Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, denies targeting Rohingya

REUTERS
May 19, 2024

Fire smokes are seen over a village in Buthidaung, Myanmar August 29, 2017. RETUERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

May 19 (Reuters) - A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.

Myanmar says it has no obligation to respect and follow ICC

BNI 

Development Media Group

Sunday, November 10, 2019  

Myat Win Kyaw - Since Myanmar isn’t a signatory to the Rome Statute, it doesn’t have an obligation to respect and follow the rules of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said U Hau Do Suan, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations in New York.

According to Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U Hau Do Suan made the statement during the 26th session of the 74th United Nations General Assembly on October 4 while the 2018-19 report of the ICC was being discussed.