U.N. committee rebukes Myanmar over treatment of Muslim minority

A Rohingya man carries his child while members of the police force and volunteers are seen at a Rohingya refugee camp in Sittwe in this April 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly's human rights committee on Wednesday criticized Myanmar for its treatment of the nation's Muslim minority and urged the Southeast Asian country to change its citizenship rules to make Rohingya full citizens.

Although many have lived in Myanmar for generations, the Rohingya minority in the country also known as Burma is not one of the 135 ethnic groups recognised under the country's 1982 citizenship law and are thus entitled to only limited rights.