Don?t Expect Much from Latest Myanmar Commission - Chairwoman Declares ?No Finger Pointing? for Atrocities Against Rohingya

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"It?s now clear that Myanmar?s new ?independent commission of inquiry” into human rights violations committed in Rakhine State will not be a serious and impartial investigation that will identify alleged perpetrators to be brought to justice. The most recent crimes occurred during deadly attacks on over two-dozen police posts by Rohingya militants and Myanmar security forces? brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing involving murder, rape, and arson that forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh in late 2017..."

Creator/author: 

Richard Weir

Source/publisher: 

Human Rights Watch

Date of Publication: 

2018-08-17

Date of entry: 

2018-08-21

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English