BUENOS AIRES – The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) has petitioned the Buenos Aires Federal Court in Argentina to expand its universal jurisdiction case on the Rohingya genocide to include atrocities committed by the Arakan Army (AA). BROUK is seeking arrest warrants for AA Commander-in-Chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng, among others, based on new evidence and witness testimonies.

The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group fighting the Myanmar junta, is accused of a brutal campaign against Rohingya civilians, which includes mass killings, rape, torture, and forced starvation, particularly since 2025. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has also documented these crimes. One specific incident mentioned in the article is the massacre of hundreds of Rohingya by AA fighters on May 2, 2024, in Htan Shauk Khan village.

According to the article, Tun Khin, the president of BROUK, stated that these acts constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. He emphasized that the AA, as a non-state actor, has the same responsibility as the Myanmar military to refrain from such actions.

Source: This rewritten article is based on reporting from The Daily Star. Sources