NOVANEWS
Human Rights Watch recently released its “World Report 2013,” and Burma did not fare well in the eyes of the organization.
The report outlined, among other abuses, the way the Burmese officials participated in the violence against the Rohingya in June and October of last year. Burmese state authorities were complicit in the burning of homes and killing of Rohingya Muslims. Because of the state-sponsored violence, at least 100,000 are displaced.
Human Rights Watch also called out world leaders, including those from the United States, who were too quick to applaud the minimal efforts Burma made to release political prisoners.
“Burma’s reforms over the past year are hindered, not helped, by international oversell and hasty praise in the face of continued serious human rights abuses,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
