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Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
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Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president

Myanmar’s parliament has elected an ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as president. Htin Kyaw abruptly resigned…
Dutch parliament recognizes 1915 Armenian ‘genocide’
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Dutch parliament recognizes 1915 Armenian ‘genocide’

The Dutch parliament has voted to recognize the deaths of Armenians during World War I as genocide. The decision is…
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
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US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’

US Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims “a death sentence,” citing…
Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished
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Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished

A quarter of Rohingya children under the age of five who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar suffer from potentially life-threatening…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
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UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate

Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW
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Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW

Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar’s continued destruction of villages, calls repatriation deal a PR stunt. Separately, two journalists are facing…
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
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6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine…
UN: Myanmar’s Rohingya likely faced crimes against humanity
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UN: Myanmar’s Rohingya likely faced crimes against humanity

Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has “very likely” faced crimes against humanity and possibly genocide at the hands of Myanmar security forces…
UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya
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UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya

The United Nations’ top human rights official said on Tuesday Rohingyas were continuing to flee northern Rakhine state in Myanmar,…
Croatian president says ‘we must admit crimes’ after court suicide
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Croatian president says ‘we must admit crimes’ after court suicide

Croatia’s president said Thursday that citizens had to admit crimes were committed by fellow Croats in Bosnia, a day after…
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