The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) says the situation of Rohingyas carries the hallmark of an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity under international law and must be stopped by all means.

A blind woman was yesterday jailed for 18 months by a Thai court for sharing a Facebook post deemed defamatory to the royal family,

Myanmar's civilian president called in an Independence Day speech yesterday for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for

A day-long photo exhibition themed 'Rohingya: the stateless refugees in Bangladesh' is to be held at the lobby of Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka.

The United States has urged the Myanmar authorities to take further steps to ensure everyone has full and equal access to the opportunities and the benefits of a democratic society.

A Reuters graphic makes use of data from the UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) to show hundreds of villages in Rakhine state that were once inhabited by the Rohingya, but have now been burned down.

Cheers and shouts of joy erupted as Singaporean cameraman Lau Hon Meng walked out of the Changi Airport Terminal 2 transit area.

Korea will provide more US $1.4 million as humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees who have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar following persecution.

The government of Bangladesh will hand Myanmar a list of 100,000 Rohingyas for immediate repatriation, ruling Awami League’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

Myanmar is to take back 450 Hindu refugees from Bangladesh at a refugee camp set up in Rakhine as the first step of repatriation process.

The United Nations' independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar calls for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar.

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lack of response to the plight of the Rohingya Muslims has led to calls for her to be edited from a book of inspirational women.

Two Reuters journalists who have been detained in Myanmar for the past two weeks were remanded in custody for a further two weeks

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly has avoided the issue of raping Rohingya women and girls by Myanmar troops and police when she met with a senior UN official recently, reports The Guardian.

Pope Francis in his Christmas message calls for adequate protection of the dignity of Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution in Myanmar.

The UN General Assembly urges Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a UN special envoy, despite opposition from China, Russia and some regional countries.

After facing international outrage and charges of ethnic cleansing, Myanmar made a pledge: Rohingya Muslims who fled the country by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home within weeks. With so many obstacles, however, and no real sign of good will, few believe that will happen.

Nine years ago when a former judge and two prosecutors at the international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and former Yugoslavia were examining the documents on human rights abuses in Myanmar, they were astonished by the UN inaction even though the global body knew for years the severe, widespread, and systematic violations of human rights there.

Some 73 percent of Rohingyas are now living in new spontaneous settlements, says International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Officers who provide security protection to the Singaporean president and other senior political leaders have been reminded to make sure their security convoys comply with traffic rules, without compromising the safety and security of the VIPs they are escorting.