Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing

• Rohingya at ‘serious risk’ if forced to return to Myanmar, UN warns

  The U.N. human rights office has continued to receive reports of ongoing violations committed against Rohingya in Myanmar.

  World

  Nov 13, 2018
  
• Canada commits $300M to Rohingya crisis, warns perpetrators will have ‘no place to hide’

  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the $300-million pledge from Canada will be used to support further efforts to secure accountability.

  Canada

  May 23, 2018
  
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• Canada sanctions Myanmar general over Rohingya brutality

  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland slapped new sanctions on one of the senior members of Myanmar's military for his role in the brutal attacks that have forced more than half a million Rohingya to flee the country since last summer.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2018
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• U.S. declares Rohingya crisis is ‘ethnic cleansing,’ after lengthy review

  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar’s security forces and “local vigilantes” for what he called “intolerable suffering” by the Rohingya.

  World

  Nov 22, 2017
• Myanmar leader blames illegal immigration for world’s conflicts, as country drives out Rohingyas

  Her speech highlighted the views of many in the country, who see the Rohingya as illegal immigrants and accuse them of terrorist acts.

  World

  Nov 20, 2017
• Myanmar leader tells residents of anti-Rohingya conflict zone ‘not to quarrel’

  Aung San Suu Kyi has faced heavy international criticism for not taking a higher profile in responding to what U.N. officials have called "ethnic cleansing."

  World

  Nov 2, 2017
• Striking drone footage shows thousands of Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh

  The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees released aerial footage on Monday showing thousands of Rohingya Muslims crossing the Naf River into Bangladesh.

  World

  Oct 17, 2017