Southeast Asia

Suu Kyi rules out ongoing genocide in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rules out the allegation of ongoing genocide or genocidal intent at Rohingya villages in Rakhine of Myanmar.
11 December 2019, 04:52 AM

US slaps sanctions on Myanmar military chief over Rohingya atrocities

The United States imposes sanctions on four Myanmar military leaders, including the commander-in-chief, in the toughest action taken yet by Washington for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya and other minorities.
11 December 2019, 04:25 AM

Suu Kyi, her army commanders must be held accountable: Nobel laureates

Eight Nobel Peace laureates including Muhammad Yunus have asked Aung San Suu Kyi to publicly acknowledge crimes including genocide committed against Rohingya people in Myanmar.
10 December 2019, 16:09 PM

Rohingya call for Myanmar's Suu Kyi to acknowledge atrocities

From squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya who fled a brutal Myanmar military crackdown are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to acknowledge the mass atrocities as she defends her country against genocide charges at the UN's top court.
10 December 2019, 10:47 AM

Rohingya genocide still going on: Gambia to UN court

Payam Akhavan, a lawyer for The Gambia, tells the International Court of Justice that the Rohingya genocide is still going on in Myanmar.
10 December 2019, 10:32 AM

Myanmar genocide hearing at ICJ: Who are the judges?

The 15-member International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is set to launch the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against the Rohingyas.
10 December 2019, 07:23 AM

Canada, Netherlands to assist Gambia in ICJ against Myanmar

Canada and the Netherlands express their intention to jointly assist Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the alleged acts of genocide committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar.
9 December 2019, 19:00 PM

Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings

Human rights campaigners supporting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority call for a global boycott of the country, a day before genocide hearings begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
9 December 2019, 16:06 PM

6.35 lakh Rohingya refugees, host community to get cholera vaccine

Over 6,35,000 Rohingyas refugees and Bangladesh host community will be vaccinated against cholera in a month-long campaign began yesterday at the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and nearby areas.
9 December 2019, 09:38 AM

'Boycott Myanmar Campaign' launched

In a bid to force Myanmar to bear economic, cultural, diplomatic and political pressure globally, 30 human rights, academic and professional organizations of 10 countries jointly launch a campaign to boycott the south Asian country.
9 December 2019, 05:19 AM

Genocide case against Myanmar to be heard at highest UN court

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head a team of lawyers to hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague next week to defend the country against accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
6 December 2019, 08:10 AM

TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.
5 December 2019, 07:22 AM

‘Difficult to say when situation to be conducive for Rohingya repatriation’

UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements says it is difficult to say exactly when the environment will be conducive for Rohingya repatriation.
28 November 2019, 14:02 PM

Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas

Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas in the country when they faced atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque has said.
27 November 2019, 10:01 AM

Army chief’s Myanmar visit to be good for Bangladesh: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says the scheduled visit of the Army Chief to Myanmar will be good for Bangladesh and “open another line of negotiation” between the two countries over Rohingya repatriation.
27 November 2019, 08:24 AM

The fallen angel dances with the devil

Late last week, Burma announced that its de facto head, Aung San Suu Kyi, will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend the country against allegations of genocide.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Work on barbed-wire fencing around Rohingya camps begins: Army Chief

Mentioning that barbed-wire fences will be erected around Kutupalong and Nayapara Rohingya camps, Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed says initially work on installing boundary pillars over there has started.
24 November 2019, 12:01 PM

Ban Ki-moon seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon calls for political solution to the Rohingya crisis allowing them to return to their places of origin in Rakhine state "freely and safely".
23 November 2019, 07:52 AM

ICC fears of ‘state policy’ to attack Rohingyas: Prosecutor

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the ICC judges feared that Myanmar may have ‘state policy’ to attack its minority Rohingya population in Rakhine.
23 November 2019, 04:49 AM

Myanmar town offers glimmer of hope for Muslims enduring 'apartheid'

Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's Rakhine state -- because he is Muslim, and they are Buddhist.
21 November 2019, 05:08 AM