'There's no genocide', says Burmese Ambassador to Canada
We follow up on a story we brought you yesterday about the Rohingya people, a persecuted minority fleeing their home in Burma however they can... and at the centre of a humanitarian crisis. We speak with the Burmese ambassador to Canada to address the accusations of genocide.
"You don't any freedom of movement. You don't have access to health care. You don't have a livelihood."- Zaw Naing, a Rohingya activist who fled Burma
Yesterday on The Current we aired a story about the plight of Rohingya Muslims -- one of the most persecuted people on earth according to the UN.
The Rohingya are a minority who live in Western Burma, also known as Myanmar. And there are currently thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma by boat.
"We saw the early warning signs of genocide that matches past situations of mass atrocities."- Andrea Gittleman, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide
Ambassador Hau Do Suan of the Embassy of Myanmar joined us to address the government's role in the Rohingha refugee crisis. He was in Ottawa.
This segment was produced by The Current's Natalie Walters.