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The International Court of Justice’s public rebuke of Myanmar for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims may be a turning point turn for the moribund international justice system. CBC | World News
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UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from atrocities
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and atrocities, and preserve evidence of alleged crimes against them. CBC | World News
Read More »Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar without mentioning Rohingya
Pope Francis has urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar, mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people, to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity.” CBC | World News
Read More »Pope arrives in Myanmar amid questions about how he’ll handle ‘Rohingya’
Pope Francis arrived Monday on a visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh to encourage their tiny Catholic communities and reach out to some of Asia’s most peripheral and poor, but the big question looming is whether he’ll utter the word “Rohingya” while he’s here. CBC | World News
Read More »Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal for potential return of displaced Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. CBC | World News
Read More »Rohingya subjected to ‘dehumanizing apartheid’: Amnesty International
Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said Tuesday in a report that raises questions about what those who have fled a violent military crackdown would face if they returned home. CBC | World News
Read More »What awaits Bob Rae? Abused Rohingya living in epic squalor in Bangladesh
Bob Rae, Canada’s newly appointed special envoy to the Rohingya refugee crisis, arrived Wednesday in the South Asian region as Myanmar’s fleeing Muslim population continues to seek refuge in Bangladesh, already one of the world’s poorest countries. CBC | World News
Read More »Some 600,000 refugees later, Ottawa digs in on dealing with Myanmar on Rohingya crisis
Ottawa’s approach to Myanmar might include expressions of concern, frank phone calls with civilian and military leaders, but not drastic ruptures, ruling out actions such as revoking Aung San Suu Kyi’s honorary Canadian citizenship — at least for now. CBC | World News
Read More »Did the UN ignore warnings of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar?
According to internal documents and sources consulted by CBC News, there are signs several UN figures and other international actors — including a key Canadian official — have been reticent to pressure Myanmar on the rights of Rohingya. CBC | World News
Read More »Did the UN ignore warnings of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar?
According to internal documents and sources consulted by CBC News, there are signs several UN figures and other international actors — including a key Canadian official — have been reticent to pressure Myanmar on the rights of Rohingya. CBC | World News
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