http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-41329662<\/p>\n
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is facing mounting international pressure for her
\nhandling of violence in Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
\nIn a speech on Tuesday, Myanmar’s de facto leader condemned rights abuses but did not
\nblame the army or address allegations of ethnic cleansing.
\nLeaders and diplomats from several countries have since expressed strong disappointment
\nwith her stance.
\nMore than 400,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August.
\nThe latest unrest in troubled Rakhine was sparked by deadly attacks on police stations across
\nthe state last month, blamed on a newly emerged militant group, the Arakan Rohingya
\nSalvation Army (Arsa).
\nScores of people were killed in an ensuing military crackdown and there are widespread
\nallegations of villages being burned and Rohingya being driven out.
\nThe Rohingya, a mostly Muslim minority, are denied citizenship by the Myanmar government,
\nwhich says they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. It refers to them as Bengali Muslims.
\nIn her first national address on the recent crisis, Ms Suu Kyi said:
\nthere had been no clashes or clearance operations in the northern state since 5
\nSeptember
\nmost Muslims had decided to stay and that this indicated the situation was not so severe
\nthe government had made efforts in recent years to improve living conditions for all people
\nin Rakhine including Muslims
\nthat all refugees would be allowed to return after a verification process.
\nReality Check: Are Suu Kyi’s Rohingya claims correct?
\nWho are the Rohingya group behind attacks?
\nThe Burmese military says its operations in Rakhine are aimed at rooting out militants, and
\nhas repeatedly denied targeting civilians. Witnesses, refugees and journalists have contested
\nthis.
\nLate on Tuesday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renewed her call for Myanmar to
\ntake back the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to her country.
\n“We have told Myanmar, they are your citizens, you must take them back, keep them safe,
\ngive them shelter,” she told the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
\nShe said the Rohingya were facing an “unbearable human catastrophe”.
\nBangladesh also denies Rohingya have any right to settle on its soil – and has been criticised
\nfor not doing more to help in the crisis.
\nIn a phone call, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Ms Suu Kyi that he welcomed her
\nstatement that refugees would be able to return once verified.
\n9\/20\/2017 Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi speech criticised by global leaders – BBC News
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\nBut he urged her to facilitate humanitarian aid and “address deeply troubling allegations of
\nhuman rights abuses and violations”, the state department said.
\nAlso speaking to the UN Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron said “the military
\noperation must stop, humanitarian access must be guaranteed and the rule of law restored in
\nthe face of what we know is ethnic cleansing”.
\nHe also said he would start a Security Council initiative to ensure humanitarian access and an
\nend to the violence.
\nUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also urged Myanmar to “end the military operations”
\nand “address the grievances of the Rohingyas, whose status has been left unresolved for far
\ntoo long”.
\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community to act on the
\ncrisis warning that “unless the tragedy taking place in Myanmar is brought to a halt, humanity
\nwill have to live with the shame of another dark stain in its history”.
\nWhat sparked latest violence in Rakhine?
\nMyanmar conflict: The view from Yangon
\nA spokesperson for the EU said Ms Suu Kyi’s invitation for international diplomats to visit the
\naffected areas – previously ruled out of bounds by the government – was “a step forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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