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…1 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Sep 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…1 min read·Aug 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…1 min read·Aug 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 situation2 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Feb 2, 2020----
Shamir TannaCanadian government promises, progress and resultsIndigenous issues (02/09)2 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Nov 23, 2018----