Rights of Minorities – Page 7 – HRDI – Human Rights Defense International

Rohingya crisis: Reuters journalists held ‘for investigating Myanmar killings’ – BBC Newsnight

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=311_7q24I6I Reuters has revealed details of an investigation into a mass execution of Rohingyas by soldiers and villagers, which it says lies behind the arrest of two of its journalists…

The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04axDDRVy_o The Rohingya have been systematically driven out by the Myanmar government leading to the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in recent years.

In Myanmar, a Protest Against U.S. Use of ‘Rohingya’

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HFjHif1BEg Hundreds of demonstrators protested outside the U.S. embassy in Yangon against its continued use of the term “Rohingya” to describe Myanmar’s stateless Muslim minority.

Myanmar’s forgotten war | Hotspots

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrZaChNRtA The persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar caused shock waves around the world, but there is another conflict raging in the country. Fighting has intensified between government forces and…

Rohingya crisis: Meeting Myanmar’s hardline Buddhist monks – BBC News

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uV-90VV7Fg Aung San Suu Kyi -- who's been criticised for failing to defend the rights of the Rohingyas -- has said she won't be attending the UN's General Assembly in…

Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority (Trailer)

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ie2gZILVk In recent years, democratic reforms have swept through Myanmar, a country that for decades was ruled by a military junta. As the reforms took hold, however, things were growing…

Myanmar: Karen minority demands protection in peace park

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHks9LJtUlo The Karen ethnic minority in Myanmar has been fighting for greater autonomy for 70 years. One of the world's longest-running civil wars has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.…

Ethnic minorities in Myanmar rally for Kachin

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOt27y9duiE

Minorities in Myanmar receive training

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogFUET5A7W0 The group says they have trained over 300 teams and about 70 are in operation, helping injured civilians and delivering aid to those in need. The recruits say they…

Struggle continues for ethnic minority in Myanmar

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Latest News, Myanmar, Rights of Minorities, Video Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF00FqY9Rc4 The Rohingya people are welcoming a unanimous ruling from the UN's highest court. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to prevent acts…