Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada
On May 21st, 2020, a virtual roundtable of international experts met to discuss Canada's role in justice for the Rohingya people and the need to take immediate action. A full summary report is available here.
Participating panelists were:
- Honourable Marilou McPhedran, Independent Senator, Parliament of Canada;
- Her Excellency Jacqueline O’Neill, Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security, Canada;
- Honourable Bob Rae, Special Envoy on Humanitarian and Refugee Issues, appointed by the Prime Minister of Canada;
- Prof. Payam Akhavan, Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague; Faculty of Law, McGill University; Counsel for The Gambia at the ICJ in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar;
- Prof. Yanghee Lee, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (May 2014 to 30 April 2020);
- Prof. Susan Breau, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada;
- Prof. Christine Chinkin, Emerita Professor of International Law, London School of Economics, UK;
- Prof. Victor V. Ramraj, Faculty of Law and Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria, Canada;
- Prof. John Packer, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) & Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution, University of Ottawa, Canada;
- Ms. Razia Sultana, Chairperson, Rohingya Women’s Welfare Society, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh;
- Ms. Wai Wai Nu, Rohingya/Burmese founder, Women’s Peace Network, Yangon, Myanmar;
- Ms. Akila Radhakrishnan, President, Global Justice Center, New York, USA;
- Ms. Mavic Cabrera Balleza, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, New York, USA.
The event was co-hosted by:
- Honourable Marilou McPhedran, Independent Senator, Parliament of Canada
- Faculty of Law University of Victoria
- Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), University of Victoria
- Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa