Column: We must act now to save the Rohingya
In 1939, four months before the invasion of Poland, 937 souls set sail aboard the MS St. Louis as a…
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A dark week for Myanmar’s Rohingya
It has been a dark week for Myanmar and the persecuted Rohingya people. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military (also known as…
Myanmar military coup: The Rohingya need you now
On Jan. 31, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) staged a coup in Myanmar, taking into captivity pro-democracy activists and many of…
Myanmar soldiers confess to genocide: Now the U.S. must act
In a major development for the Rohingya justice movement, two soldiers of the Myanmar army have provided damning video testimony…
It’s time for U.S. to call Rohingya atrocities genocide
The Rohingya community in Southeast Asia continues to live in a state of fear, isolation and suffering. We can do…
Call Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya by their rightful name: Genocide
Nearly three years after unconscionable atrocities were unleashed upon the Rohingya of Myanmar by their country’s military and security forces,…
Expanded travel ban foments hate, harms civilians fleeing atrocities
On January 31, the Trump Administration added six countries to its three-year-old travel ban. Once colloquially known as the “Muslim…
Historic day for Rohingya: World Court orders Myanmar to take immediate action to prevent genocide
Today, January 23, marks a momentous day in the Rohingya cause, as the International Court of Justice in The Hague…
A big week for Rohingya justice: major strides toward achieving accountability
The wheels of justice are finally turning for the Rohingya ethnic minority of Myanmar — survivors of the world’s most…
House to vote on Rohingya genocide: the time to act is now!
(Sept. 24 at 5:15 p.m.) GOOD NEWS — the BURMA Act was just approved in the House of Representatives (394…