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Newshour: UN says Myanmar's Leaders Could Face Genocide Charges

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18/12/2017 GMT

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UN Human Rights Commissioner says Myanmar's leaders could face Rohingya genocide charges

UN Human Rights Commissioner says Myanmar's leaders could face Rohingya genocide charges.

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has told the BBC that the systematic nature of the persecution of the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar means genocide cannot be ruled out.

Also in the programme: South Africa's ruling ANC party leadership vote and the world's smallest Christmas card.

(Photo: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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