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The Rohingyas: A Case of the 'Sub-human' in Myanmar and Bangladesh


December 05, 2017


Join IMRCfor an informative talk about the state of life in the Rohingya diaspora. The Rohingyas, an ethno-linguistic and religious minority of Myanmar known as the most persecuted people in the world, have recently experienced a horrible 'genocide' perpetrated by Myanmar security forces and vigilantes what the United Nations Human Rights Council has called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing". Under the pretext of an attack by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on August 25, 2017, Myanmar security forces killed thousands of civilian Rohingyas, burnt their houses down, and raped hundreds of girls and women, which triggered an exodus of more than 600,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh in addition to the existing 500,000. Bangladesh is now hosting more than one million Rohingyas in its Southeastern part, which itself is a resource-poor and overcrowded area. The Rohingyas are now suffering from the state of the food, shelter, sanitation, health care, and the minimum standard of living. Many international rights bodies and media outlets have called this ‘the biggest humanitarian catastrophe in the near past.

Register free: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-rohingyas-a-case-of-the-sub-human-in-myanmar-and-bangladesh-tickets-40153395888?aff=es2

Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Venue: Balsillie School of International Affairs
Location: 67 Erb Street West Waterloo, ON
Website: http://imrc.ca/
For information contact: imrc.wlu@gmail.com
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal

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