UN: Daily reports of Rohingya rapes and killings

‘The UN human rights office says it is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, although the government is insultingly dismissing the claims and making the situation worse.
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said Friday the government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has taken a “short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous” approach to the crisis.
In a statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the policy could have grave long-term repercussions for the region.
At least 86 people have been killed in the latest wave of racial violence against the Rohingya Muslims, even though independent reports put the toll much higher.’
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