It is the eighth time since the Holocaust that the U.S. has made a genocide declaration.
Violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, a declaration intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action.mass atrocities on civilians by Myanmar's military
"The day will come when those responsible for these appalling acts will have to answer for them," Blinken said. The secretary of state announced the U.S. would provide $1 million in new funding for the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, which continues to examine reports of atrocities.
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