Tag: rohingya genocide

Human rights law group calls for tribunal on crimes against Rohingya

WASHINGTON: A human rights law group contracted by the US State Department to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar called on Monday for...

Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defence of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her of its top award...

Myanmar events ‘bear hallmarks of genocide’, says UN expert

NEW YORK: A top UN rights expert warned Monday that the crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority bears "the hallmarks of genocide" and insisted the...

Malala, other Nobel Peace Laureates send open letter to UN to...

Twelve Nobel Peace Laureates, including Malala Yousafzai and international personalities, have sent an open letter to UN Security Council urging it to intervene for...

CM’s aide denounces oppression against Rohingya Muslims

KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Technology Dr Sikandar Shoro, condemning the oppression of the Rohingya Muslim brothers in Myanmar, has appealed...

Rohingya genocide: Senate urges government to take matter up with UN

ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan strongly condemned grave crimes against Rohingya Muslims by groups of religious extremists, at the behest of the Myanmar government,...

Rohingya genocide in Rakhine triggering mass exodus: Bangladesh minister

BANGLADESH: Bangladesh’s foreign minister said on Sunday that genocide was being waged in Myanmar’s violence-racked Rakhine state, triggering an exodus of nearly 300,000 Muslim Rohingya...

Myanmar ‘to provide aid’ to displaced Rohingya inside country

YANGON: Camps will be set up to provide aid for displaced Muslims inside Rakhine state, state-backed media said Saturday, the first time in a 16-day...

US expresses concern over Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

The United States has expressed deep concern about the crisis in Myanmar and urged authorities to allow humanitarian access to Rakhine state. State Department spokeswoman...

Church of Pakistan president bemoans Rohingya genocide

PESHAWAR: Church of Pakistan President Bishop Sarfaraz Humphrey Peter has condemned the brutal genocide of Muslim community in Rohingya and called for the oppressed Muslims...