UN says Aung San Suu Kyi 'must step in'

The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has criticised the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority. Yanghee Lee said the situation and it was time for Ms Suu Kyi to "step in."

Her comments came as the

Bangladesh reached 87,000, according to UN estimates. That is more than the exodus

in Rakhine.

Both outpourings were sparked by attacks by Rohingya militants on police posts which triggered a crackdown by the Burmese military.

The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim ethnic minority who

- - Satellite images show many state, and Human Rights Watch has released an image which it says shows that more than 700 homes were razed in one Roh

a campaign against Rohingya militants who are attacking ci the situation on the ground is restricted.

The UN special rapporteur said the scale of the destruction this time, compared to October, was “far greate.r.

“The de facto leader needs to step in - that is what we would

own jurisdiction,” she said.

Her sentiments were echoed by Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who said she was waiting to hear from Suu Kyi who has not commented on the crisis since it erupted. – BBC.