"An ocean of misery" : the Rohingya refugee crisis / the Honourable Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard, chair ; the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, deputy chair ; the Honourable Jane Cordy, deputy chair.: YC32-0/421-17E-PDF

"On 25 August 2017, the stateless ethnic and religious minority population in Myanmar (Burma) known as the Rohingya began fleeing the country to escape targeted violent attacks by Myanmar Government authorities. These attacks have since been recognized as genocide by the Parliament of Canada. Persecuted for their ethnic and religious identity, the Rohingya escaped to Bangladesh with the hope of finding safe refuge, food, medical aid and humanity"--Introduction, page 5.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.868795&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Human Rights.
Title "An ocean of misery" : the Rohingya refugee crisis / the Honourable Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard, chair ; the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, deputy chair ; the Honourable Jane Cordy, deputy chair.
Variant title Rohingya refugee crisis
Series title Interim report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights ; [42nd Parliament, 1st Session, 17th report]
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Issued also in French under title: « Un océan de misère » : la crise des réfugiés Rohingyas.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Senate = Sénat, February 2019.
Author / Contributor Bernard, Wanda Thomas.
Ataullahjan, Salma.
Cordy, Jane.
Description 1 online resource (13 pages) : photographs.
Catalogue number
  • YC32-0/421-17E-PDF
Subject terms Refugees
Human rights
Humanitarian crisis
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.
Date modified: