Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- Yanghee Lee says the more than 1.1 million refugees who have taken shelter in Bangladesh after fleeing decades of persecution and recent violence by the military in Rakhine State are not "fake news".

She has regretted the actions of China and Russia over the Rohingya refugee crisis, urging them to visit the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh to understand how "regretful" and "shameful" their actions are.

"Unfortunately, the Security Council fails to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court," she told a news conference in Dhaka on Thursday at the end of a five-day visit to Bangladesh.

The 15-member Security Council has been deadlocked with Myanmar allies China and Russia pitted against Western st...