Addressing the Ongoing Genocides against the Rohingya and Uyghurs

On the Human Rights Defenders Day and the Genocide Prevention Day, join us in this important conversation with our guest speakers Yasmin Ullah (advocate for Rohingya rights) and Mehmet Tohti (advocate for Uyghur rights).

Yasmin Ulllah is a Vancouver-Based Rohingya social justice activist. Yasmin formerly served as the President of the Rohingya Human Rights Network. She's currently part of the Steering Committee of Bridges Myanmar Project where she works to build alliance among young people from various ethnic communities in Myanmar.

Mehmet Tohti is a prominent Uyghur Canadian activist, campaigning for the rights of Uyghurs over a decade. He is a co-founder of the World Uyghur Congress and has twice served as vice-president. He is executive director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, based in Ottawa.