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“Wanted” posters of Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar military who oversaw atrocities against the country’s Rohingya population, have been posted around New York, as part of our campaign for accountability in Myanmar. World leaders, including representatives from Myanmar’s government, are meeting in New York this week for the 73rd session of the …
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In response to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s announcement today that the Government is considering options in response to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar’s report, including targeted sanctions, Amnesty International’s National Director Claire Mallinson said, “Amnesty International Australia welcomes Minister Payne’s consideration of targeted sanctions against key individuals in the Myanmar military, as …
Responding to comments by Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, at the World Economic Forum in Hanoi defending the conviction of Reuters journalists Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo, Minar Pimple, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Global Operations, said: “This is a disgraceful attempt by Aung San Suu Kyi to defend the indefensible. To …
The Australian Government should immediately end military ties with Myanmar, Australia’s foremost international human rights and development organisations jointly said today. They called on the Australian government to impose targeted sanctions on military commanders responsible for atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya, and to press for an international mechanism to assist future prosecutions. As Australia commences …
Following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ruling on Thursday that it has jurisdiction over Myanmar’s deportation of the Rohingya population to Bangladesh, a crime against humanity, Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said: “During the Myanmar military’s horrifying campaign of ethnic cleansing, more than 725,000 Rohingya women, men and children were deported to Bangladesh. …
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A blistering report released by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) today brought yet more damning evidence of the Myanmar security forces’ atrocity crimes against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in northern Myanmar, Amnesty International said. The FFM – a body of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council – …
World leaders’ failure to act has allowed the Myanmar security forces’ perpetrators of crimes against humanity to remain at large for a year after their murderous campaign against the Rohingya prompted an exodus of epic proportions, Amnesty International said today. More than 700,000 Rohingya women, men, and children fled from northern Rakhine State to neighbouring …
Japanese beer company admitted its subsidiary made three donations during recent violence in Rakhine State Head of military filmed receiving donation which he said was for security forces Kirin admits it does not know how its donations were used Japanese authorities must urgently launch an investigation into payments that a subsidiary of the multinational brewing …
Amnesty International Australia’s National Director, Claire Mallinson has just returned from visiting Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and is warning that urgent action is needed before the imminent monsoon season hits, to prevent catastrophic loss of life. “What we just witnessed was a scene where 900,000 people – 80% of them women …
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Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia must take a strong stand against ongoing crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya in Myanmar as they meet this weekend, Amnesty International said. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto political leader, is expected to attend the first ever ASEAN-Australia Summit, taking …