'Genocide card': Myanmar Rohingya verification scheme condemned

Aljazeera
by Victoria Milko
3 Sept 2019

Human rights group says 'citizenship scrutiny' has gradually limited Rohingya rights in Myanmar and at root of crisis

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - The National Verification Card (NVC) scheme targetting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is part of a systematic campaign by Myanmar authorities to erase their identity, according to a new report by Fortify Rights published on Tuesday.