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"The UN?s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has criticised the country?s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Yanghee Lee said the situation in Rakhine was "really grave" and it was time for Ms Suu Kyi to "step in".
Her comments came as the number of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh reached 87,000, according to UN estimates....Her sentiments were echoed by Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who said she was waiting to hear from Ms Suu Kyi - who has not commented on the crisis since it erupted..."
Source/publisher:
BBC News
Date of Publication:
2017-09-04
Date of entry:
2017-09-05
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Language:
English
