UN condemns Myanmar and calls on it to allow Rohingya Muslims to return
New York — On Monday, The UN Security Council called on Myanmar to rein in its military campaign in Rakhine state and allow hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya driven from their homes to return. In a unanimous statement backed by China, the council strongly condemned the violence that has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya to flee across the border to Bangladesh. The council expressed "grave concern" over human rights violations, "including by the Myanmar security forces" against the Rohingya, such as killing, sexual violence and burning of homes and property. It called on the government "to ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state, to restore civilian administration and apply the rule of law". The statement included most of the demands contained in a draft resolution presented last month by Britain and France, but that measure ran into strong opposition from China, a supporter of Myanmar’s former ruling junta. China had indicated it was willing to reso...
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