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Eleven years after Canada granted honorary citizenship to Myanmar’s civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the House of Commons voted unanimously to revoke it.
The action on Thursday afternoon, which requires Senate approval to take effect, came a week after the House of Commons passed a motion declaring the treatment of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar’s government to be genocide. Myanmar’s military is facing widespread allegations that it is carrying out ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya and the United Nations has recommended that its top commanders be tried for genocide.
Canada’s Parliament Moves to Strip Honor for Myanmar’s Leader
The action on Thursday afternoon, which requires Senate approval to take effect, came a week after the House of Commons passed a motion declaring the treatment of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar’s government to be genocide. Myanmar’s military is facing widespread allegations that it is carrying out ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya and the United Nations has recommended that its top commanders be tried for genocide.
Canada’s Parliament Moves to Strip Honor for Myanmar’s Leader
