Thursday, September 14, 2017

Inside Story: Will Aung San Suu Kyi Do Something to Halt the Violence in Myanmar?


Global pressure is mounting on Myanmar and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the killing and displacement of Muslim Rohingya.

The United Nations has urged the government to take "immediate steps" to stop the violence. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the killings "Catastrophic" and "completely unacceptable".

He says the Myanmar military should suspend its operation in the western Rakhine state and allow Rohingya to return to their villages.

At least 400,000 people have fled to Bangladesh since the violence escalated late last month. So, as more Rohingya flee to Bangladesh, what will it take to stop this violence?

Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Phil Robertson - Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch; Maung Zarni - Visiting Fellow on Myanmar at the London School of Economics and founder of the Free Burma Coalition; Abdul Rasheed - Founder and Chairman at the Rohingya Foundation Community