US condemns ´ethnic cleansing´ of Rohingya in Myanmar
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Myanmar´s Rohingya population was being subjected to "ethnic cleansing", accusing the security forces of perpetrating "horrendous atrocities" against the Muslim minority.
By AFP
November 22, 2017
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Myanmar´s Rohingya population was being subjected to "ethnic cleansing", accusing the security forces of perpetrating "horrendous atrocities" against the Muslim minority.
"After a careful and thorough analysis of available facts, it is clear that the situation in northern Rakhine state constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya," Tillerson said in a statement.
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