SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS
Live Webcasts: Mind & Life XXXIII – Reimagining Human Flourishing
Watch „Compassion and the Role of Women“ – HHDL’s remarks to a group of women about their role in promoting human values during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 9, 2018. https://t.co/DSto5AiJo1
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 9. März 2018
Watch Live: Mind & Life Dialogue “Reimagining Human Flourishing” from Dharamsala, India on March 12-16. HHDL will engage in conversation with 17 scholars on the integration of compassion and ethics in education. https://t.co/uxvFJvK2ef (Photo of Mind & Life XXX by Tenzin Choejor) pic.twitter.com/CwCxPHgUAm
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 7. März 2018
Join the rally for Tibet in Delhi on March 14 pic.twitter.com/b8dd6pBotN
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 12. März 2018
Ratu Ngawang: We Must Never Forget March 10 https://t.co/PlXOvEJbPP
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 12. März 2018
The #OneVoiceOneStep initiative, initiated by Uyghur women around the world
will demonstrate in 13 countries this Thursday, March 15th to bring attention to China’s mass detention of hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in ‘re-education’ camps https://t.co/1zB2XiUzWm— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 12. März 2018
How many more horrific sentences do we need to hear about before #UN, govts act? #China: Allow UN Rights Experts into #Tibet https://t.co/Rnr6rGWzXe
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 9. März 2018
@UNHumanRights Chief calls for referring #Myanmar to #ICC in relation to atrocity
#Myanmar is conducting a „military land grab“ on land in @Rakhine state where #Rohingya once lived, a new report from @amnesty alleges.#HRC37 https://t.co/g9HxswEodD
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. März 2018
New @amnesty report reveals #Myanmar security forces are being housed in former #Rohingya areas. “This makes the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees an even more distant prospect.“ https://t.co/X7SZnHnBi6
— Physicians for Human Rights (@P4HR) 13. März 2018
„I again recommend that this #HRC37 ask the #UNGA to establish a new independent&impartial mechanism to prepare&expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible.“ for atrocities in #Rakhine, #Myanmar.@UNHumanRights Chief to #UN members https://t.co/hK6gs27CMu pic.twitter.com/ep86737wOy
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. März 2018
Arresting the messenger
Journalism is not a crime, but in #Myanmar, no law is too obscure as a tool to silence journalists. https://t.co/geTbOYrlvT— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. März 2018
India for concrete measures to reinforce authority of UN General Assembly – https://t.co/zMoQJbATZV
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 11. März 2018
#NewReport: ‘No one was left’
The speed and scale of displacement resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency; together with previously displaced people, this took the total number of #Rohingya in #Bangladesh to more than 900,000. https://t.co/Q0wBWELuat
— MSF International (@MSF) 9. März 2018
“There are strong suspicions that, yes, acts of #genocide may have taken place. But only a court can confirm this,”@UNHumanRights Chief calls for referring #Myanmar to #ICC in relation to atrocity crimes in #Rakhine State. https://t.co/IqEw5d5XuZ
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 9. März 2018
.@USNews: #UN Rights Boss Calls for Referring #Myanmar to #ICC for #Rohingya Crimes https://t.co/FqHNX2rk3c
— ABA’s ICC Project (@ABAICCProject) 9. März 2018
This is #Myanmar, 2018.
Journalism is NOT a crime.#FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/wQM3OamI3k
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 8. März 2018
Today, I was present in the inauguration ceremony of the new Garden Reach flyover.
The 4-lane, 4.4 km long new flyover built at a cost of nearly Rs 340 Crore is a new feather in the cap of rapidly growing infrastructure in Kolkata. My latest FB post >> https://t.co/aMgtxNNxDT pic.twitter.com/up5YVJiFn1
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 9. März 2018
Educating young people about #corruption is crucial to avoiding it in the future. Find out how our Mongolian chapter is working on this in the latest #RealLivesRealStories https://t.co/Q6i8LRDO4I
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 9. März 2018
Harsh sentences handed down to peaceful #Tibet dissidents fly in the face of #China govt claims to merely be enforcing the law. @UNHumanRights experts should investigate abusive detentions, harsh sentences & ill treatment. https://t.co/nKQe6XecF0
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 9. März 2018
Told now that decision on #ICC investigation into Afghanistan won’t happen for another few weeks. There’s something very wrong when Judges get to take longer to decide on opening an investigation than the time they give victims and survivors to send in their statements and views. https://t.co/brn16jaiLj
— Mark Kersten (@MarkKersten) 9. März 2018
„ä权高ä扎ä德ä周批评 #匈牙利 总理欧尔班的种族ää言论后，匈牙利外ä部长要求其辞职。扎ä德回应表示，欧尔班政府破坏权力制衡机制，损害司法系统独立：’我ää收回自己说过的äää句话，äää辞职…ä恨ää赢得胜利，ää在ä天的 #欧洲 赢得胜利。’” (联合国新闻) https://t.co/22SoAWM0yI
— ä权观察组织 HRW Chinese (@hrw_chinese) 7. März 2018
Chinese govt now looking to close Fengrui, the law firm involved in numerous human rights defender cases, including Ilham Tohti https://t.co/Y60mYmRcx0
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 7. März 2018
„Despite numerous pledges by politicians at different levels to curb corruption, there has been no significant movement in #India’s score in the #CPI2017.“ said @IlhamFiM. Full @htTweets interview: https://t.co/igsmad8KsO pic.twitter.com/PrFkYgGYXl
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 9. März 2018
Mehr Fairness im Asylverfahren
We’ve now had some time to digest @OCCRP’s new investigations into #GoldenVisas.
