KUALA LUMPUR: The Permanent Peoples Tribunal’s (PPT) today found Myanmar guilty of the crime of genocide against the Kachin people and other Muslim groups, including the Rohingya. Further, the State of Myanmar is guilty of the crime of genocide against the Rohingya group,” said Feierstein. Findings of the Tribunal will be communicated to various UN Human Rights bodies including its Human Rights Council in Geneva and the Office of the Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide in New York. The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal is an international opinion tribunal founded in Bologna (Italy) on 1979. Since its establishment, the tribunal has held 43 sessions on numerous cases of human and people’s rights violations.

Source: New Strait Times September 22, 2017 14:37 UTC