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UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar exposes military business ties, calls for targeted sanctions and arms embargoes

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Press Release: UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar exposes military business ties, calls for targeted sanctions and arms embargoes Also audio version in Rohingya language available here: shorturl.at/qQ135 GENEVA (5 August 2019) – The U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar urged the international community on Monday to sever ties with Myanmar’s military and the vast web of […]

Undermining Trust Building: Human Rights Situation During the Northern Ceasefire

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Inlate December 2018, amid ongoing and heavy armed conflict in Kachin and Shan states, the Burma army declared a four-month unilateral ceasefire in northern and north-eastern Burma. The announcement of the Burma army’s first ever truce was met with cautious optimism by ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) and welcomed as a constructive gesture by many observers […]

U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders over Rohingya abuses

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sanctions on Tuesday against the Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States. The steps, which also covered Min Aung Hlaing’s deputy, Soe Win, and two other senior commanders […]

Rights Groups Hit Myanmar Military Over Mounting Rakhine Deaths in Custody

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Rights experts are again criticizing the Myanmar military for possible international law violations after reports that another civilian died in custody amid fighting between national forces and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states. According to RFA’s reporting, at least 14 persons died of injuries they received while in military or […]

Men Detained by Myanmar Army Show Signs of Abuse While in Custody in Rakhine State

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Nine civilians detained by the Myanmar military on suspicion of attacking an army column appeared on Tuesday in court in war-ridden Rakhine state’s Mrauk-U township, with two of them accusing soldiers of torture and rights abuses while in custody, their family members and a rights group said. Myo Hein Swe and Soe Maung Than, residents […]

There Is No One Who Does Not Miss Home

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This animation was released on World Refugee Day – 20 June 2019 – to coincide with the launch of a report on protracted displacement due to armed conflict and related human rights violations. The report – ‘There Is No One Who Does Not Miss Home: A Report on Protracted Displacement Due to Armed Conflict in […]