It’s been three years since Myanmar’s soldiers targeted, killed, and raped Rohingya and burned their villages to the ground to erase any evidence. To mark this grim anniversary, Mohammed Rezuwan, a poet and Rohingya refugee living in Bangladesh, wrote this poem.
The Washington Times | Genocide: The Term That Fits the Crime in Myanmar
Myanmar began its worst violence yet against Rohingya Muslims three years ago today. It’s time for the United States to call it genocide.
On Anniversary of Mass Atrocities Against Rohingya, Secretary Pompeo Urged to Declare a Genocide
Refugees International delivered a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya by their rightful name: genocide.
Refugees International Welcomes Faith Groups’ Call to U.S. Government: ‘Designate the Continued Brutal Oppression of the Rohingya as a Genocide’
Refugees International welcomes a powerful letter from a group of faith-based organizations to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to publicly declare that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya people.
An Appeal for the Rohingya to Both Presidential Campaigns
On August 19, Refugees International sent both major presidential campaigns the same request to publicly support a U.S. government declaration that the Rohingya have been subjected to genocide and crimes against humanity.
The National Interest | Rise of the Rohingya: How Refugees Can Survive the Genocide in Myanmar
Calling what happened to the Rohingya “genocide” is not simply a matter of semantics. A formal designation would help accomplish a series of goals.
Genocide & War Crimes in Burma: Finding Paths Forward
Refugees International’s Daniel P. Sullivan joined Justice for All/Burma Task Force for a conference ahead of the three year anniversary of the mass displacement of Rohingya in 2017.
An Update on the Rohingya Crisis
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz testified during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Rohingya crisis.
COVID-19 in Rohingya Refugee Camps a ‘Nightmare Scenario’
The first positive case of COVID-19 in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh is the realization of a nightmare scenario.
Safeguarding Asia’s Most Vulnerable During COVID-19
Refugees International’s Daniel P. Sullivan joined the Heritage Foundation for a conversation on safeguarding vulnerable populations in Asia amid the pandemic.