Leaked ASEAN report shows Rohingya must determine their own repatriation process
A leaked ASEAN report ignores risks to Rohingya and violence in Rakhine, showing that plans for repatriation will need to be driven by refugees themselves.
Rakhine State
Constitutional reform in Myanmar: A move towards peace?
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party is making a new push to reform Myanmar’s constitution. The move may help reduce the military’s power, allowing the NLD to advance the peace process before the 2020 elections.
Myanmar’s tourism proposals offer small gestures but miss the elephant in the room
Myanmar’s Vice President unveiled the government’s latest plans to attract tourists. They do little to address the real factors driving tourists away.
Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her silence but offers no solace
Aung San Suu Kyi finally spoke out on the situation in Rakhine. But her speech only perpetuated false information and offered no meaningful solutions.
Myanmar: Islamic terrorism rising in new threat to Suu Kyi’s government
A Rohingya militia group was responsible for attacks on border police that sent thousands in Rakhine State running for their lives late last year. They say their goal is rights for their community but they may open the door to something much darker.
Why is Myanmar so scared of the Rohingya?
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0Myanmar’s minority Muslim group has long suffered at the hands of both the majority Buddhist communities and national authorities, who claim these “illegal settlers” are…
Why won’t Suu Kyi act on the tragedy in Rakhine?
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0As international headlines fill with calls for action on ethnic violence in Rakhine, prominent human rights defender Aung San Suu Kyi remains unable to take…
“Ethnic cleansing” in Rakhine brings pressure on “spineless” ASEAN bloc to take collective action
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0The ASEAN economic bloc’s principle of non-interference is facing its toughest ever questions as human rights defenders call for action on the alleged genocide tearing…
Spiralling deaths bring Myanmar shame: Rakhine spins out of control as the world watches
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0Attacks by militias and the military are razing entire towns to the ground in parts of Myanmar, fracturing families as people flee for their lives….
Plagued by terror: why clashes in Rakhine require urgent action
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0Clashes in Rakhine State again underline the need to tackle the situation of ethnic groups in Myanmar before the lure of bloody retaliation grows too…