Top human rights official denounces ‘brutal operation’ against Muslim minority in Rakhine stateMyanmar’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority appears to be a “textbook example” of ethnic cleansing,the top United Nations human rights official has said.
In an address to the UN human rights council in Geneva, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein denounced the “brutal security operation against the Rohingya in Rakhine state, and which he said was “clearly disproportionate” to insurgent attacks carried out final month. Related: Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar? When Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament in 2012 there were tall hopes that the Nobel peace prize winner would help heal Myanmar's entrenched ethnic divides. Related: Massacre at Tula Toli: Rohingya recall horror of Myanmar army attack Related: Aung San Suu Kyi: damned by her silence | Observer profile Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com