UN Warns Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Against Myanmar Muslims
Local Editor
The United Nations' [UN] top human rights official denounced the Myanmar government for its apparent "systematic attack" on Rohingya Muslims, warning that "ethnic cleansing" seems to be underway against the minority community.
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein slammed Myanmar for refusing to give human rights investigators access to the troubled western Rakhine State, where Rohingya Muslims are mainly based.
"The current situation cannot yet be fully assessed, but the situation seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing," the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
He further noted that more than 270,000 Rohingya Muslims living in Rakhine had fled to neighboring Bangladesh, with more trapped on the border, amid numerous reports of brutal atrocities being committed against them, including the burning of villages and extrajudicial killings.
"I call on the government to end its current cruel military operation, with accountability for all violations that have occurred, and to reverse the pattern of severe and widespread discrimination against the Rohingya population," Zeid said.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
