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International human rights advocates have criticised the interim report of the government-formed investigative commission tasked with probing the attacks on 9 October and subsequent violence in northern Arakan State.
The former UN chief said both issues had been discussed with Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
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Former UN chief’s team to travel to Maungdaw, which has been under lockdown since the military launched a sweep of the territory after militant attacks on 9 October.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
A protest against Kofi Annan’s involvement in a commission on Arakan State turned ugly when Buddhist nationalists clashed with local residents in Rangoon’s Bahan Township on Sunday.
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Burma’s Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing claims he pulled no punches when he met with Arakan Commission chairman Kofi Annan.
Arakan Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya
Former UN chief Kofi Annan says that cooperation with neighbouring countries will be key to resolving tensions in Arakan State.
Community leaders and representatives of civil society organisations in Arakan State say they were denied a chance to speak to Kofi Annan during a meeting on Tuesday.
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Jeers and chants denouncing the panel intensified upon the arrival of Annan’s plane. The crowd soon followed the convoy into town, writes Reuters.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former UN chief Kofi Annnan convened the first meeting of the Arakan Commission on Monday, ahead of a planned visit to the troubled region tomorrow.
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ANP requests an emergency debate on the appointment of three foreigners, including the former UN secretary-general, on the Arakan Commission.
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Former UN chief Kofi Annan was picked on Wednesday to lead a commission to stop human rights abuses in Arakan State.
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Burma vows to protect aid workers in Arakan State after a briefing by the Arakan Commission concluded the government’s response to the violence was “sluggish”.
Nine Rohingyas, who were arrested late last month for refusing to register as “Bengalis” at a displacement camp in western Burma, will be prosecuted for instigating riots
A government-backed commission has recommended doubling armed troops in Arakan state to enforce security and segregation between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists
The government-appointed commission sent their completed report to President Thein Sein earlier this week; however, there has been no word on when or if the report will be released
The commission appointed to investigate the two bouts of sectarian rioting in western Burma’s Arakan state last year postponed the release of their final report that was set to be published in March
