Exclusive: #Rohingya women say Myanmar soldiers raped them amid crackdown on militants
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-exclusive-idUSKCN12S0AP
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Rohingya Women ‘Raped at Gunpoint’ in Burma Army Sweep for Suspected Jihadists, Report Says
Parts of Arakan state are on lockdown as the military searches for suspected militants connected to a deadly attack on border police
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▻http://time.com/4548834/rohingya-burma-myanmar-suu-kyi-maungdaw-rape/?xid=tcoshare
Myanmar detains police over Rohingya abuse video
Myanmar said Monday it has detained several police officers over a video shot by a fellow policeman that shows them beating Rohingya civilians, a rare admission of abuse against the Muslim minority.
▻https://www.yahoo.com/news/myanmar-investigate-police-abuse-rohingya-071610389.html
Myanmar promises action over Rohingya abuse video
Rare admission of abuse in #Rakhine state follows release of selfie-style video filmed by border police showing #torture.
▻http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/myanmar-promises-action-rohingya-abuse-video-170102112251701.html
Addressing gender-based violence amid the Rohingya refugee crisis: horrific stories, urgent action
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh - When Shakila* arrived at a UNFPA Women Friendly Space she was tired and traumatized. Having fled the violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the 36-year-old Rohingya refugee needed urgent medical services for the sexual violence she had suffered. UNFPA-trained personnel tended to her immediate needs, but the emotional scars from seeing her husband and baby girl killed in front of her will be tougher to treat.
▻https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/addressing-gender-based-violence-amid-rohingya-refugee-crisis-horrific-st