Human rights in Myanmar hit 'new low,' fuelled by illegal mining and scam centres, UN warns
- The already dire human rights situation in Myanmar has plunged to a "new low," the United Nations has warned, with illegal mining and scam centres fuelling the crisis.
- The UN human rights office denounced the "ever-worsening brutal abuse" of the Rohingya minority and the "devastating impact" of illicit economies, including mining for rare earths.
- Myanmar's ruling junta seized power in a coup on 1 February 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the southeast Asian nation into bloody turmoil and a humanitarian crisis.
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- The already dire human rights situation in Myanmar has plunged to a "new low," the United Nations has warned, with illegal mining and scam centres fuelling the crisis.
- The UN human rights office denounced the "ever-worsening brutal abuse" of the Rohingya minority and the "devastating impact" of illicit economies, including mining for rare earths.
- Myanmar's ruling junta seized power in a coup on 1 February 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the southeast Asian nation into bloody turmoil and a humanitarian crisis.
Sources: Euronews