U.S. officials will not label treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya as 'ethnic cleansing'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government officials on Tuesday declined to characterize the treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing, but listed new measures including targeted sanctions Washington is considering to address the crisis.

U.S. officials will not label treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya as 'ethnic cleansing'

(Reuters) Source: X90166





"I'm not in a position ... to characterize it today, but to me this very closely resembles some of the worst kind of atrocities that I've seen during a long career," Mark Storella

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State from the Bureau Of Population, Refugees and Migration said at a Senate hearing, when pressed to say whether he viewed the situation as ethnic cleansing.





(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle)

Share
1 min read
Published 25 October 2017 1:50am
Source: Reuters

Share this with family and friends

Recommended for you

A man standing outside smiling at a camera.

'I don't deserve this': The under-reported disorder among Australian men

eating disorders

An older woman walking. Houses are in the background.

Tanya is 79 and owns a $2.5 million home. She lives with young housemates

renting

A split image featuring three photos of Australian brush turkeys.

They aren't 'particularly smart'. But this bird is back in a big way in some parts of Australia

birdwatching

Two men in suits sit at a table with papers in front of them, pointing to a section of a document.

'Families are going to be ripped apart': Labor's 'brutal' migration law trio, explained

immigration laws

An ambulance outside Bangkok Hospital in Thailand.

Why methanol is a 'silent killer' — and where poisonings happen most

poisoning

A silhouette of a woman sitting at a computer with her head resting on her fists

Alana was shocked when her boss shared her diagnosis in public. What does the law say?

privacy breaches

A woman with an eye patch over her right eye laying in a hospital bed.

Australian injured in alleged Israeli shooting speaks from hospital: 'I demand an investigation'

war

A close up of a hand giving an injection into an arm

We now know when a new COVID vaccine will be released. Should you get a booster?

covid-19 vaccine rollout