Abuse of Rohingya Muslims in Burma may be 'crimes against humanity' | The Independent

Abuse of Rohingya Muslims in Burma may be 'crimes against humanity' | The Independent

 

Rohingya Muslims in Burma may be the victims of crimes against humanity, the UN's rights agency has said. 

The army has been accused of carrying out a bloody crackdown in the
western state of Rakhine, leading thousands of the long-persecuted
Muslim minority to cross the border into Bangladesh this month.

They have made horrifying claims of gang rape, torture and murder at the hands of security forces.

Around 30,000 have fled their homes and analysis of satellite images
by Human Rights Watch found hundreds of buildings in Rohingya villages
have been burned. 

  

Deen Mohammad (L) and his wife Roshida (R), whose two elder sons were
taken by the Burmese military, in a refugee camp in Teknaf in southern
Cox's Bazar district UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images