A U.N. fact-finding mission has recommended that Myanmar’s top military official and several of his commanders be investigated and prosecuted for the crime of genocide for their alleged role in carrying out atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims. VOA U.N. correspondent Margaret Besheer has more on this development.
One year ago, a great exodus began from Myanmar's northern Rakhine state. Within a few months, 700,000 Rohingya Muslims had fled into neighboring Bangladesh. They gave accounts of rape, murder and villages burned to the ground, all at the hands of Myanmar's security forces. VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer reports that one year later, it is still not safe for them to return home.
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