The decisi­on came after her refusa­l to call out atroci­ties by her nation's milita­ry agains­t the Rohing­ya Muslim­sOTTAWA: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday over her refusal to call out atrocities by her nation’s military against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Suu Kyi’s actions ‘regrettable’ but she will keep peace prize, says Nobel chiefThe lower house had already approved a motion to the same effect last week. Canadian lawmakers described the violence against them as a ‘genocide’ in a resolution passed in September. Canada lawmakers declare Myanmar Rohingya killings ‘genocide’Many have given accounts of extra-judicial killings, sexual violence and arson. Canada has granted honorary citizenship only to five other personalities, including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Malala Yousafzai.

Source: The Express Tribune October 03, 2018 05:48 UTC