Parents demand Aung San Suu Kyi is cut from children’s book of role models
By Jane Merrick It is one of the most popular children’s books of 2017, a collection of stories about female role models from Amelia...
The Guardian
Dec 23, 2017
‘I’m Struggling to Survive’: For Rohingya Women, Abuse Continues in Camps
By Hannah Beech Rahima’s father never wanted her out of his sight. She and her sister were too young, too pretty, too vulnerable to be...
New York Times 1
Dec 23, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi once called for a free press. Now, the dead are used for fake news
As the Rohingya crisis escalates, the state of Myanmar is silencing the media – and the people who dare to talk to them In December last...
The Guardian
Dec 23, 2017
Rohingya Survivors: Myanmar's Army Slaughtered Men, Children
For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside his...
Genocide Watch
Dec 23, 2017
Pressed by lawmakers, US mulls more sanctions on Myanmar
The State Department said Friday the U.S. is considering further actions against those responsible for “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya...
Washington Post
Dec 22, 2017
Myanmar Bans U.N. Official Investigating Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingya
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Yanghee Lee has been the United Nations' special rapporteur on Myanmar for more than three years. She's documented...
NPR 1
Dec 22, 2017
Myanmar Blacklists a U.N. Rights Investigator as Genocide Accusations Intensify
Myanmar has barred an independent U.N. rights investigator and withdrawn any government cooperation for the rest of her tenure, prompting...
TIME (Time Magazine)
Dec 21, 2017
Myanmar: UN experts urge greater press freedom after detention of Reuters journalists
Myanmar must ensure that journalists can operate freely and safely, UN human rights specialists* have urged, after two Reuters...
Genocide Watch
Dec 21, 2017
Burma Bars UN Rights Expert
The Burmese government plans to permanently bar entry to Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma....
Human Rights Watch
Dec 21, 2017
U.N. Human Rights Chief to Leave, Citing ‘Appalling’ Climate for Advocacy
Zeid Ra’ad Hussein worries the global retreat from human rights makes his job untenable. The United Nations’ top human rights advocate...
Foreign Policy
Dec 21, 2017
Myanmar’s Crackdown On Human Rights Continues As It Denies Entry To UN Investigator
Myanmar’s government rescinded access by a United Nations official who has been investigating human rights in the country, including the...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Dec 20, 2017
Myanmar refuses access to UN Special Rapporteur
The Government of Myanmar has informed UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee that all access to the country has been denied and cooperation...
Genocide Watch
Dec 20, 2017
