The human rights situation in Myanmar and crimes against the Rohingya minority

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"...Myanmar?s 1982 Citizenship Law has also been widely criticized for discriminating against unlisted minority groups, including the Rohingya. S ome 800,000 Rohingya have been left stateless and increasingly vulnerable to a range of human rights violations. ?Institutional reforms also involve providing human rights training for military, security and police personnel, including with regard to appr opriate use of force in dealing with peaceful protests,” the High Commissioner said, urg ing a full investigation into the shooting dead of three Rohingya women earlier this month. The women were killed as they took part in a peaceful demonstration in Rakhine St ate, when police allegedly fired into a crowd of demonstrators in Pa Rein village, Mrauk-U Township..."

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Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development (A /HRC/24/NGO/126)

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2013-09-10

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2014-07-24

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