Toronto (August 29, 2018) - Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is calling on the Canadian government to revoke Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s honorary citizenship for her country’s crimes against humanity.

“Without a doubt, Suu Kyi’s honorary Canadian citizenship should be suspended for her nation’s crimes against humanity,” said FSWC President and CEO Avi Benlolo. “If Canada is truly against the human rights abuses that have taken place against Rohingya families, it must recognize that Suu Kyi does not belong to the country’s exclusive group of honorary citizens who have made positive contributions to humanity and stood up for human rights.”

Since August 2017, nearly 750,000 Rohingyas, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, have been forced to flee the country to Bangladesh due to violence.

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Media Contact:
Avital Borisovsky
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416.864.9735 x 29
aborisovsky@fswc.ca