<h3><br />''</h3>A United Nations fact-finding mission today called for financial isolation of Myanmar's military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses.<br />''<br />''The independent investigators, working under a mandate from the UN Human Rights Council, said in a statement that there has been no progress toward resolving the crisis over Myanmar's mostly Muslim Rohingya minority.<br />'' <br />''Chairman of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Marzuki Darusman said the situation is at a total standstill.Myanmar authorities have razed deserted Rohingya villages and members of the minority remaining in the country live in displacement camps and in fear of further military reprisals.<br />'' <br />''The mission found that the military has committed atrocities against many ethnic groups living within Myanmar. It also faulted armed ethnic groups for committing human rights abuses.<br />'' <br />''Myanmar denies allegations of human rights violations in Rakhine, saying its security forces have not targeted civilians and have taken action only in response to attacks by Rohingya militants.<br />'' <br />''The Fact-Finding Mission is to hand over its findings to a new group of the Human Right Council, the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar, in September. That organisation was set up to handle criminal prosecution of violations of international law.<br />''<br />
News On AIR | May 14, 2019 5:34 PM
UN mission urges cutting off financial ties with Myanmar army