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  • Ame Khin

    Ame Khin

    Ame Khin, a graduate research associate at the York Centre for Asian Research, describes her interdisciplinary research on forced displacement among women from Myanmar resettled in Canada, drawing on intersectionality theory and qualitative feminist methods to examine how care work, cultural memory, and agency shape integration, family dynamics, and belonging across generations.

  • Rahima Khushi

    Rahima Khushi

    From a Rohingya Refugee Camp to Advocacy in Canada and the ICJ Rahima Kushi, a Rohingya advocate and political science student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, recounts being born and raised in a refugee camp in Bangladesh after her parents fled Myanmar in 1992 and growing up without citizenship, security, or access to formal education.

  • Soe Wuttye Htoo

    Soe Wuttye Htoo

    Join Soe, a former diplomat from Myanmar, as she recounts her remarkable journey from governmental service to fierce activism. Born and raised in Myanmar, Soe is a former second secretary at the Myanmar Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

  • Yasmin Ullah

    Yasmin Ullah

    Yasmin, born in Myanmar and later resettled in Canada, has become a prominent activist for the Rohingya, organizing protests and engaging in projects that raise awareness. Her work has been instrumental in the Canadian government's recognition of Myanmar's military crackdown as a genocide.

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A Voices in Exile podcast, hosted by Trent Radio, amplifying stories of displacement, resistance, and justice across borders.

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Meet the team

Professor John Packer
Co-Director

Professor John Packer is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa. He was appointed the Inaugural Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution in April 2018.

See Prof Packer’s full profile page here.

Professor Nadia Abu-Zahra
Co-Director

Professor Abu-Zahra is an Associate Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, and a member of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre. Prof Abu-Zahra is the Joint Chair in Women's Studies at Carlton University and University of Ottawa.

See Prof Abu-Zahra’s full profile page here.

Dr. Philip Leech-Ngo
Coordinator

Philip Leech-Ngo is a skilled researcher, analyst and communicator with more than ten years of experience as a consultant and academic with a focus on international affairs.

See Dr. Philip Leech-Ngo’s full profile page here.

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