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      Myanmar: Crimes Against Humanity Terrorize and Drive Rohingya Out

      More than 530,000 Rohingya men, women and children have fled northern Rakhine State in terror in a matter of weeks amid the Myanmar security forces' targeted campaign of widespread and systematic murder, rape and burning, Amnesty International said today in its most detailed analysis yet of the ongoing crisis.

      Newswire Editor
      Oct 18, 2017

      More than 530,000 Rohingya men, women and children have fled northern Rakhine State in terror in a matter of weeks amid the Myanmar security forces' targeted campaign of widespread and systematic murder, rape and burning, Amnesty International said today in its most detailed analysis yet of the ongoing crisis.

      'My World Is Finished': Rohingya Targeted in Crimes against Humanity in Myanmar describes how Myanmar's security forces are carrying out a systematic, organized and ruthless campaign of violence against the Rohingya population as a whole in northern Rakhine State, after a Rohingya armed group attacked around 30 security posts on 25 August.

      Dozens of eyewitnesses to the worst violence consistently implicated specific units, including the Myanmar Army's Western Command, the 33rd Light Infantry Division, and the Border Guard Police.

      "In this orchestrated campaign, Myanmar's security forces have brutally meted out revenge on the entire Rohingya population of northern Rakhine State, in an apparent attempt to permanently drive them out of the country. These atrocities continue to fuel the region's worst refugee crisis in decades," said Tirana Hassan, Crisis Response Director at Amnesty International.

      "Exposing these heinous crimes is the first step on the long road to justice. Those responsible must be held to account; Myanmar's military can't simply sweep serious violations under the carpet by announcing another sham internal investigation. The Commander-in-Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, must take immediate action to stop his troops from committing atrocities."

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      World Worries as Trump Set to Dump Paris Climate Deal

      World Worries as Trump Set to Dump Paris Climate Deal

      Trump has called climate change a "hoax." Tweeted: "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop."

      Common Dreams Staff
      May 07, 2017

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      350.org on World Meteorological Organization Confirming 2016 Hottest Year on Record

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      Jan 18, 2017

      Just days before climate-denying President-elect Trump's inauguration, the World Meteorological Organization released a statement on the status of the global climate showing that 2016 was the hottest year on record. This comes as the Senate prepares for confirmation hearings of Trump's climate denial cabinet, including climate denier Scott Pruitt to head the EPA, and recent former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.

      In response to this report, 350.org Climate Impacts Programme Coordinator AaronPackard issued the following statement:

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