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Human Rights
UN rights council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges immediate action
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread…
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Peace and Security
UN Human Rights Council condemns Myanmar abuses, calls for immediate action
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread…
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Asia Pacific
Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade
Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality”…
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Asia Pacific
Systematic terror, brutal atrocities rife in Myanmar: UN human rights chief
The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”, suffocated by an illegitimate military…
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Human Rights
UN chief condemns escalating violence and civilian attacks in Myanmar
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said in a statement released on…
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Human Rights
Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state,…
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Asia Pacific
Rohingya Crisis: Things Heat Up for Rohingyas in Rakhine Conflict
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta…
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Asia Pacific
Violent Turmoil in Myanmar Could Cause Headaches for Middle-class Folks
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst…
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Human Rights
Evidence Piling Up: Myanmar Experiencing Surge in Human Rights Abuses after Coup
Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the…
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Migrants and Refugees
UNHCR Gets More Worried about Rohingya Refugees Sent Back by India
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has voiced ‘great concern’ for the safety and security of seven Rohingya men who…
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