Bangladeshi army accused of gang-raping 12-year-old Rohingya girl


PETALING JAYA: The Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation Malaysia (MERHROM) has accused the Bangladeshi army of gang-raping a 12-year-old Rohingya girl in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh.

Its president Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani said the rape incident proved that protection for women and children in the refugee camp was very weak.

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