Myanmar rejects UN findings of genocide against Rohingya Muslims
Yangon — On Wednesday, Myanmar rejected the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, in a strident government response to a damning report on the crisis. Myanmar has come under immense pressure this week over last year’s military crackdown that pushed more than 700,000 of the Muslim minority into Bangladesh. On Monday, a UN probe detailed evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity "perpetrated on a massive scale" towards the Rohingya, including acts of rape and sexual violence, mass killings, and imposing measures intended to prevent births. In a session of the UN Security Council late on Tuesday, several countries — including the US — called for Myanmar’s military leaders to be held accountable for their alleged crimes. But Myanmar rejected the remit of the UN mission in a typically defiant defence of its response to a crisis that has heaped international opprobrium on its civilian and military leadership. "We didn’t allow the FFM [the UN...
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