GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations' human rights chief said on Sunday he was 'deeply alarmed' by a resurgence of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and warned of more 'atrocities.'
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations' human rights chief said on Sunday he was 'deeply alarmed' by a resurgence of violence in Myanmar 's Rakhine state and warned of more 'atrocities.'Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the military's Feb. 1, 2021.
The AA is one of several armed ethnic-minority groups in Myanmar's border regions, many of which have battled the military since independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 over autonomy and control of lucrative resources.The AA claims to be fighting for more autonomy for the state's ethnic Rakhine population.Fighting had spread to 15 of Rakhine state's 17 townships since November, Turk said last month.
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