'Treated like cattle': Angelina Jolie takes aim at Myanmar over Rohingya plight

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''Angelina Jolie has shared the stories of rape survivors during a visit to Rohingya refugee camps and said the responsibility to let them return “lies squarely with the government and the authorities in Myanmar”. The envoy for the UN refugee agency said Myanmar must “show genuine commitment” to end violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh. The Hollywood star made the comments on the second day of emotional meetings with Rohingya in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district where 740,000 Rohingya have taken refuge since August 2017...''

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The Guardian via "Agence France-Presse"

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2019-02-06

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2019-02-08

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    • Myanmar and Bangladesh

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Myanmar

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English

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Video