Why is a Nobel-winning human rights activist defending Myanmar on Rohingya atrocities?

PBS NewsHour - World

English - December 11, 2019 23:35 - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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In 2017, the Myanmar military unleashed a reign of terror on Rohingya Muslims. According to the U.N., soldiers tortured, raped and killed civilians, driving hundreds of thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Now the International Court of Justice is trying Myanmar for genocide -- as a human rights advocate defends its actions. Nick Schifrin talks to John Dale of George Mason University.