Articles by Voice of America
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US House Passes Resolution ‘Condemning Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya’
Katherine Gypson – Voice of America,
18 Dec 2017
6 Dec 2017 – The U.S. House of Representatives condemned the “ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya” today, passing a resolution (423-3) “calling for an end to the attacks” against the Muslim minority in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
→ read full articleBangladesh Envoy to US: Atrocity against Rohingya ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Nike Ching – Voice of America News,
6 Nov 2017
2 Nov 2017 – Bangladeshi Ambassador to the U.S. Mohammad Ziauddin sat down for an interview on Monday [30 Oct], outlining how Dhaka handled the sudden arrival of 600,000 refugees. He characterized the violence against the Rohingya minority as “ethnic cleansing.” He said the Rohingya are “Myanmar nationals,” and it is a mistake to call them Bangladeshis.
→ read full articleBurma/Myanmar: Advocates Press [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi for Immediate Relief of the Rohingya Minority
Catherine Maddux – Voice of America News,
19 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 – When Myanmar’s Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi meets Nobel Peace Laureate President Barack Obama at the White House this week, activists will be watching to see how the pro-democracy icon will address the plight of the country’s ethnic Rohingya, whom human rights groups say are among the world’s most persecuted minority groups.
→ read full articleUN Launches Global Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Nov 2014
30 Oct 2014 – The U.N. secretary-general has launched a global media campaign aimed at putting an end to female genital mutilation.
→ read full articleChina Issues Retaliatory Report on US Human Rights
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Mar 2014
February 28, 2014 – China has issued a report documenting alleged human rights abuses in the United States after an annual State Department global rights survey strongly criticized Beijing.
→ read full articleCarter, Elders Call for End to Burma Violence
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service,
30 Sep 2013
Jimmy Carter and other former world leaders known as “The Elders” have called on Burma to end violence against the country’s minority Muslim population. Before ending a three day visit to Burma in Rangoon Thursday [Sep 26, 2013], the former U.S. president said the problem cannot be ignored.
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