Exiled from a country plagued by decades of civil war, allegations of genocide and ethnic cleansing, and limits on basic democratic rights, Maung Zarni, an academic, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace prize nominee, explains why the Rohingya cannot rely on protection from within the country. "I'm Burmese myself," he tells host Ali Latifi. "We have proven incapable of maintaining peace and stability in our own country for the last 75 years".

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