Who is responsible for Rohingya genocide?
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Who is responsible for Rohingya genocide?
the Burmese military
In late September 2017, a seven-member panel of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal found the Burmese military and authority guilty of the crime of genocide against the Rohingya and the Kachin minority groups.
Why did the Rohingya crisis start?
The Rohingya have suffered decades of violence, discrimination and persecution in Myanmar. Their largest exodus began in August 2017 after a massive wave of violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, forcing more than 700,000 people – half of them children – to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
Why is Ratko Mladic a hero?
Mladic, who was captured in 2011 after a decade and a half on the run, is still revered in the Serb sector of Bosnia as a hero and defender of the nation during the 1992-1995 war that killed more than 100,000 people. In his native village of crumbling cabins scattered across the slopes, every home has his portrait.
Why do people dislike Rohingya?
The Rohingya were denied citizenship in 1982 by the government of Myanmar, which sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Since then, Rohingyas have regularly been made the target of persecution by the government and nationalist Buddhists.
How did the world react to the Rohingya genocide?
On 21 September 2018, lawmakers from the House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion to recognize the Rohingya crisis as a genocide, describing it as ‘crimes against humanity’. The House of Commons also endorsed the report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees fact-finding mission in Myanmar.
Who caught Mladic?
He couldn’t let the girls see him but he had the desire to see his granddaughters,” said Boris Tadic, who was then Serbian president and under intense pressure from the EU and The Hague tribunal to capture Mladic. “Then the Mladic family phoned Lazarevo twice in three days.
Who was convicted of war crimes in Serbia?
Karadžić and Mladić were placed on trial for charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Srebrenica, Prijedor, Ključ, and other districts of Bosnia. They were charged, separately, with: Count 1: Genocide.
