Rafi Zaw Win

Human rights and democracy activist, researcher, athlete. Links, Likes and RTs ≠ endorsements.

[Rafi Zaw Win @Rafi_ZawWin]

.@MyanmarSC and her NLD gov have continued to dismiss, deny and defend the military’s crimes against the Rohingya, thereby hindering return of #Rohingya IDPs to their areas of origin and resisting voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya refugees. My take 👇 https://t.co/sws2nRA6RZ

[Paloma Chacón @StateDeputySpox]

The United States expresses its support for the people of Burma, including Rohingya and other ethnic groups who have been subjected to violence and displacement. We commend the Government of Bangladesh for continuing to provide shelter to displaced Rohingya, as well as to other countries in the region for hosting refugees from Burma.

[CIJ_ICJ @CIJ_ICJ]

PRESS RELEASE: Belgium, invoking Article 63 of the #ICJ Statute, filed a declaration of intervention in the case #TheGambia v. #Myanmar: 7 States intervening. https://t.co/sGDiAqSO7A

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC announces an application for a warrant of arrest for Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the #Myanmar Defence Services
https://t.co/OyQHr9q29r

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC addresses the Rohingya community on the application for a warrant of arrest in the situation in #Bangladesh/#Myanmar ⤵️
https://t.co/OyQHr9q29r

[Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice @StateDept_GCJ]

Looking forward to visiting Southeast Asia to discuss justice and accountability for atrocities in #Burma, as well as support for survivors and victims.

https://t.co/QO7yymn6Q2

@USAsiaPacific

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

One 🌍 where we all ❤ our children. Please help. #Rohingya #Refugee @SavetheChildren https://t.co/t2eJN244Jl

[Fortify Rights @FortifyRights]

.@FortifyRights’s new investigation reveals that, on Aug 5 and 6, the Arakan Army (AA) launched drone and shelling attacks along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border that killed over one hundred Rohingya women, children & men as they sought to flee to Bangladesh. https://t.co/EwZmrRSb0J

[Fortify Rights @FortifyRights]

🚨A new @FortifyRights investigation finds the Arakan Army (AA) responsible for indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks against fleeing Rohingya civilians on August 5 and 6, and forced displacement of Rohingya from Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State. https://t.co/mSVavEAVMc

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

#Myanmar

"The best way for the world to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the onset of genocidal attacks against the #Rohingya in Myanmar is by acting to halt the new round of atrocities under way in Rakhine State." - @RapporteurUN Tom Andrews

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Burma military’s genocide and crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya. The United States continues to honor the victims and stand with the survivors as they seek justice and accountability for these atrocities.

[Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice @StateDept_GCJ]

On this 7th anniversary of the genocide & crimes against humanity against the Rohingya, I spoke with @radiofreeasia about the U.S. commitment to justice and accountability. We urge actors in Burma to adhere to int'l law and support a peaceful future.
https://t.co/WAuilI3Bwb

[Devjyot Ghoshal @DevjyotGhoshal]

Myanmar's junta terrorised a Rohingya Muslim town.

Then rebels burned it down.

For weeks, the Reuters Myanmar team has investigated the burning of Buthidaung town.

We found that the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia, set it ablaze on May 17:

https://t.co/MerX7nltVu

[United Nations in Myanmar @UNinMyanmar]

WFP Myanmar strongly condemns the looting and burning of its warehouse in Maungdaw.
WFP calls on all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under International Humanitarian Law to respect and protect humanitarian facilities and assets.
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https://t.co/yXj2IqHbS6

[House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems @HouseForeign]

RM @RepGregoryMeeks, Senator @SenJeffMerkley issue statement in response to ongoing violence in Burma’s Rakhine State that further threatens the Rohingya community:

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Myanmar: frightening accounts of killing and burning in northern Rakhine State. Tens of thousands displaced. @Volker_Turk calls for immediate end to violence & protection of Rohingya. Aid must be allowed to flow.

[Morgan Michaels @morgmichaels]

"Reports from activists and relatives of residents have emerged of AA soldiers torching and looting Rohingya houses in Buthidaung, preventing people from returning home, confiscating phones and threatening to kill those who try to contact family abroad." https://t.co/PXKFlfKmmI

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence & destruction in northern Rakhine state, resulting in displacement of potentially tens of thousands of civilians, mainly Rohingya.

[Special Advisory Council for Myanmar @SpecialCouncil]

The #Rohingya people in western Myanmar are again at risk of genocide.

The #UN Human Rights Council must convene an urgent special session on #Myanmar to address this risk & the human rights emergency in Myanmar generally. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://t.co/fmFXa5QqD0

[Nathan Ruser @Nrg8000]

The Rohingya village of Maw Ni Bill/Oe Thei in Buthidaung township being burnt this afternoon by Arakan Army troops, captured in satellite imagery by @Planet.
Unacceptable crimes against humanity continuing a cycle of genocidal pograms against Rohinga citizens of Arakan.
@TwanMrat, the Arakan Army's violent crimes are unacceptable. Replacing one genocidal dictator with another does not do the world (and certainly not Rohingya citizens of Myanmar) any good whatsoever.