The Rohingya crisis – how did it happen, and what can we do?

Elise Carreau International Conferences, News and Events, News and Events AGJA

The Rohingya crisis – how did it happen, and what can we do? 14 December 5.00PM-6:30PM Bloor – 1st floor Boardroom/Round Room/Library, 315 Bloor St. West Munk School of Global Affairs There have been numerous reports that genocide and ethnic cleansing have been committed against the Rohingya people by Burmese security forces. How did Myanmar, a country that seemed to …

Amicus Brief at the International Criminal Court

Elise Carreau News and Events, News and Events AGJA

The Wayamo Foundation is proud to have been part of the initiative to file an amicus curiae at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Myanmar Training on Professionalising Police and Media Relations

kotarski Journalism Training, Judicial Capacity Building

  Following a request by the Myanmar Government, President Thein Sein, which was supported by the chair of the rule of law committee of the Parliament, Aung San Suu Kyi, the European Union decided to support the reform of the Myanmar Police Force (MPF) in the areas of crowd management and community policing.  The EU trained 4,000 police officers in …

Myanmar Training on Professional Court and Police Reporting

kotarski Journalism Training, Judicial Capacity Building

The project sought to establish professional liaison mechanisms between the police, media and civil society, including training police in press work. This included training on how to hold regular press conferences, how to nominate spokespersons and how to write press releases. The next step was now to create a professional press and public information service. On the side of the …