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Suspend your military violence against Rohingyas, UN Chief tells Myanmar

United Nations: United Nations chief Antinio Guterres on Thursday called on Myanmar to suspend it’s violence against the Rohingyas in the Rakine state.

He acknowledged that the Mulsim minority was facing ethic cleansing.

“I call on the Myanmar authorities to suspend military activities and violence and uphold the rule of law,” he said in a press conference.
After describing reports of security forces attacking civilians as “completely unacceptable,” Guterres was asked if he agreed that the Rohingya population was being ethnically cleansed.

“When one third of the Rohingya population has got to flee the country, can you find a better word to describe it?” he replied.

Yesterday Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Council, in his opening statement accused India of lacking “basic human compassion” in seeking to deport Rohingya refugees.

The UNHRC chief speaking at the Human Rights Council’s 36th session, criticized India for denying the Council access to Kashmir in order ascertain the human right violations there. Ra’ad Al Hussein, also raised concerns over the growing cow vigilantism in the country and the recent murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.

“I deplore current measures in India to deport Rohingyas at a time of such violence against them in their country,” said Al Hussein on September 11. He noted that out of the 40,000 Rohingyas settled in India, 16,000 had been registered as refugees.

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