Abuse of Rohingyas in Myanmar may be crime against humanity: UN
‘The United Nations (UN) has warned that ongoing, widespread human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar could be tantamount to “crimes against humanity.”
In a statement on Tuesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed alarm over reports of serious rights violations in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State.
The UN body said that the Myanmarese government “has largely failed to act on the recommendations” made in a June report that “raised the possibility that the pattern of violations against the Rohingya may amount to crimes against humanity.”’
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