Tag «Rohingya»

Standing with the Rohingya: Despite COVID 19 Crisis, Diverse Leaders Come Together to Mark Anniversary of Genocide and Mass Displacement

In solidarity with the persecuted Rohingya Muslim Minority of Burma, diverse leaders from a variety of countries, professions, and religious communities will come together online to oppose genocide on the anniversary of the brutal mass displacement of 2017. Despite the politicization of ethnic and Buddhist identity in Burma, leading Buddhist leaders will join the gathering, …

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai and Rohingya Political Prisoner Wai Wai Nu at Open Forum in Davos

The Open Forum Davos 2018, part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018, is hosting a series of panel discussions from 23-26 January, open to the public Panellists include the youngest Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Al Gore and Wai Wai Nu, a Rohingya fighting for equality of women and all ethnicities in Myanmar …

Bangladesh moves to protect Rohingya children from diphtheria

12 December 2017, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — The Government of Bangladesh, with the support of UNICEF, the World Health Organization and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, today launched a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preventable diseases for all Rohingya children aged 6 weeks to 6 years living in 12 camps and temporary settlements near the Myanmar …

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution proposed by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), criticizing Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya and calling for greater respect for human rights in Myanmar

A resolution proposed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Myanmar titled ” Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar” (A/HRC/29/L.30) was adopted by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 3rd July 2015. The resolution, proposed by Pakistan on behalf of the OIC, makes a …