"KUALA LUMPUR (11 December 2017) ? UN human rights experts wrapped up this weekend a five-day visit to Malaysia, during which they focused their inquiries on recent human rights violations and abuses allegedly committed in Myanmar. In Malaysia, the experts ? members of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFMM) ? interviewed persons from Shan and Kachin states, as well as members of the ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya communities. They talked both with recent arrivals and with those who had been here for some years. They also consulted with government officials, representatives of UN agencies and NGOs, and individual researchers. While the recent events in Rakhine state have naturally been a significant focus for the FFMM Experts, the Malaysia visit allowed the experts to receive information on situations across Myanmar, including information on recent years from Kachin and Shan states. ?This visit allowed us to examine allegations in various states of Myanmar,” said Marzuki Darusman, former Indonesian Attorney-General and Chair of the FFMM. ?We received information about practices and incidents alleging forced labour, abductions, rape and land grabbing.” The UN Refugee Agency has registered some 134,000 persons from Myanmar in Malaysia, almost 90 percent of its total caseload in the country. These include Rohingya, Chin, Myanmar Muslims, ethnic Rakhine, Mon, Karen, various groups from Kachin, Bamar and Shan. The actual number of people who have left Myanmar for Malaysia is believed to be much higher. During the visit, the FFMM experts observed some parallels with information received about Rakhine..."