ASEAN must not turn a blind eye to plight of Rohingya, groups say


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Human rights groups on Wednesday called on Southeast Asian leaders to rethink their approach to the Rohingya refugee crisis ahead of a regional summit in Bangkok this week.

Myanmar regards Rohingya Muslims as illegal migrants from the Indian subcontinent and has confined tens of thousands to camps in its western Rakhine State since violence swept the area in 2012.

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