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News Wrap: China closes off city of Wuhan to try to contain coronavirus outbreak
In our news wrap Thursday, China closed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in an unprecedented effort to contain a deadly coronavirus. Officials announced two other cities will be shuttered Friday, as infected patients are hospitalized in isolation…
Myanmar should act to prevent genocide against Rohingya, UN court rules
The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, a ruling met by members of the Muslim minority with gratitude and relief but also some skepticism that the…
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Why is a Nobel-winning human rights activist defending Myanmar on Rohingya atrocities?
In 2017, the Myanmar military unleashed a reign of terror on Rohingya Muslims. According to the U.N., soldiers tortured, raped and killed civilians, driving hundreds of thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Now the International Court of Justice is trying…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies Rohingya genocide allegations at UN court
In a measured tone, Suu Kyi calmly refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians, raped women and torched houses in 2017 in what Myanmar’s accusers describe as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide…
In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,…
More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and the torching of homes.
The decision by an international court gives fresh hope to victims that those responsible for brutal crimes against the Rohingya will be brought to justice.
The U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar said it found the country's soldiers "routinely and systematically" forced sexual acts against women, girls, boys, men and transgender people in "blatant violation of international human rights law."…
Rohingya eligible for repatriation have told the U.N. refugee agency and the Bangladesh government they don't want to return to Myanmar unless their citizenship and safety were ensured.
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