FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, a Myanmar police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Shwe Zar village in the northern Rakhine state of Myanmar. The group said it had written to top Myanmar government and military officials with specific questions about its findings and conclusions, but had not received any reply. The army and other security forces were accused of major abuses, including organized rape, murder and the burning of villages. Amnesty International said it uncovered evidence of new abuses carried out by units implicated in previous atrocities. Last month, the main U.N. human rights agency expressed concern about the upsurge in fighting, especially attacks on civilians by both sides.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2019 00:56 UTC