UN security council overwhelmed by suffering at Rohingya camps

More today, the #UNSC visited northern #Rakhine in #Burma. Flying overhead, the scale of the devastation becomes clear. #Rohingya crisis pic.twitter.com/rExfS3W3sr

— Karen Pierce (@KarenPierceUN) 1. Mai 2018

“The number of heavily traumatised women, men & children is beyond comprehension.“#UNSC members visiting #Rohingya refugee camps in #Bangladesh hear pleas for UN action & involvement of the #ICC.

W/t justice, atrocity crimes will continue in #Myanmar. https://t.co/4IQnF2GHU6 pic.twitter.com/j9rs7JimkP

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. April 2018

#UN Special Adviser on #Genocide prevention, Adama Dieng, stresses need for #accountability for #AtrocityCrimes committed against #Rohingya in #Myanmar, hopes for #UNSC referral to #ICC and recalls #UNGA’s role in fighting #Impunity

— Liechtenstein UN (@LiechtensteinUN) 30. April 2018

Jailed @Reuters reporters Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo named finalists for Asia Society’s Osborn Elliot Prize for excellence in journalism in Asia. Judges: Their coverage of violence against the Rohingya was „courageous and risk-taking in its real-time chronicling of mass atrocities.“ pic.twitter.com/UHhGx6I0lz

— Michael Williams (@williamsmjw) 26. April 2018

#Rohingya refugees key demands presented to the #UN Security Council:

– Rehabilitation of own land/homes

– Stop construction of the IDP camps in #Rakhine: perceived as prisons for returning Rohingya

– Be recognised as citizens of #Myanmar

– Action to be taken by the #ICC pic.twitter.com/kdxbuzcxes

— The UN Times (@TheUNTimes) 30. April 2018

Good to see that there is no unrealistic talk of repatriation! https://t.co/vdMFVyKVZg

— Jeff Crisp (@JFCrisp) 30. April 2018

#Bangladesh, with #UN and NGO support, has saved thousands of #Rohingya lives. The international community must stand firm and united in support of Bangladesh to face risks of upcoming monsoon season and provide Rohingya refugees with education and livelihood opportunities. pic.twitter.com/bkbcXp5Q6n

— Karen Pierce (@KarenPierceUN) 29. April 2018

Refugee returns will require #Myanmar authorities respecting/protecting human rights w/o discrimination, and holding perpetrators of atrocity crimes accountable, bringing justice and compensation to #Rohingya victims and their families. #UNSC should refer situation to the #ICC https://t.co/Nh8PJBsqkI

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. April 2018

UN security council overwhelmed by suffering at Rohingya camps https://t.co/hTuV5gJjcR

— Benedict Rogers (@benedictrogers) 29. April 2018

How displacement and refugee emergencies can be used for the purpose of demographic, political, ethnic and socio-economic engineering. https://t.co/dQw82MoF1G

— Jeff Crisp (@JFCrisp) 29. April 2018

Rohingya refugees signal:
1.) They are „Rohingya,“ not „Bengali“ (that is, native to Myanmar, not immigrants); and
2.) They want a short path to recognition of their citizenship, not the needless (and historically endless) deviation of a National Verification Card („NVC“). https://t.co/UMIWMOuHBT

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) 29. April 2018

Can it be true? A new approach in #Myanmar? How will AungSanSuuKyi greet the visiting #UN Security Council members after they’ve seen Cox’s Bazaar? After the @Reuters arrests? After that video with #UK Amb @KarenPierceUN ? Read this wishful account … https://t.co/JoOHvrfJOb

— Jacob Blaustein Inst (@JBI_HumanRights) 29. April 2018

This is #Myanmar, 2018!

Moe Yan Naing, the Captain who testified that police framed @Reuters reporters, Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo, has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating the Police Disciplinary Act.https://t.co/NI5KBDnFUj

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 29. April 2018

There’s still a lot of wishful thinking about Rohingya refugee repatriation. Some half-hearted assurances from Myanmar and a few UN development projects are no substitute for citizenship and human rights. https://t.co/PXIJxXHKWA

— Jeff Crisp (@JFCrisp) 29. April 2018

That will require #Myanmar authorities‘ respect for rights without discrimination, and holding perpetrators of atrocity crimes accountable, bringing justice and compensation to #Rohingya victims and their families. #UNSC should refer situation to the #ICC https://t.co/vZmU0QuTug

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 29. April 2018

Wrong: It is the violations of int’l law, the army’s crimes against humanity, & continued impunity for atrocities that threaten stability in #Myanmar, -not rule of law, not the #ICC & not efforts to hold perpetrators to account & bring justice to victims.https://t.co/BrS3pYitde pic.twitter.com/fRMcS1BP3c

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 29. April 2018

VIDEO: @UNCHR_BGD Working hard with #Bangladesh authorities to ensure the vital lifeline road in Kutupalong mega refugee site remains open during the monsoon season @Refugees https://t.co/1xUpy0yZVr … pic.twitter.com/Uj7J3XwujS

— UNHCR in Bangladesh (@UNHCR_BGD) 27. April 2018

I spent some time last month with Pan Ei Mon and Chit Su Win, whose husbands have spent months in jail in Yangon for their reporting on the Rohingya. They are remarkably resilient and remain funny and friendly despite what they have been through: https://t.co/q1RYEyVj7g

— Timothy McLaughlin (@TMclaughlin3) 27. April 2018

More photos of civilians in Kachin State, Myanmar, leaving the Injangyang area today because of fighting pic.twitter.com/Gq2yZ5uWzk

— Mark Cutts (@MarkCutts) 27. April 2018

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— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 29. April 2018

Wrong: Violations of int’l law, the army’s crimes against humanity, and continued impunity for atrocities threaten stability in #Myanmar, -not the rule of law, not the #ICC, and not efforts to hold perpetrators to account and bring justice to victims. https://t.co/BrS3pYitde

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 29. April 2018