Oxford drops Suu Kyi from common room's name

LONDON: Students at the prestigious Oxford University college have voted to remove the name of Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the title of their Junior Common Room for her inability to condemn severe human rights abuses against the Rohingyas in Myanmar. A college resolution was circulated that read, “Suu Kyi's inability to condemn the mass murder, gang rape and severe human rights abuses in Rakhine is inexcusable and unacceptable. She has gone against the very principles and ideals she had once righteously promoted.” It added, “We must condemn Aung San Suu Kyi's silence and complicity on this issue and her condonation of the human rights offences is her own land.” The resolution by undergraduates is the latest move against the leader by UK institutions to revoke honours bestowed upon her, in the wake of the Rohingya crisis.