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Burma in Crisis: Panel

Burma in Crisis: A Forum for the Academy and the Public Pop-Up Panel

When Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was released from longtime house arrest in 2010, Myanmar's story seemed to have taken a very hopeful turn. This perennial pro-democracy symbol soon took the reins of government. But today, it is Burmese atrocities against the Rohingya ethnic group that have put the country back in the headlines. To the surprise of many, Suu Kyi has done nothing to protect this Burmese minority. And thousands of Rohingya continue to suffer and die as they are forced into flight by the terrible violence. 

This panel will explore the humanitarian crisis in Burma, looking at the plight of the Rohingya, the state's actions toward other ethnic minority groups, and the overall human rights situation in the country.  

Featuring:

Charmaine Craig (author of the acclaimed and recently released novel Miss Burma)
David Kaye (Clinical Professor of Law, UC Irvine and U.N. Special Rapporteur for freedom of speech and opinion)
Rosalie Metro (University of Missouri specialist in Burmese studies)
Kamal Sadiq (Professor of Political Science, UC Irvine)

Moderated by Jeff Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History and a Co-Founder of the Forum for the Academy and the Public

Miss Burma is available on sale. Cash only. 

(NOTE: Charmaine Craig will be giving an "Illuminations" talk on Miss Burma in the same room starting at 6, for details click here.)