UN warns Myanmar Against Rohingya Demolitions
The UN has warned authorities that plans to demolish hundreds of homes belonging to ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims will “heighten tensions” in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where the military is accused of abusing civilians during counterinsurgency operations.
The warning came in a Dec. 28 letter obtained by IRIN and addressed to Rakhine State Chief Ministe…
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