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International conference held at Barnard calls for accountability for Rohingya genocide

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By Marianna Najman-Franks | February 12, 2019, 3:13 AM

                                                                     Natalie Tischler / Staff Photographer

A conference held at Barnard this weekend called to hold the Burmese government accountable for its human rights violations.
 

A series of Columbia and Barnard faculty, genocide survivors, and scholars spoke out against the ongoing genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and criticized certain programs within the University for their collaboration with Myanmar’s government at an event held at Barnard this weekend.