Oct 24, 2012 | Report
RANGOON—Fresh clashes between Muslims and Buddhists have broken out in volatile western Burma, leaving at least two people dead and more than a thousand homes burned to the ground, authorities said on Tuesday. The Information Ministry admitted the violence was...
Sep 30, 2012 | Report
U Kyaw Thar is a decent family man. He contributes to charity, helps the needy and dotes on his children. The second time we meet, he apologises for being late because he was at his son’s birthday party, and then he leaves early because his wife wants him home for...
Sep 30, 2012 | Report
Up to 75,000 Muslim Rohingyas are housed in temporary camps under poor conditions, four months after violence broke out between Buddhist and Muslim communities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Refugees International said Saturday. “There are somewhere between...
Sep 30, 2012 | Report
28 September 2012, New York Mr. President,Mr. Secretary-General,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,At the outset, I wish to congratulate my dear friend His Excellency Vuk Jeremic for his election as the President of the 67th General Assembly.I believe with...
Jul 6, 2012 | Report
Brutal and Biased Police Response to Sectarian Violence in Arakan StateJuly 5, 2012 (New York) – Burmese security forces have responded to sectarian violence in northern Arakan State with mass arrests and unlawful force against the Rohingya Muslim population, Human...
Jul 4, 2012 | Report
ondon, 02 July 2012 The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) today launches its situation report Burning Homes, Sinking Lives: A situation report on violence against stateless Rohingya in Myanmar and their refoulement from Bangladesh. The report presents the findings and...
