Item - 2019.MM6.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 16 and 17, 2019 without amendments.
MM6.1 - International Accountability for Crimes of Genocide Against the Rohingya and Other Minorities - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council urge the Government of Canada without further delay to invoke the Genocide Convention and specifically engage like-minded States to pursue the matter before the International Court of Justice in order to hold Myanmar to its obligations and to seek provisional measures and ultimately reparations for the Rohingya people.
2. City Council urge the Government of Canada to exert pressure on Myanmar to release the jailed Reuters journalists, and to allow for unobstructed access to Rakhine State by independent monitors in order to investigate the international crimes committed and to afford protections to remaining Rohingya.
3. City Council urge the Government of Canada to continue to assist the Government of Bangladesh through multilateral aid in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Rohingya refugees, with particular focus on the needs of women and children, including education.
4. City Council direct the City Clerk to provide a copy of City Council's decision to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice of the Government of Canada.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Frances Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM6.1 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.