Rohingya continue to flee violence, persecution in...
GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) - Muslim Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar's Rakhine state, with 11,432 arriving in Bangladesh so far in 2018, many testifying about violence, persecution, killings and burning of their homes, the United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Many Rohingya refugees also report being pressured by Myanmar authorities to accept a national verification card that says they "need to apply for citizenship", Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
"No amount of rhetoric can whitewash these facts. People are still fleeing persecution in Rakhine -- and are even willing to risk dying at sea to escape," Zeid told the Geneva forum. (Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay Editing by Catherine Evans)