Thursday, February 1, 2018

Mass Graves Discovered In Myanmar. U.N. Says Evidence Of Genocide



Business Insider/AP: UN says Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims has the 'hallmarks of genocide'

* The U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military's violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear "the hallmarks of a genocide."
* Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled their villages into Bangladesh since the Myanmar military's crackdown following Aug. 25 attacks by Rohingya insurgents.
* An Associated Press report Thursday detailed a massacre and at least five mass graves in the Myanmar village.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military's violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear "the hallmarks of a genocide."

Yanghee Lee told reporters in Seoul, where she is based, that she couldn't make a definitive declaration about genocide until a credible international tribunal or court had weighed the evidence, but "we are seeing signs and it is building up to that."

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WNU Editor: My gut is telling me that this is probably just the "tip of the iceberg".

More News On Reports That Mass Graves Have Been Discovered In Myanmar

AP Exclusive: AP confirms Myanmar massacre and 5 mass graves -- AP
Evidence of Rohingya mass graves uncovered in Myanmar -- Aljazeera
Myanmar: evidence of Rohingya mass graves uncovered -- Euronews
Mass Graves Discovered In Myanmar Evidence Of Rohingya Persecution, Report Finds -- International Business Times

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