Rohingya activists bemoan failure of Muslim countries to address Myanmar crisis

MIDDLE EAST EYE
By Azad Essa in New York City
Published date: 11 February 2019 11:30 UTC

Activists accuse Muslim-majority governments of neglecting Rohingya after Riyadh deports another set of refugees to Bangladesh

Myanmar's military-led offensive in northwestern Rakhine state left thousands dead and uprooted almost a million Rohingya in 2017 (AFP)

Muslim-majority countries continue to prioritise economic interests over the rights and lives of the Rohingya-Muslim minority facing an ongoing genocide in Myanmar, activists and other attendees at an historic international conference in New York have told Middle East Eye.