The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed deep concern over the worsening situation for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority amid recent clashes between the military government and the Arakan Army, an ethnic rebel group.
Türk reported severe human rights violations by both sides, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arson.
The conflict has led to significant casualties and displacement. On August 5, an attack along the Naf River reportedly killed dozens, with suspicions falling on the Arakan Army. The ongoing violence has heightened fears of a repeat of the 2017 crisis, which led to the mass displacement of Rohingya to Bangladesh.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and various human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have called for an end to the violence and for protection of civilians.
Current estimates suggest at least 200 Rohingya were killed in recent attacks, and the Rohingya trapped in conflict zones are in urgent need of international aid and protection.
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