Act Now for Rohingya Refugees
Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have been chased from their homes and villages by military forces since August 25th. Their villages have been burned to the ground, women and children were shot […]
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Myanmar: UN Security Council must impose arms embargo
UPDATE 28 September 2017: Scroll down for an open letter to the UN from 87 civil society organizations urging immediate action on the crisis in Myanmar. The UN Security Council […]
Muslim Ban Revision Risks More Suffering
NEW YORK – Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, Naureen Shah, […]
Myanmar: Video and satellite evidence show new fires still torching Rohingya villages
Myanmar: Video and satellite evidence show new fires still torching Rohingya villages Amnesty International has assessed three new videos taken inside Rakhine State as recently as Friday afternoon showing large […]
Canadian Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
by Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants, Amnesty International Canada The outpouring of compassion and concern from Amnesty International supporters in Canada to the crisis in Myanmar has been truly […]
Myanmar: Scorched-earth campaign fuels ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Rakhine State
More than 80 sites set ablaze in orchestrated campaign since 25 August More than 370,000 Rohingya fled across border in less than three weeks Testimonies show attacks were planned, deliberate […]
Crisis in Myanmar
‘Your brother has been killed,’ the Myanmar soldier said. ‘You can come out of hiding and take him.’ By Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International crisis response director As you approach the […]
Crisis in Myanmar
‘Your brother has been killed,’ the Myanmar soldier said. ‘You can come out of hiding and take him.’ By Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International crisis response director As you approach the […]
Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
Follow Tirana Hassan, Amnesty’s director of the research and crisis response unit, for live updates from Bangladesh @TiranaHassan. In recent weeks, around 250,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh, as […]
Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
Follow Tirana Hassan, Amnesty’s director of the research and crisis response unit, for live updates from Bangladesh @TiranaHassan. In recent weeks, around 250,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh, as […]
Myanmar: New landmine blasts point to deliberate targeting of Rohingya
Two new landmine incidents today, including a blast blowing off a young man’s leg, bring to three the number of known sites where Myanmar authorities have mined border crossings used […]
Myanmar: Army landmines along border with Bangladesh pose deadly threat to fleeing Rohingya
Myanmar’s security forces planted internationally banned antipersonnel landmines along its border with Bangladesh which have seriously injured at least three civilians, including two children, and reportedly killed one man in […]