Bangladesh: Don’t force Rohingya back to Burma
#Rohingya refugees are fleeing the camps in #Bangladesh in order to avoid being sent back to #Myanmar@guardian https://t.co/qfeT8hgfgn GRC currently represents 400 Rohingya women and children, check our website for more information https://t.co/HmAp6QciO5
— Human Rights & IHL (@GRC_HumanRights) 13. November 2018
#News Lens: Pakistan’s debt policy has brought us to the brink. Another five years of the same is unsustainable https://t.co/Q7zYuDFvAQ
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 14. November 2018
As mentioned earlier, this is true, but comparing Pakistan’s debt profile with a comparable country like Bangladesh shows that Pakistan is addicted to debt and that the economy cannot sustain the practice.
Bangladesh is an apt comparison because it has a shared history with Pakistan and was, in fact, less developed than the latter when it emerged as an independent nation.
Furthermore, its political economy has similar issues — a history of coups, an assertive judiciary and a low tax base. This means that, unlike Pakistan, the risks of “external debt distress and overall debt distress remains low” in Bangladesh.
New! Despite the violence, discrimination & violation of many basic human rights, the repatriation of Rohingya to #Myanmar is due to start this week. Aid agencies warned that this involuntary return is a violation of the principle of non-refoulement. More: https://t.co/2DqurYDusfpic.twitter.com/qU6zh0G53S
— Progressive Voice (@PVamplify) 14. November 2018
The intended commencement of return coincides with the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which has also established an initiativeinvolving the the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, to visit Myanmar “to discuss the quickest way to help the Rohingya community return to their country.” Yet by doing so, not only will this add momentum for a return process that is fraught with danger, but also adds a false layer of legitimacy to the Myanmar government’s plans to establish apartheid-like segregation for returning Rohingya.
Myanmar & Bangladesh should immediately halt all plans for forced repatriation of Rohingya refugees. It is essential that any repatriation be conducted on a strictly voluntary basis, in accordance with international law & the principle of non-refoulement. https://t.co/b7PakZkFuVpic.twitter.com/5fBjUTz8Er
— Simon Adams (@SAdamsR2P) 14. November 201
„UK government should support the need for IDPs/refugees through local grassroots organisations, not through the Burmese government“, Father Paul Lahpai Awng Dang from Kachin State’s Banmaw, speaking at Burma APPG in British Parliament pic.twitter.com/WbfR4tJrBu
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
„IDPs are facing many problems including physical and mental injuries. There is no life security for them. We need more humanitarian aid to support IDPs for their health care and livelihood“, Lway Poe Kamaekhour from @TaangWomenOrg speaking at Burma APPG in UK Parliament pic.twitter.com/YrTxBhxOsd
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
„UK gov should pressure Burmese gov to end BurmaArmy’s ongoing attacks/ human rights violations in ethnic areas; start a new inclusive peace process, not under 2008 constitution, and begin meaningful dialogue for federal reform“, Sai Aik Hin Hsang from ShanState ProgressiveParty pic.twitter.com/HD3v9oDZaP
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
„We can’t rely on Burmese justice system to end military impunity, we need accountability through international community, We need British government to support ICC referral“, Julia Marip from the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, speaking at Burma APPG in British Parliament pic.twitter.com/9322hfr5UF
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
„Under NLD government, we are seeing more restrictions on freedom of expression, more implementations of repressive laws, instead of repealing them“, Francis Zau Tu, Kachin Human Rights defender at Humanity Institute, speaking at Burma APPG meeting in the British Parliament. pic.twitter.com/pVuKtvwVCE
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
„British government should not just listen to Aung San Suu Kyi, but also to ethnic people“, Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, President of Kachin Baptist Convention, speaking at Burma APPG meeting in the UK Parliament. pic.twitter.com/nsNyJGAGuj
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
BCUK team with delegation from Northern Burma, Kachin, Ta’ang and Shan with CSW, Kachin community after Burma APPG meeting in British parliament on ‚Crimes against humanity and war crimes‘ @benedictrogers@anna_c_roberts@KValtersson@HkanhpaSadan@hkunhtoi@zoyaphan@CSWadvocacypic.twitter.com/6DBFTQcPaD
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 14. November 2018
The Bangladesh government has announced that on Thursday it will start sending Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar. Refugees say they don’t want to be forced back & the @UN says continuing genocide means it is not safe.
Take action with @burmacampaignukhttps://t.co/QZ0ig4xNOzpic.twitter.com/wNjNB2hFD6
— Children on the Edge (@cote_uk) 12. November 2018
Bangladesh plans to send Rohingya refugees back to Burma and what the UN says is “ongoing genocide”. TAKE ACTION: Tell Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina not to send Rohingya refugees back until it is safe for them to return. https://t.co/ObyJwKeaqn
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 12. November 2018
“Refugee returns should only take place at their freely expressed wish based on relevant and reliable knowledge of the conditions within the country of origin and the area of return.” –@RefugeesChiefhttps://t.co/ewoiz44Yd7 via @refugees
— Melissa Fleming (@melissarfleming) 12. November 2018
If this account by a Han Chinese is even half true, then Xinjiang ist suffering from a dramatic loss of its Han population, who are escaping the suffocating security state. https://t.co/kSh0UWgcJG
— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 11. November 2018
#Tibet : Police arrests #Tibetans appealing against #Chinese river diversion project in Chone
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 12. November 2018
#HRD alert: on 5 Nov 2018, 2 NGO workers from @ponlokkhmer, Peok Sophorn & Lut Sang, & at least 4 community members received summons to appear in Court over Dec 2014 events associated with the Prame commune land dispute – #LandDisputes#BHR#DefendersNotCriminals#BizHumanRightspic.twitter.com/yn8yHEk5Kt
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 10. November 2018
In #Cambodia, #KhmerKrom individuals face discrimination & challenges, incl. difficulties in obtaining national ID cards. This restricts their access to #education, their #VotingRights & #landtenure. See our full report: https://t.co/oBoUTsLzMg. pic.twitter.com/vCOCmjUlK6
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 12. November 2018
We are also very proud to invite you all to the 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that will take place on 8 December at the Olympic Stadium. More details coming soon!#Standup4humanrights (2/2) pic.twitter.com/cir8qutzHy
— OHCHR Cambodia (@OHCHR_Cambodia) 9. November 2018
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