New president in Myanmar, but same persecution of Rohingya?
On March 15, 2016, the Burmese parliament elected Htin Kyaw as Myanmar's first civilian president in 53 years. It was a historic day for the Burmese people and for democracy in the strife-ridden state,...
View ArticleThere is no democracy in Burma without rights for the Rohingya
In Burma, over 1.1 million Rohingya currently suffer from the impacts of systematic, widespread oppression. For decades, the Muslim minority in a largely Buddhist country has been denied citizenship,...
View ArticleTillerson: US considering targeted sanctions on individuals in Myanmar
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that the U.S. will consider targeted sanctions on individuals found to be responsible for atrocities committed against the Muslim Rohingyas in...
View ArticleDemocracy in Myanmar — combating the Rohingya crisis
The indisputable fact of the unfolding Rohingya crisis is that more than 600,000 people have been forced to flee across the Burmese border into Bangladesh since August, with terrible reports of rape...
View ArticleTillerson declares Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday declared the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "ethnic cleansing," while warning the U.S. government could impose new penalties on Myanmar.In a...
View ArticleUS Embassy presses Myanmar on jailed journalists
The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar on Friday sought to up pressure on the country's government over the whereabouts of two Reuters journalists who have been held captive for days, according to reports.The two...
View ArticleHolocaust Memorial Museum: Speaking out against ethnic cleansing is not too...
This week, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum made the painful decision to rescind its 2012 Elie Wiesel Award. It was awarded to Myanmar’s civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for her...
View ArticleUN investigators on Myanmar put Facebook in crosshairs
United Nations human rights experts who are investigating potential Rohingya genocide in Myanmar say that Facebook had a role in spreading hate speech in the country. Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the...
View ArticleThe world cannot wait for Aung San Suu Kyi to deliver freedom in Burma
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Burma’s independence from Britain. In that time, the expectations of an entire nation for peace, prosperity and freedom have been borne by one family, first by...
View ArticleFacebook apologizes to Myanmar rights groups
Facebook on Friday apologized for not crediting the role of rights groups in Myanmar in combating hate speech on the social media platform.The company has faced criticism for not doing more to prevent...
View ArticleUS moves Myanmar to list of worst human trafficking offenders
The U.S. added Myanmar to its list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders on Thursday, saying that the country has subjected hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims and other...
View ArticleRecognizing the untold hardships of Rohingya mothers
The tragedy of the Rohingya refugee crisis, coupled with monsoon season, led United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to say during his visit to the camps in July, “nothing could have prepared...
View ArticleAmnesty International withdraws human rights prize for Myanmar's Suu Kyi
Amnesty International has withdrawn its Ambassador of Conscience award previously bestowed to Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, amid reported ethnic cleansing in her country."Our expectation was that...
View ArticleWill Congress hold those who commit and profit from genocide accountable?
The next phase of the genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is underway. Congress can help stop it by passing a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
View ArticleUS to block palm oil shipments from Malaysian producer, cites forced labor,...
A United States order went into effect Wednesday banning shipments of palm oil from a major Malaysian producer that supplies many U.S. food and cosmetic companies, citing instances of forced labor and...
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