Rohingya People: Myanmar and News Conference

rohingya people: Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape'Human rights nightmare' in Myanmar could spread, UN chief warns This is just based upon senseless intolerance and hatred, said Osadchey, who is also the senior rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation in southwest Calgary, according to CBC. Since August, 600,000 refugees have fled Myanmar to escape what the United Nations is calling ethnic cleansing. People are being persecuted in a way that is forcing them to flee their homeland, Shaul Osadchey, co-chair of the Calgary Interfaith Council, told CBC at a news conference on Friday. The Rohingya people, mainly Muslims, have been denied citizenship in Myanmar. Rabbi Shaul Osadchey says every voice matters in trying to end the violence against Rohingya refugees. They've ended up in makeshift camps in southern Bangladesh. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.