Myanmar must look beyond ?flawed? report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violence

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"Recommendations in a government-backed report investigating last year?s devastating violence in Myanmar fail to effectively tackle discrimination against Rohingya Muslims and could trigger more human rights abuses, Amnesty International said. The government-appointed Rakhine Commission this week issued a briefing on its investigation into violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Rakhine state, western Myanmar, which first erupted in June 2012. The clashes have resulted in a considerable loss of life and left thousands displaced. The Commission, which did not include any Rohingya on its panel, called on the government to ?double? the presence of security forces in Rakhine state, including the Border Security Force (NaSaKa)..."

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Amnesty International

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2013-04-30

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2013-04-30

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