Rights groups, US urge full probe of Rohingya leader's death


Rohingya refugees come out on a street to participate in the funeral procession of Mohibullah, an international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees, in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Rights groups and the US government have called for a full investigation into the killing of a Rohingya leader in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh. Police say Mohibullah was shot by unknown attackers at the Kutupalong refugee camp late Wednesday. - AP

DHAKA, Oct 1 (AP): Rights groups, the United Nations and the US government have called for a full investigation into the killing of a key Rohingya leader who was shot to death in a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Mohibullah, who was known by one name, had been an international advocate for Rohingya rights, including traveling to the White House for a meeting on religious freedom in 2019.

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