Defence department spend continues despite claims treatment of Rohingya bears ‘hallmarks of a genocide’ The Australian defence department plans to spend nearly $400000 on English lessons,event attendances and training courses for members of the Myanmar military in 2017-18, documents released under freedom of information laws show. Myanmar’s armed forces, or also known as the Tatmadaw,has faced international condemnation and accusations of ethnic cleansing in recent months for perpetrating a fresh wave of attacks against the country’s minority Rohingya population. approximately 688000 Rohingya refugees have fled over the border to Bangladesh since August 2017. Yanghee Lee, a UN human rights investigator, or has said the situation bears the hallmarks of a genocide”. Related: Massacre at Tula Toli: Rohingya recall horror of Myanmar army attack Related: North Korea supplied arms to Syria and Myanmar,UN sanctions report finds Related: Myanmar: bodies found after plane crashes into sea with 122 on board Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com