We delve into the prosecution faced by the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, and the treacherous journey many make across the Andaman Sea in search of asylum and a better life. We speak with Michelle Cicic, head of the regional office for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) in south-southeast Asia Pacific, as well as Lilianne Fan and Hassan bin Roshid from the Geutanyoë Foundation.

The men, women and children disembarked from a rickety wooden boat yesterday at dusk.

The declaration is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action.

The vessel is believed to have departed Bangladesh on 11 February with 90 people on board.

The never before inhabited island has been designed to take up to 100,000 refugees.

The former pro-democracy figurehead refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians in 2017.

The case has been criticised by some as an attempt to muzzle reporting on a crackdown by security forces on the Muslim Rohingya minority.

On Monday the UN probe detailed evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity “perpetrated on a massive scale” against the Rohingya.

UN investigators lambasted the platform earlier this year, saying it had morphed into a “beast” in Myanmar.

The Myanmar military crackdown sparked a mass exodus of 700,000 to camps in Bangladesh.

Andrea Radrizzani, fresh from Eleven Sport’s new TV rights deal, hopes to build a fanbase in Southeast Asia.

The colonial-era secrecy law carries up to 14 years in jail.

More than 620,000 Rohingya people have poured into Bangladesh since August.

More than 59% of the children who were killed under the age of five were reportedly shot.

“In the name of all those who have persecuted you, who have harmed you, in the face of the world’s indifference, I ask for your forgiveness.”

The 16 refugees, including two children and one woman, are among more than 600,000 who have fled an army-led crackdown in their home state

Ethnic hatred has driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.

More than 620,000 people have poured into Bangladesh since August.

A new Amnesty International report has said Rohingya treatment amounts to apartheid.

The boat was carrying up to 100 people, many of whom are still missing.

Geldof said that the “old traditions have failed us” in a speech in Colombia yesterday.

Over 500,000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in just the past five weeks.

The 31 Rohingya refugees were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy five months ago after they were found drifting in a boat off the island’s northern coast.

An estimated 412,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh following violent attacks.

She was awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000, but only received it in 2012 as she was under house arrest at the time.

“The evidence is irrefutable,” Amnesty said.

The UN has described the as having all the hallmarks of “ethnic cleansing”.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner is being criticised for her failure to speak up for Rohingya Muslims.

The UN says 294,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar.

Councillors across various parties have expressed disappointment in the Myanmar leader’s behaviour.

According to the UN, 270,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the past two weeks.

Thousands of Myanmar’s Muslim minority community are being forced to flee their home for fear of violence against their people.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has criticised her fellow Nobel laureate for not condemning the escalating violence.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of “genocide” against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Almost 75,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh where they have related grisly accounts of army abuse.

The government defended its decision, accusing the group of creating tensions and instability.