Tell DFID to help victims of military abuses in Burma
British aid to Burma is almost £90 million a year, but not enough of it is reaching people from ethnic minorities who have fled attacks by the Burmese military. Tell DFID to help victims of military abuses in Burma https://t.co/UMc5dqxdzU
— Anna Roberts (@anna_c_roberts) 11. April 2019
In eastern Burma, around a quarter of a million people from ethnic groups are living in camps. They have lost everything. And yet they are still not a priority.
Tell @DFID_UK to increase funding for victims of conflict and military abuses in Burma. 👇https://t.co/XPtxoeE0LT
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. April 2019
Master’s students from @univienna have been taking part in a special simulation of the #humanrights council at the #UNVienna. They discussed the dire situation in #Yemen and the #Rohingya refugees. #StandUp4HumanRightspic.twitter.com/6mAOFHPwyW
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 11. April 2019
Grande victoire dans la lutte contre l’impunité des sociétés transnationales: les victimes zambiennes des activités de #Vedanta peuvent agir en réparation devant les tribunaux britanniques. La prochaine étape: un traité international sur les entreprises et les droits humains. https://t.co/3rvMZnwbj6
— Olivier De Schutter (@DeSchutterUNSR) 10. April 2019
CCHR is #hiring! We are seeking a Consultant to work in the area of fundamental freedoms and fair trial rights. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass on this #jobopportunity. Deadline for applications is 30 April. pic.twitter.com/OANiF7ysHv
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 11. April 2019
New report exposes #WorldBank links to destructive coal mining in #Indonesia | @BICEuro@FrontLineDefendhttps://t.co/ozU5CVRo5Lpic.twitter.com/f6GLSfN6Fy
— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 11. April 2019
Stalling continues: Bangladesh Accord remains in limbo https://t.co/yID258b0Sj#RanaPlazaNeverAgain
— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 10. April 2019
.@SCOTUS rules against IFC’s claim to absolute immunity in case brought by Indian fisherfolk & @EarthRightsIntl, opening the path for more effective #accountability
Learn more in our #ObserverSpring19: https://t.co/b59miBySuvpic.twitter.com/fszWym2y8S
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. April 2019
As @IMFnews reveal US$1 trillion in tax revenues lost to #corruption each year, Transparency International’s @MoreiraTricia discusses the importance of anti-corruption work with @lagarde. #IMFMeetingspic.twitter.com/BJZUvEMQPH
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 11. April 2019
“Workers are paid sub-poverty wages to begin with, and on top of that they get ripped off when the factories close. This is organized theft on a massive scale.” –@4WorkerRights in @newrepublic. Urge @blackstone to pay up to #JabaGarmindo workers: https://t.co/ZRORJAFni8 pic.twitter.com/RasEYG3nQ3
— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 11. April 2019
On April 1st, Shen-An Chang joined P5 on “Self-addressed questions”. Shen-An has recently passed her MA in Anglistik at the University of Tübingen and plans to work on self-addressed questions in her native language, Taiwanese Chinese. Welcome!
— Konstanz Linguistics (@KonstanzLing) 10. April 2019
The regional government of #Xinjiang has launched its first ethylene production project, a core substance needed in #oil refining, in a move that will drive local economy and increase employment. https://t.co/X4Yi6L8EeHpic.twitter.com/bN1BhHVSvp
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) 11. April 2019
Disappointing that World Bank CEO avoided engaging with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights‘ remark that integration of human rights is pivotal to address fragility. When will @WorldBank adopt a human rights approach? #WBGMeetings
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. April 2019
REMINDER: Join us and @eurodad today for this event on „75 years of IMF Governance“ https://t.co/4EKGgzrxiW
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. April 2019
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 11. April 2019
‚The IMF and World Bank have lost all legitimacy. We need new alternatives‘
Check this piece as part of our joint project with @openDemocracy: https://t.co/N5M2MbZYjF
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. April 2019
The Mask of Sorrow is a monument perched on a hill above Magadan, Russia, commemorating the many prisoners who suffered and died in Soviet Gulag prison camps in 1930s-50s. Inside the monument is a replication of a typical Stalin-era prison cell. pic.twitter.com/67O1fSiIg5
— Soviet Visuals (@sovietvisuals) 10. April 2019
Please stop doing this, @YouTube. Understanding North Korean propaganda — and by implication North Korea itself, is an important part of avoiding a nuclear war. Thank you.https://t.co/8qqZtJALPX
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) 10. April 2019
#News Lens: World Bank reforms found ineffective, bank shuffles senior staff https://t.co/lkhm1LO76E
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. April 2019
🚨 FREE LUM ZAWNG AND ZAU JAT 🚨
No one should be imprisoned for staging a peaceful protest. Write to Aung San Suu Kyi calling on her to release political prisoners and repeal oppressive laws. ✍https://t.co/6aX2F98NjX
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 8. April 2019
Job opening @ICJ_org : International Legal Adviser – Myanmar ; applications close on 29 April 2019 – https://t.co/HPGtP0Fht6pic.twitter.com/2eM6Asx7MC
— icj (@ICJ_org) 10. April 2019
Must read if interested in #bizhumanrights: UK Supreme Court judgment on #Vendanta v Lungowe https://t.co/uZoOUqjNAx#business#humanrights
— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 10. April 2019
Make sure to read Part 1 of the @ICJ_org’s @SZarifi and @AbbottKingsley’s two-part take @opiniojuris on whether the international community should create a standing independent investigative mechanism. (I think it’s an excellent idea.) https://t.co/XT0wjr57BV
— Kevin Jon Heller (@kevinjonheller) 10. April 2019
Question to the panel: we’re told at the Human Rights Council it is not the place to discuss debt and human rights. Now we’re told here in DC the IMF is not the forum to discuss debt and human rights, so, where can we talk about it? #TackleDebtCrises @IMF_atUN @AFRODAD
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 10. April 2019
#Microsoft worked with #Chinese military university on AI
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 10. April 2019
Join ILRF’s China Program Officer at a free symposium at Cornell Conference Center in #NYC on 4/12 to explore the context, causes, and consequences of the #Jasic conflict & repression against labor NGOs in China. https://t.co/eSmFZz5jcK
— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 9. April 2019
‚Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia‘
New book by my @HRW colleague @andreasharsono who spent five years travelling around #Indonesia, incl to the sites of state or communal violence.https://t.co/LWlkA9fLRwpic.twitter.com/FZF3C4jn2I
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. April 2019
Today @tunkhin80 will testify before the U.S. Senate on the ongoing #genocide against #Rohingya in #Myanmar. He’s expected to recommend new targeted sanctions against military leaders and the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal, among other areas. https://t.co/8ggPsypi1a
— Matthew Smith (@matthewfsmith) 9. April 2019
Quite incredible to only state that this is something the NLD will face, without reference to the fact the the NLD led government, through its control of state media and own social media, it’s one of the biggest purveyors of fake news and encouraging hate and prejudice. https://t.co/0gIVrm4TS9
— Mark Farmaner (@MarkFarmaner) 6. April 2019
Wonderful recognition of the work of @walone4, Kyaw Soe Oo, Myanmar bureau and all colleagues involved in the stories last year. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOohttps://t.co/L9lvlWz6Ip
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 9. April 2019
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