Shamir TannaLetter: Rohingya refugees relocated to ‘de facto prison island’In August, a tragic milestone — 3 years after the start of world’s latest genocide — and there has been little improvement for Rohingya…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Shamir TannaLetter: Canada doubles down on human rights violations with STCA appealAfter federal court ruling that the Safe Third Country agreement (STCA) violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
Shamir TannaNo Change for Rohingya Since Genocide 3 Years AgoIn August 2017, the world witnessed a genocide carried out by the Myanmar military and government against the Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim…Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Shamir TannaLetter: Canada needs to stop Safe Third Country Agreement now after Federal Court rulingLeading advocacy organizations and courageous refugees were successful in their pursuit to end Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement…Aug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
Shamir TannaUpdates on Canada’s Strategy to Respond to the Rohingya Crisis (based on public research)Post is an attempt to look at where we are now on Canada’s strategy as well as understand results and more details on the current situationMar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
Shamir TannaA historic step for justice but little change for Rohingya refugeesLast week, judges at the International Court of Justice made the first ever international ruling — although provisional — against Myanmar…Feb 2, 2020Feb 2, 2020
Shamir TannaCanadian government promises, progress and resultsIndigenous issues (02/09)Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Shamir TannaLetter: We failed in the genocide against the RohingyaA year and a half ago, the latest round of atrocities against the Rohingya started. Rohingya were brutally murdered, raped and forced from…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
Shamir TannaUpdate on Rohingya genocide — it is still happeningWith the continuously moving newscycle and multitude of community, domestic and international issues surfacing everyday, it is…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
Shamir TannaLetter to Editor: “Genocide Gems” we buy from MyanmarThe movie Blood Diamond, although fictional, helped bring the issue of “conflict diamonds” an uncut diamond mined in an area of armed…Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018
