said UNICEF in a statement late yesterday.
Destruction of mosques
voiced concern over the situation in Rakhine state, including the killing of nine police officers (earlier in the month) and the resulting security operations, which she said led to multiple allegations of serious human rights violations, including torture and ill-treatment during interrogations, summary executions, arbitrary arrest and the destruction of mosques and houses in Muslim villages.
Special Rapporteurs and independent experts are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a specific human rights theme or a country situation. The positions are honorary and the experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their work.
