ASEAN must not turn a blind eye to plight of Rohingya, groups say

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Human rights groups on Wednesday called on Southeast Asian leaders to rethink their approach to the Rohingya refugee crisis ahead of a regional ...

Human rights activists say the bloc should not rush to get involved in the repatriation without addressing the root causes of their displacement.

UN investigators have said the 2017 Myanmar military operation that drove more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh was executed with"genocidal intent" and included mass killings, gang rapes and widespread arson. "It's preposterous for ASEAN leaders to be discussing the repatriation of a traumatised population into the hands of the security forces who killed, raped, and robbed them."

 

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