Asean Leaders Hold Off From Demanding Citizenship for Rohingyas
Rohingyas at the Unchiprang refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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Southeast Asian leaders held back from collectively demanding that Myanmar provide citizenship for Rohingyas even as some member nations sought more rights for the persecuted minority group.
The region’s leaders had faced pressure from rights groups ahead of their biannual meeting this weekend to take a tougher stance on Myanmar, including holding the military accountable for the atrocities committed. The nation has also been criticized for failing to ensure the safe repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims forced into Bangladesh.