{"id":407504,"date":"2018-03-07T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=407504"},"modified":"2018-03-07T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T14:11:58","slug":"un-suspects-acts-genocide-rohingya-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/un-suspects-acts-genocide-rohingya-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"UN suspects &#8216;acts of genocide&#8217; against Rohingya in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MegaArticleBody_first-p_2htdt\">The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that \u201cacts of genocide\u201d may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar\u2019s northern Rakhine state since August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Reports of bulldozing of alleged mass graves showed a \u201cdeliberate attempt by the authorities to destroy evidence of potential international crimes, including possible crimes against humanity,\u201d Zeid Ra\u2019ad al-Hussein added in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled Rakhine into Bangladesh since insurgent attacks sparked a security crackdown in August, joining 200,000 refugees from a previous exodus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Zeid noted that his office said on Tuesday that it believes ethnic cleansing is still underway in Rakhine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rohingya are still fleeing because of \u201csystematic\u201d if lower-intensity persecution and violence there, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cVictims have reported killings, rape, torture and abductions by the security forces and local militia, as well as apparently deliberate attempts to force the Rohingya to leave the area through starvation, with officials blocking their access to crops and food supplies,\u201d Zeid told the Geneva forum.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407509\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-407509\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man walks between a rice field and the shacks of Rohingya refugees living on the land of Bangladeshi farmer Jorina Katun near the Kutapalong refugee camp in the Cox&#8217;s Bazar district of Bangladesh February 9, 2018. Picture taken February 9, 2018. REUTERS\/Andrew RC Marshall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis Council is aware that my office has strong suspicions that acts of genocide may have taken place in Rakhine State since August,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There was no immediate comment by the Myanmar government. In the Council, its delegation is allowed to respond on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His office had received reports of land inhabited by Rohingya being appropriated and members of other ethnic groups replacing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cA recent announcement that seven soldiers and three police officers will be brought to justice for the alleged extra-judicial killing of ten Rohingya men is grossly insufficient,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Myanmar\u2019s government must take steps to provide real accountability for violations and respect the rights of Rohingya, including to citizenship, Zeid said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A fact-finding mission set up by the Council, headed by former Indonesian Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman, is due to report on its initial findings on Monday after interviewing victims and survivors in Bangladesh and other countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pending their final report, the U.N. General Assembly should establish a new independent mechanism to expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible, Zeid said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that \u201cacts of genocide\u201d may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar\u2019s northern Rakhine state since August. 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