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ASEAN adopts ‘flawed’ human rights declaration
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted its controversial human rights declaration in Phnom Penh on Sunday, despite overwhelming criticisms by civil society groups.
ASEAN ‘cannot’ press Burma on Rohingya citizenship
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations cannot pressure Burma on the issue of Rohingya citizenship, but should step up humanitarian assistance to Arakan state, Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has said.
Military opens fire on residents in Arakan state
The Burmese military have reportedly killed several people in Arakan state after opening fire on residents amid the ongoing sectarian clashes in the region, according to a local government official
Thousands flee as Arakan violence spreads
Thousands have been forced to flee their homes as the latest bout of communal riots between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims continues to spread through Arakan state in western Burma
Monk group calls on locals to target ‘Rohingya sympathisers’
A group of Arakanese monks have called for Rohingya “sympathisers” to be targeted and exposed as “national traitors” while tensions again flare between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma’s westernmost state
Did the gov’t incite the racial violence targeting the Rohingya?
According to independent Burmese researchers, many locals suspect President Thein Sein’s quasi-civilian government was the real culprit behind the racial violence in western Burma this summer
