Myanmar and the United Nations agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe return of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled military-led violence into Bangladesh. Continue reading
An armed band of Rohingya militants killed an estimated 99 Hindu villagers in a single day of carnage in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to an Amnesty International investigation. Continue reading
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the $300-million pledge from Canada will be used to support further efforts to secure accountability. Continue reading
Canada’s top diplomat says her trip to Bangladesh shows that Canada is establishing a leadership role in the region and making an effort to hear what Rohingya refugees have to say. Continue reading
Canada needs to consider granting refugee and resettlement status to Myanmar’s persecuted ethnic Rohingya, Bob Rae, special envoy on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, said Tuesday. Continue reading
Bob Rae, Canada’s special envoy on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, will release a report outlining what he recommends the government do about the humanitarian and security conflict. Continue reading
A number of people were injured when an elephant trampled through the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on Thursday. Continue reading
First, their villages were burned to the ground. Now, Myanmar’s government is using bulldozers to literally erase them from the earth. Continue reading
The military acknowledged that security forces and villagers were responsible for the deaths of 10 people found in a mass grave in December. Continue reading
The Canadian ambassador to Indonesia welcomed 2018 by tweeting from a beach in Myanmar, the same country whose military is leading a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people there. Continue reading
