Rohingya

Nobody in the world who values human rights and the rule of law likes what is going on in the streets of Myanmar's capital city right now.

We used to pray for her. But last week I sat watching her in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as she turned her back on my people.

The military's ethnic cleansing campaign of murder, rape, and arson has been detailed in many reports, but holding them to account seemed hopeless. Until now.

In a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi in 2013, during the outbreak of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Suu Kyi told them Prime Minister David Cameron, "They are not really Burmese. They are Bangladeshi."

As Elie Wiesel said, "Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future."

A senior prison official told Reuters the soldiers' punishment was reduced by the military.

The Myanmar state counselor, condemned for her failure to criticize the mass killings of the Rohingya minority by her regime's armed forces, has appealed for global investment in the country.

Investigators have released a damning report alleging that Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw, carried out brutal persecution of the Rohingyas with genocidal intent.

Arrests can't hide the horrors committed against the Rohingya from the world.

Recent monsoons have threatened the safety of Rohingya refugees, and many live in exposed areas.

The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded to Reuters for a series of hard-hitting photographs documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

"I'm afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast," said Yanghee Lee., the U.N. special rapporteur on Myanmar.

The Rohingya have been described as one of the most persecuted groups on the planet.

The mass grave was found in December in the area investigated by two Reuters journalists currently detained in Myanmar.

Washington has adopted an inconsistent stance on child soldiers and needs to lead by example.

We don't know if Facebook is using a program driven by a far-right agenda.

Bangla Desh's Hasina has shown greater compassion than many leaders from richer countries.

"The time for well-meaning, diplomatic words in this Council has passed," Nikki Haley told the U.N. Security Council.

It is in our strategic interest to maintain our influence in Southeast Asia where China is becoming the dominant power.

Independent observers are still largely excluded from the area and have not been able to verify the grave.

Her vision for Burmese democracy never included the Rohingya.

"This year's parade is more important than ever," the parade organizer said. "Racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, bigotry and hate are on the rise in our country."

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she didn't expect President Donald Trump to help with the Rohingya crisis whatsoever due to his views on refugees after briefly speaking with him on Monday.

The Rohingya crisis led more thousands march on the Myanmar embassy in Bangladesh on Monday — but there's no end in sight for what a U.N. official has called "ethnic cleansing."

Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to speak on Tuesday for the first time since the crisis.

The two countries are already at loggerheads over the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Human rights activists and the U.N. describe what is happening to the Muslim minority as "textbook ethnic cleansing."

Over 120,000 Rohingya people have recently fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh due to ongoing violence.

Ramzan Kadyrov appealed to Putin for help and condemned the persecution of the Rohingya people.

Myanmar is changing fast, but the army doesn't seem to be changing with it.