Local residences take refuge at a monastery in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state in western Myanmar, where sectarian violence is impacting on the local population Monday June 11, 2012. The Buddhist-Muslim violence, which has left at least seven people dead

Komnas HAM to send letter to ASEAN Commission of Human Rights

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will send a letter to ASEAN Commission of Human Rights over the violence on Rohingya ethnic group. The letter urges ASEAN Commission to take immediate step towards the humanitarian violations. The Chairman of Komnas HAM, Ifdhal Kasim, said the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights must involve actively in problem resolution...