Critics call Trudeau’s government hypocritical for making regretful statements about events such as the Holocaust but failing to do more to stop an ongoing genocide
OTTAWA — A Senate motion will urge the Liberal government to meet Canada’s international treaty obligations by holding Myanmar accountable for its treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
“The fact is if we are going to be a nation that strides around the world thumping our chest and saying that we are defenders of human rights and upholders of the rule of law, when things like this happen, when a genocide is happening and you recognize a genocide is happening, then to not do anything I think is basically morally indefensible.”
Myanmar’s government does not recognize Rohingya Muslims as legitimate citizens. Its military claims it is fighting Rohingya militants but international charities and news organizations have reported widespread violence against civilians in Rakhine State, including the razing of hundreds of entire villages. Upwards of 10,000 have died and as of mid-February the UN was reporting more than 900,000 refugees had fled into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Khan warned authoritarian leaders could be emboldened if Myanmar does not face serious international repercussions. He pointed to the detention of Ughyur Muslims in China — up to a million of them, according to some estimates — in re-education camps as another example.
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