Angelina Jolie condemns sexual violence against Rohingya women refugees

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Angelina Jolie condemns sexual violence against Rohingya women refugees

By Ruma Paul

 

 

DHAKA (Reuters) - Filmstar Angelina Jolie has condemned sexual violence inflicted on Rohingya women in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where a military counter-insurgency operation has sent hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees across the border to Bangladesh.

 

More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar since late August, driven out by the military's actions that a top United Nations official has described as a classic case of "ethnic cleansing".

 

Jolie, a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told a Bangladesh delegation in the Canadian city of Vancouver that she planned to visit the Rohingya victims of sexual violence.

 

"Later she mentioned accordingly in her keynote speech about the sexual violence faced by almost each female Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh and condemned the armed conflict in Myanmar," Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

 

It gave no details of Jolie's proposed trip.

 

On Thursday, New York-based Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing.

 

The allegation echoes an accusation this week by Pramila Patten, the U.N. special envoy on sexual violence in conflict, who said sexual violence was "being commanded, orchestrated and perpetrated by the Armed Forces of Myanmar."

 

Myanmar’s army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, days after replacing the general in charge of the operation.

 

In parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh would overcome obstacles to resolve the Rohingya crisis, with the help of the international community.

 

"I strongly believe we will find a peaceful solution to the unprecedented crisis with the help of the international community, despite various obstacles," she said.

 

There were already about 300,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh before the most recent exodus.

 

(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-11-16

[jaiyen]

She talks a lot but can't do anything to help.  I condemn it too but you wont see my name in the papers !

[phantomfiddler]

A rather meaningless offering, since EVERYONE except everyone condemns violence against women !

[dieter1]

warning

the US government  usually use   this kind of propaganda before starting a war or proxy war/"civil"  war:

of-course they use  "independent" agencies  like "UN" to strengthen their propaganda efforts

 

it is always the same rhetoric:

giving "information" of  barbaric mistreating , human rights violation blablaba

to justify various kind of military /violent actions against a regime they want to get rid of

they did it

before

- the Iraq wars

- Libya  war

- Syria war

- Yugoslavia war

- Vietnam war

not long after they did  it , normally about one to 3 years later, it is openly to see for everyone that  these were all propaganda lies.

 

 

it is always the same construct:

take insurgents from outside (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan  ...)

let them provoke unrest etc.

blame  the  regime, if it reacts not polite  etc

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya/myanmars-rohingya-insurgency-has-links-to-saudi-pakistan-report-idUSKBN1450Y7

Lybia

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmfaff/119/119.pdf

 

the cure  for  these  " evil" regimes mostly includes  the death and suffering  of hundred or millions of human beeings

and , this seems to be the new strategy, a new "failed" state (Libya, Iraq )

beside  Myanmar, Lebanon seems to be the next target  for this kind of US strategy.

[rodney earl]

WHO CARES WHAT THIS BIMBO SAYS.!!!

[Baerboxer]

17 hours ago, jaiyen said:

She talks a lot but can't do anything to help.  I condemn it too but you wont see my name in the papers !

 

Most people would condemn it. 

 

But she has to do something to get attention.

 

But like Geldorf carefully picks the "correct" topics to support and comment on.

[Baerboxer]

8 hours ago, dieter1 said:

warning

the US government  usually use   this kind of propaganda before starting a war or proxy war/"civil"  war:

of-course they use  "independent" agencies  like "UN" to strengthen their propaganda efforts

 

it is always the same rhetoric:

giving "information" of  barbaric mistreating , human rights violation blablaba

to justify various kind of military /violent actions against a regime they want to get rid of

they did it

before

- the Iraq wars

- Libya  war

- Syria war

- Yugoslavia war

- Vietnam war

not long after they did  it , normally about one to 3 years later, it is openly to see for everyone that  these were all propaganda lies.

 

 

it is always the same construct:

take insurgents from outside (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan  ...)

let them provoke unrest etc.

blame  the  regime, if it reacts not polite  etc

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya/myanmars-rohingya-insurgency-has-links-to-saudi-pakistan-report-idUSKBN1450Y7

Lybia

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmfaff/119/119.pdf

 

the cure  for  these  " evil" regimes mostly includes  the death and suffering  of hundred or millions of human beeings

and , this seems to be the new strategy, a new "failed" state (Libya, Iraq )

beside  Myanmar, Lebanon seems to be the next target  for this kind of US strategy.

 

It used to be the European powers, primarily Britain and France, but also Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and late comers Germany. They used to contrive some slight, some insult, some unacceptable action - and then march in to restore law and order and civilize the place. Only it was their idea of law and order and civilization meant exploitation.

 

Times have changed. Methods have changes, and the players of changed.

 

But still the same game.

[Petchou]

8 hours ago, rodney earl said:

WHO CARES WHAT THIS BIMBO SAYS.!!!

Wish this to happen to your relatives and kids and will see if you will appreciate that nobody cares.