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Myanmar: Annual Report Country Entry 2016

By Amnesty International  •  February 24, 2016

Authorities failed to address rising religious intolerance and incitement to discrimination and violence against Muslims, allowing hardline Buddhist nationalist groups to grow in power and influence ahead of the November general elections. The situation of the persecuted Rohingya deteriorated still further. The government intensified a clampdown on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly. Reports of abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law in areas of internal armed conflict persisted. Security forces suspected of human rights violations continued to enjoy near-total impunity.

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Tags: Amnesty International, ASEAN, Crimes against humanity, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, Human Rights, Human Rights Violations, Rohingya Muslim

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