In a rare show of unanimity, MPs on Thursday agreed to call a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Myanmar an act of genocide. Continue reading →

Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were convicted on Sept. 3 under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act in a case that was seen as a test of democratic freedoms in Myanmar. Continue reading →

“It’s psychologically very tough for Canadian Rohingya refugees to live here in peace when their families are suffering and going through horror and trauma in refugee camps.” Continue reading →

Investigators say they’ve figured out how a deserted cargo ship wound up adrift on the Indian Ocean, although it’s nine-year disappearance is still a puzzle. Continue reading →

Suu Kyi is being pilloried by diplomats and human rights activists after a judge in Myanmar sentenced two Reuters journalists to jail for seven years.  Continue reading →

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years. Continue reading →

“The extent to which Facebook posts and messages have led to real-world discrimination and violence must be independently and thoroughly examined.” Continue reading →

Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, U.N. investigators said on Monday. Continue reading →

Aung San Suu Kyi was stripped of the rare Freedom of Edinburgh award over her refusal to act on the Rohingya crisis. Continue reading →

In a press release sent out this week, two Canadian non-profit organizations said they will host a large event in Toronto to mark the very first official Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.  Continue reading →