| This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially recognized the crimes perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya as a genocide. For Wai Wai Nu, a Rohingya human rights and democracy activist and former political prisoner, the moment was "epochal." "For years, we pleaded for help — but our calls went unanswered," she writes. "How could no one care when they burned down our homes and slaughtered our people? How could the international community close its eyes when hundreds of thousands of us were forced to flee our country?" Blinken's announcement has legal implications — but as important are the moral and emotional ones. "For many of us, it feels as though the pain and trauma of a generation are now being recognized in their entirety," she explains. More than 800,000 Rohingya people currently reside in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh. And the approximately 600,000 Rohingya still within Myanmar are facing repression and violence from the military junta, which also continues to impose discriminatory policies. "The genocide determination is an important step on the path toward justice for the Rohingya people," Wai Wai Nu concludes. The United States should now "follow its words with actions" to promote justice and accountability for the Rohingya.  (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images) So much of the world chose to look away. Now the United States is making up for lost time. Global Opinions ● By Wai Wai Nu ● Read more » | | | | If the agreement contains, as reported, 'inherent guarantees' tying the hands of future presidents, that will be a menacing development. By John R. Bolton ● Read more » | | | | Unable to find fault with Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republicans relitigate the past. By Ruth Marcus ● Read more » | | | | Let's have a real debate about our options in Ukraine. One that requires everyone to defend their position. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | | Even at this late date, we might still not be taking Putin quite seriously enough. He has been preparing for this war and associated diplomatic initiatives assiduously for years. By Charles Lane ● Read more » | | | | There's no justification for Romney's reticence on the Senate battle between Lee and independent candidate Evan McMullin. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | Come hear the tale of Brett Kavanaugh, modern-day Job, the most noble victim of all. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | Eight out of the 10 states with the highest homicide rates in 2020 voted for Trump. By Jonathan Capehart ● Read more » | | | | During a psychotic episode, Scott Ryan Merryman made threatening statements about the president. His case is a test of the "sacred obligation" Biden said we have to veterans. By Liz Oyer ● Read more » | | | | They would make for better hearings. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | | South Carolina gives those on death row an unlikely option. By Kathleen Parker ● Read more » | | | |
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