Rohingya delegates speaks at the Myanmar Muslim Genocide Awareness Convention in Los Angeles, USA

RB News
June 20, 2013

A convention on the Muslim Genocide Awareness was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, on June 9, 2013.  The event was convened by the Maynmar Muslim and Rohingya leadership and activists in California to make the international community to make aware of the intensity of systematic violence and killing of Muslim population in Myanmar that have reached the level of genocide, according to experts on genocide. The event was opened by Culvar City Mayor Jeffery Cooper with a keynote speech, followed by a genocide video and a speech by Dr. Gregory Stanton, Professor of Genocide Studies and Prevention. Wai Hnin Pwint Thon of Burma Campaign UK, Gordon Welty of US Campaign for Burma, the spiritual leader of Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Rev. John Iwohar, Omar Jubran of the Council of American Islamic Relations, and Matthew Rains of Rains Enterprises were also the distinguished speakers at the event.

The convention also included a panel of experts, various speakers, and an exhibition.  Arakan Rohingya Union Director General Dr. Wakar Uddin, Scholar Dr. Maung Zarni, Genocide Expert from Jewish World Watch Neema Haviv, Humanitarian Activist Physician Dr.  Nora Rowley, and Myanmar Muslim Civil Right Activist Htay Lwin Oo have delivered speeches on various human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues facing Rohingya and Myanmar Muslims in Myanmar.  Their speeches were followed by a Q&A session. Additionally, there was a program of motivational speech where Co-founder of Free Rohingya Campaign Nay San Oo and Myanmar Muslim Activist Yusuf Iqbal spoke on current problems and strategies to resolve the issues facing  Rohingya and Myanmar Muslims in Myanmar. A 10-point resolution was successfully adopted at the convention.

During the event an extraordinary exhibition on violence against Rohingya and Myanmar Muslim was displayed with photographic images by Rains Enterprises.