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‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya continues, UN rights official says
Burma’s “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims is continuing, a senior UN human rights official said on Tuesday, more than six months after insurgent attacks sparked a security response that has driven nearly 700,000 people into Bangladesh.
US urges UN to hold Burmese military accountable for ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States on Tuesday described Burma’s denials of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims as “preposterous” as it called on the UN Security Council to hold the military accountable and pressure leader Aung San Suu Kyi “to acknowledge these horrific acts that are taking place in her country.”
US calling crackdown in Rakhine ‘ethnic cleansing’ unhelpful: Russian envoy
The US labelling of a Burma Army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as “ethnic cleansing” is unhelpful and could aggravate the situation, Russia’s ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation said on Thursday, criticising “excessive external intervention.”
US calls security forces’ operations in Rakhine State ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States calls the Burmese military operation against the Rohingya population “ethnic cleansing” and threatens targeted sanctions against those responsible for what it describes as “horrendous atrocities.”
US lawmakers decry ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Burma; Suu Kyi doubts allegations
Members of the US Congress said on Tuesday operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims in Burma had “all the hallmarks” of ethnic cleansing, while the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed doubts about allegations of rights abuses.
US weighs calling Rohingya crisis ‘ethnic cleansing’
The State Department is considering formally declaring the crackdown on Burma’s Rohingya Muslims to be ethnic cleansing, US officials said on Tuesday, as lawmakers called for sanctions against the Southeast Asian country’s military.
