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UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON ROHINGYA REFUGEES
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
05 DECEMBER, 2017

The U.N. Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on the Rohingya refugees in Geneva, Switzerland on 05 December, 2017.

More than 600,000 refugees have crossed the border into Bangladesh since August of this year prompting U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein to describe the Myanmar army's crackdown in Rakhine state as a classic case of ethnic cleansing.

"The horrific situation in Myanmar is exactly why we need more than just a sticking-plaster approach to helping those fleeing war and persecution. After being subjected to horrific violence, including killings and having their villages burned to the ground, these Rohingya refugees are now facing a humanitarian crisis as Bangladesh struggles to support them,” stated Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.

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