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    The World Isn’t Prepared to Deal With Possible Genocide In Myanmar

    “I was lucky, I was only raped by three men,” one survivor of the violence told investigators.
    by Krishnadev Calamur Aug 28, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters

    A United Nations report recommended Monday that Myanmar’s top generals be investigated for genocide at the International Criminal Court for their role in the violence perpetrated against the Rohingya.

    “There is sufficient information to warrant the investigation and prosecution of senior officials in the Tatmadaw chain of command, so that a competent court can determine their liability for genocide in relation to the situation in Rakhine State,” said the report, by a UN fact-finding mission, using the Burmese name for the country’s military. It recommended that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar’s military, as well as five other generals be investigated and prosecuted for genocide

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