J.B.Gerald // Canada: (update)

6.10.18

September 28, 2018

Canada: the Canadian House of Commons has unanimously rescinded the honorary citizenship it once bestowed on Aung San Suu Kyi. The motion remains to be approved by the Senate. The action follows the House's unanimous support of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar's conclusions declaring that Myanmar's military has inflicted genocide on the Rohingya people (see previous). Aung San Suu Kyi's silence during the atrocities, her lack of intervention, caused the U.S. Holocaust Museum to withdraw the Elie Weisel award she received in 2012 (previous). She retains the US Congressional Gold Medal (once awarded George Washington and the Pope among others) received in absentia when she was under house arrest in Myanmar, 2008, and received in person in 2012, from the U.S. Congress as she was bountifully praised for showing continuing resolve to stand against her country's military. Interestingly, her fêting by U.S. human rights organizations, academies and policy-makers coincided with the U.S. withdrawing personal sanctions against Myanmar's head of state, Thein Sein at a point when Myanmar's military was engaged in the early stages of murdering the Rohingya (see the Night's Lantern entry of August 27, 2012, or Oct. 29, 2012). In an ongoing campaign against international law, this past Sept. 20th the US threatened the world community and judges of the International Criminal court by dissociating itself from the International Criminal Court, warning others against cooperation and denying the Court affect. In this context the bravery of Canada's House of Commons should be noted, for honoring the law, spirit and purpose of the Convention on Genocide. Canada deserves international support for these votes which reflect the values not of one political party but all, not for economic gain but for the values of humanity, and in this instance of a people with national difficulties in providing answers to the crimes of North America's history. Partial sources online: Burma / Myanmar, "Genocide Warnings & Updates," J.B.Gerald, ongoing, nightslantern.ca; "In unprecedented move, Commons passes motion to strip Suu Kyi’s honorary citizenship," Michelle Zilio, Bill Curry, Sept. 27, 2018, Globe and Mail; "MPs unanimously pass motion to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship," Sept. 27, 2018, CBC News.

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