International opinion tribunal to address Myanmar's alleged atrocity crimes


  • Nation
  • Friday, 24 Feb 2017

Yanghee Lee (middle), the UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, visiting the Balu Khali Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazaar on Feb 21, 2017. - AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: An international opinion tribunal has been set up to address crimes of atrocity against the Kachin and Rohingya communities in Myanmar.

The Rome-based Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) will be holding the inaugural session of its first-ever Tribunal on Myanmar at Queen Mary University of London's International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) on March 6 and 7.

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