Amnesty International is clear that governments, such as Australia’s, who continue to train Myanmar’s military are propping up a force that is carrying out a vicious campaign of violence against the Rohingya that amounts to crimes against humanity. Amnesty calls on Australia to immediately cease providing training to the Myanmar military and to use …
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Myanmar: Reuters journalists must be released
The Myanmar authorities must immediately release two journalists from the Reuters news agency who have been arbitrarily detained for investigating military abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Amnesty International said. The two journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, are due in court today. They had been investigating the recent military operations in Rakhine State when …
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UN / Rohingya apartheid: Australia must support robust resolution
Ahead of tomorrow’s United Nations Human Rights Council “special session” on the situation of the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must show leadership in guiding the Human Rights Council towards a robust resolution on the Rohingya crisis. Any resolution passed must send a strong …
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Rohingya Crisis: Australia out of step as U.S. State Department acknowledges ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the sustained and systemic attacks on the Rohingya population by the Myanmar military “ethnic cleansing” overnight in an acknowledgment of the nature of the humanitarian crisis. He also called for an independent probe into north Rakhine State. The announcement comes a week after promising an additional US$47 …
Myanmar: Rohingya trapped in dehumanising apartheid regime
Rohingya segregated and abused in “open air prison” Two-year investigation reveals root causes of current Rakhine State crisis System of discrimination amounts to the crime against humanity of apartheid Australia must immediately cut ties to the Myanmar military, including the provision of training and other military and security assistance The Rohingya people in Myanmar are …
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Rohingya crisis: Australia must not be complicit in ethnic cleansing
The AFP news agency has reported that the European Union is considering cutting ties to the Myanmar military in protest at the Rohingya crisis. This follows a similar move last month by the United Kingdom. Amnesty International is calling on Australia to follow their leadership on human rights and cut ties with the Myanmar military. …
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Rohingya crisis: Australia must cut ties with Myanmar Army
Earlier today the United Kingdom cut ties to the Myanmar military including any non-combat support. “While a campaign of ethnic cleansing is being committed against the Rohingya people, the Australian Government must suspend all forms of support to Myanmar’s military,” Amnesty International Australia’s Campaigns Manager Michael Hayworth said. “Amnesty International is calling on …
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UN: Myanmar Rohingya exodus exposes abject failure of world leaders to deliver solution to refugee crisis
More Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the space of three weeks than the total number of refugees who fled by sea to Europe in 2016 Worldwide situation goes from bad to worse as rich countries fail to do their part in addressing the refugee crisis, leaving poorer countries to pick up the pieces …
Rohingya crisis: Australia must bring in emergency intake of refugees, provide clarity on military training
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to dig deep and take immediate steps to bring in an emergency intake of Rohingyan refugees and clarify the training Australia is providing to the Myanmar military. “Bangladesh cannot do this on its own, Australia must provide humanitarian assistance and take immediate steps to bring in an …
Myanmar: Release journalists facing prison over charges linked to reporting from Shan State
The Myanmar authorities must immediately and unconditionally release three journalists who were arrested in conflict-ridden northern Shan State last month, Amnesty International said ahead of their trial today. Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung, both reporters for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Thein Zaw (aka Lawi Weng), a reporter for the Irrawaddy newspaper, were arrested on …