The efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) to encourage a "dialogue" between the refugees and the Myanmar government sparked fierce criticism from Rohingya activists who accuse the bloc of whitewashing the Myanmar military's crimes and legitimizing its deeply flawed repatriation plans.

Rasa - Southeast Asian nations are set to call for those responsible for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to be held “fully accountable.”