The Rohingya and the Uyghurs - both groups are considered by the United Nations to be victims of human rights abuses. Here we explain who they are, as well as why and how they're being persecuted.

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Four Corner documentary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-axd1Ht_J8 .

Cate Blanchett's address to the UN Security Council on the Rohingya crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AO49WFl4FE.

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