PRESS RELEASE: AN URGENT APPEAL TO END INDISCRIMINATE KILLINGS OF ROHINGYA IN NORTHERN RAKHINE STATE

PRESS RELEASE: AN URGENT APPEAL TO END INDISCRIMINATE KILLINGS OF ROHINGYA IN NORTHERN RAKHINE STATE October 10, 2016 The European Rohingya Council (ERC) calls for the assistance of the United Nations (UN), the members of European Union (EU), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia to exercise “the Responsibility to Protect” norm to immediately […]

From legislative issues to citizenship for Rohingyas, Suu Kyi has an uphill task in reforming Myanmar

By Shreerupa Mitra-Jha / Firstpost As Myanmar’s parliament elected its first-ever civilian president, a UN expert on Myanmar said that even though there have been wide-ranging reforms since 2011 “hundreds of laws remain on the book” that do not comply with international standards and that need immediate attention. “Hundreds of laws remain on the book that […]