In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta forces. Salima Khatun, a Rohingya woman who lost her home in a drone attack by the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, has taken shelter with her young child in a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, Jan. 17, 2025. | Abdur Rahman / BenarNews A Rohingya woman told BenarNews she was sexually assaulted by Arakan Army insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state who

A rare in-person visit sheds light on the chaotic events that took place before and after the Arakan Army’s capture of the town in May. The wreckage of buildings in Buthidaung Town in Myanmar's Rakhine State [Rajeev Bhattacharyya] The Arakan Army’s campaign against the State Administration Council (SAC) of the Myanmar military has triggered allegations of human rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. The accusation against the rebel army gained traction

Reject Discrimination; Bolster Protections for LGBT People Legislators attend a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. ©AP Photo/Moises Castillo A group of lawmakers in Guatemala has advanced a bill that would stigmatize transgender people and curtail children’s and adolescents’ rights to education, information, and health, Human Rights Watch said today. Congress should reject the bill and instead address the violence and discrimination that lesbian,

Save the Children has today condemned an attack by the Myanmar military in which at least 38 people, including women and children, were killed in Kayah State in Eastern Myanmar. Two of our staff, who were on the way back to the office after conducting humanitarian response work in a nearby community, were caught up in the incident and remain missing. We have confirmation that their private vehicle was attacked and burned out. The military reportedly forced people from their c