Rohingya Community Ireland meets UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon

“The world is with you, I am with you.”, said Ban Ki-Moon.

As Republic of Ireland celebrates its 60th anniversary of the United Nations membership, UN secretary-general met the members of resettled communities from five different countries - Burma (also known as Myanmar), Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and South Sudan.

Three human traffickers killed in Teknaf gunfight

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Three alleged human traffickers were killed in a gunfight with police in a shrimp enclosure under Teknaf police station on May 8, at about 3:30am, Ataur Rahman Khandakar, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station said.

Three human traffickers killed in Teknaf gunfight

UNHCR calls for joint response in wake of “Rohingya mass grave” in Thailand

The UN refugee agency is deeply concerned at this week's discovery of dozens of bodies in smugglers' camps in southern Thailand. The agency calls on countries in the region to strengthen cooperation on counter-smuggling and counter-trafficking measures while ensuring the protection of victims.

In recent days Thai authorities have announced that they found the remains of some 30 people believed to originate in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Investigations are ongoing, with initial police accounts citing illness and abuse as likely causes of death.

UNHCR calls for joint response in wake of “Rohingya mass grave” in Thailand

Canada’s religion envoy denounces persecution of Myanmar Muslims

OTTAWA - Canada's religious freedom ambassador denounced Wednesday the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar and urged Canadian businesses eager to find opportunities in that resource-rich country to respect human rights.

Ambassador Andrew Bennett said he also delivered his concerns about the well-document persecution of the Rohingya Muslim population directly to #Myanmar government officials, including the country's foreign affairs minister.

"Now really is the moment for a more inclusive process that brings all religious and ethnic communities together so that they can contribute to the country's development," Bennett, who was on a lengthy trip to the south Asian country, told The Canadian Press in an interview from Yangon.

Canada’s religion envoy denounces persecution of Myanmar Muslims

A massage for Rohingya leaders

Assalamualaikum

Dear Rohingya leaders,

In the time grievance, you (so-called proclaimed Rohingya leaders) from around the world should at least voice together for victims who have been sold to human traffickers for the failure of your leadership that is becoming more and more obvious as the suffering of our people, Rohingya amasses inside and outside of Arakan.