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Rohingya
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made the announcement on Monday based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians by the Myanmar military.
A humanitarian crisis unfolding in Myanmar has officially been declared “ethnic cleansing” by the United Nations’ top human rights official.
The declaration is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action against Myanmar's government.
International Criminal Court prosecutors will examine alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims, but weren't authorized to investigate the accusation of genocide.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The country's leader has failed to speak out against atrocities targeting the country's Rohingya minority, Amnesty said.
Elephants have killed an estimated 13 Rohingya in Bangladesh's largest refugee camp.
Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is accused of turning a blind eye to the massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
Some 626,000 Rohingya have fled violence since August.
But he left out a very important word.
The U.S. is pledging aid to the “staggering” humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh while calling for an investigation of the reported atrocities.
