Myanmar
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Peace and Security
Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
Five years after Myanmar’s military seized power and jailed the country’s elected leaders, the United Nations says the country’s crisis…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN World Court
Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the…
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Human Rights
Myanmar’s Rohingya people called ‘Muslim dogs’ before attacks, ICJ hears
Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya…
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Asia Pacific
UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar elections marked by fear as UN warns civilians are coerced from all sides
As Myanmar approaches elections scheduled for 28 December, the UN’s top human rights official has said that civilians are being…
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Asia Pacific
‘Almost invisible crisis’: UN urges world not to look away from Myanmar
Despite widespread suffering driven by conflict, displacement and disasters, Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency has become “almost invisible” to the world, the…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged…
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Asia Pacific
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Myanmar’s planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence and deep…
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