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