“A seven-member panel [of the international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal] announced the verdict yesterday after considering documentary and expert evidence as well as the testimony of some 200 victims of the atrocities committed against the Rohingya, Kachin and other minority groups in Myanmar, reports The Star Online of Malaysia.”
“The verdict came at a time when over 4,20,000 Rohingyas fled persecution in Myanmar to Bangladesh in last four weeks.”
“The influx was triggered by Myanmar army’s response to alleged insurgent attacks on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine State on August 25.”
“The UN has denounced the “cruel military operation” against Rohingyas as “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.”
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