Newly arrived Rohingya refugees travel by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/Patrick Brown

Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Human Rights Nightmare: UN Chief

July 3, 2018July 4, 2018 RMN News António Guterres, Bangladesh, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugee, Rohingya

On his visit to Bangladesh on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres applauded Bangladesh for giving refuge to hundreds of

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

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UN Human Rights Report on Kashmir Calls for International Inquiry

June 14, 2018June 18, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, India, Kashmir, Pakistan, UN

There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all

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New Agreement to Facilitate the Return of Rohingya Refugees

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 RMN News Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the understanding reached between UN agencies and Myanmar on creating conditions that would

Rohingya refugees, including infants and children, on a makeshift raft made of logs, bamboo poles and jerrycans are brought to shore through the mangroves after they crossed the Naf River, which demarcates the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, Sunday 12 November 2017. Photo: UNICEF

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Over 16,000 Rohingya Babies Take Birth in Refugee Camps

May 18, 2018May 19, 2018 RMN News Bangladesh, Myanmar, Refugee, Rohingya, UNICEF

More than 16,000 Rohingya babies have been born in refugee camps and informal settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in the

Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

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Myanmar Government Must Stop Repressive Practices: UN Expert

February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, Myanmar, UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, lamented the decades long cycle of violence

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President Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Sholom Rubashkin

December 21, 2017December 23, 2017 RMN News Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Sholom Rubashkin

President Donald Trump commuted Wednesday the prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin. According to a White House statement, this is an