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The filing is the latest in a series of international legal efforts to try to hold the Myanmar military accountable for alleged atrocities.

In July last year Fortify Rights published “They Gave Them Long Swords: Preparations for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Against Rohingya Muslims in Rahkine State, Myanmar.” What were they attempting to do in the report?

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Locating the plight of the Rohingya among the many ethnic-minorities in the country, some of whom have been fighting decades long wars against the Yangon government, gives a sombre perspective on the resolution of this humanitarian crisis.

Said to be one of the most oppressed ethnic minorities in the world, the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingyas still makes headlines.

What can the international community do especially those in this region? We speak to Matthew Smith (Chief Executive Officer) and Eric Paulsen (Legal Director) the Human Rights organisation, Fortify Rights.

While hosted by many countries, over a million Rohingya refugees live in camps on the Bangladesh side of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. What’s the situation on the ground?