Yanghee Lee, a former UN human rights envoy to Myanmar, said the government was purposefully making it hard for refugees to return to places with no name and no evidence that they ever lived there.
Future Unclear for Myanmar Army Deserters in Netherlands
Details are emerging about how two privates in the Myanmar army who confessed on video to committing atrocity crimes ended up in the Netherlands. According to Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK, …
In Myanmar, a Leading Conglomerate is Funding Military Abuses
A new report argues that a military-linked conglomerate – and its foreign partners – are directly funding units accused of crimes against humanity.
Thailand tightens border surveillance as Myanmar infections rise
Authorities in Thailand tightened security on Friday along its border with Myanmar and carried out COVID-19 tests in nearby towns to try to keep the virus out, as Myanmar tackles a surge in cases amid …
Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages, UN map makers follow suit
The United Nations’ map department has produced at least three maps since the start of the year that show a number of Rohingya village names have disappeared or been reclassified by Myanmar.
How Myanmar army runs a global business empire to finance atrocities
Myanmar is in election mode and campaigning has begun. Political rallies are being held and with the election season underway there is also a controversy. The controversy involves the Myanmar army.
How Myanmar army runs a global business empire to finance atrocities
Myanmar is in election mode and campaigning has begun. Political rallies are being held and with the election season underway there is also a controversy. The controversy involves the Myanmar army.
Amnesty investigation links brewer Kirin to Myanmar military crimes
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdown …
EU lawmakers suspend Myanmar’s Suu Kyi from rights prize events
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will no longer be invited to events of the European Parliament’s human rights prize, which she won in 1990, EU lawmakers said on Thursday, a protest over accusations of …
Amnesty Report: Businesses supporting Myanmar abuses
The overwhelming control of Myanmar’s economy by the military through some of its biggest companies means its foreign and domestic business partners are likely supporting military …