Nov 22, 2017 · US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has shifted his stance on the Myanmar government’s actions against the Rohingya Muslim ity in the country, labeling its actions “ethnic cleansing” in a statement Wednesday.

The United States on Wednesday declared the and atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim ity in Burma to be a campaign of “ethnic cleansing,” and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that U.S. sanctions may be forthcoming.

Ethnic cleansing: Ethnic cleansing, the attempt to create ethnically homogeneous geographic areas through the deportation or forcible displacement of persons belonging to particular ethnic groups. Ethnic cleansing sometimes involves the removal of all physical vestiges of the targeted group through the destruction

Nov 22, 2017 · The U.S. is considering targeted sanctions against those responsible. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday called the Myanmar military operation against the Rohingya population “ethnic cleansing” and said the United States would consider targeted sanctions

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“Ethnic cleansing” has been defined as the attempt to get rid of (through deportation, displacement or even mass killing) members of an unwanted ethnic group in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area. Though “cleansing” campaigns for ethnic or religious reasons have

Sep 12, 2017 · The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday that Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis amounted to “ethnic cleansing.” Here’s why.

“All You Can Do is Pray” Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s

Nov 22, 2017 · WASHINGTON — The Trump administration declared on Wednesday that Myanmar’s brutal crackdown on its Rohingya ity constituted “ethnic cleansing,” a long-anticipated designation that will open the door to sanctions against the country’s military commanders and intensify pressure on its

Definitions. Ethnic cleansing “is a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.