My next YA novel, WHY NO BHINE, is focused on the plight of the Rohingya population. Apparently, according to the Wednesday NYT, Kofi Annan, the former head of the United Nations, said that he was "deeply concerned" by reports of human rights abuses in the country's restive Rakhine State, where dozens of Rohingya Muslims have been killed since October in a crackdown by the military." Activists have reported stories of rapes, arson, targeted killings and other atrocities.
In truth, this breaks my heart. One year after the completion of my novel, and the turn of events is just as bad, just as dark. What has happened to human rights in this brave new world? Apparently not very much! Thank heavens there are some leaders willing to put up the good fight!
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