a report which ARSA has categorically denied later. The report was shocking to many, and drew immediate criticism and condemnation from leading Rohingya activists as well as non-Rohingya activists, not because they were angry with the Amnesty
Suu Kyi actively attempting to manipulate UN
By Dr. Maung Zarni | Published by Anadolu Agency on June 16, 2018 Myanmar’s leader is doing her best to cover up her country’s international crimes against Rohingya people Cambridge, THE UK — In the first meeting on June 13 between Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Christine Schraner Burgener, the Burmese urged the freshly-minted Special Envoy on Myanmar for the UN Secretary General to understand “the real situation” about the Rakhine State, from which 700,000 Rohingyas fled, in what the Secretary General himself characterized as “ethnic cleansing”. The phrase “the real situation” rings alarm bells in my head. It
Expert calls on UN to stop ‘promoting Myanmar’s lies’
Published by Anadolu Agency on June 16, 2018 Maung Zarni says ‘UN needs to stop promoting Myanmar’s lies – such as bypassing the calls for ICC-led accountability’ ANKARA — The United Nations should “stop promoting Myanmar lies,” an international expert wrote in an analytical piece for Anadolu Agency. Maung Zarni, coordinator for strategic affairs at the Free Rohingya Coalition, wrote: “In the face of Myanmar’s ongoing international crimes against Rohingyas as a people, inside Myanmar and in the refugee camps in Bangladesh — all under Suu Kyi’s watch, and with her complicity — UN needs to stop promoting Myanmar’s lies —