Many European countries have been selling citizenship – and there’s a LOT of money involved 💰 Get the full breakdown of why we’re concerned > https://t.co/EPPhb8uKaW pic.twitter.com/JWRJmhYQzA
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 7. März 2018
This week we found out that some European governments have been selling citizenship just like any other good, often overlooking obvious risks. We’ve called them passport dealers.
Learn more about these #GoldenVisas and join our call to action > https://t.co/SaW0xnQSqk pic.twitter.com/1vAKNKQ1nQ
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 10. März 2018
Russian Billionaire linked to Trump, Manafort Has New Cyprus Passport https://t.co/FJaYiKZVN6
— Tax Justice Network (@TaxJusticeNet) 7. März 2018
„1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7“
Mohammad is as old as the war in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/rOmgbFkbNU
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 9. März 2018
Today is #InternationalWomensDay and in order to #PressforProgress we want to challenge stereotypes and question assumptions about Romani women and their identity. We asked a couple of Romani women to share their thoughts. #IAmNotAStereotype #IWD2018 pic.twitter.com/Yn80dfgmYC
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 8. März 2018
„Each woman that we meet is a mirror of ourselves“
For #InternationalWomensDay we shed a light on the challenges faced by women forced to flee & now stuck in limbo in #Greece. Watch Fouzia’s full story here: https://t.co/r5OgGizVj0 #IWD #IWD2018 pic.twitter.com/JD6CDsuIBN
— MSF International (@MSF) 8. März 2018
#IIIM – is looking at ways to use national courts to pursue perpetrators of atrocity crimes
We met Vahide in Istanbul.
She’s one of the more than 1 million Syrians aged 7 or younger who have never known a #Syria without war. pic.twitter.com/GRfRcDoYCA
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 11. März 2018
An Oral Statement was made on behalf of @Rightsbehindyou at #HRC37 last week highlighting the hundreds of thousands of #Uyghurs currently detained in ‚re-education‘ camps in #EastTurkestan, imploring the intl community to speak out strongly against the injustice. pic.twitter.com/rLJ5QnbtbZ
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 12. März 2018
As the #ICC is still out of game, the #UN s Commission of Inquiry on #Syria @UNCoISyria – as well as #IIIM – is looking at ways to use national courts to pursue perpetrators of atrocity crimes | #universaljurisdiction
— Thijs Bouwknegt (@thijsbouwknegt) 6. März 2018
Findings of @UNCoISyria illustrate total disrespect for #IHL in #Syria. Comprehensive #accountability process needed to deter future crimes! States should end the deliberate targeting of civilians, support #IIIM and close the impunity gap: https://t.co/xwR7E00LQs
— Liechtenstein UN (@LiechtensteinUN) 8. März 2018
7 Years of Conflict in #Syria =
– Thousands dead;
– 13.1 million in need of humanitarian assistance;
– 6.1 million driven from their homes inside Syria displaced internally;
– 5.6 million refugees forced to seek safety in other countries;
Via @Refugees https://t.co/vxUuf7X9rT— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 9. März 2018
@GuernicaGroup 2 be part again of the Human Rights film festival in Geneva @fifdh #philippemottaz with @AlmuDocu & her amazing #SilenceOfOthers docu 2 talk about UJ & the lack of Justice in Spain @g37abogados @GuernicaLaw37 @GuernicaCentre @maiteparejo @tobycadman
— Almudena Bernabeu (@almubernabeu) 7. März 2018
I will be on Al Jazeera Arabic 1700 GMT today to talk about MBS visit to London. Red carpet rolled out, meetings with Queen and PM. Demos also outside number 10 on a cold and rainy day
— Bill Law بيل لو (@BillLaw49) 7. März 2018
Will @theresa_may use Mohammed bin Salman’s London visit to urge #SaudiArabia to #FreeRaif, #FreeWaleed & the other journalists unjustly jailed? Or will the UK continue to turn a blind eye to this free expression clampdown? https://t.co/ZUubk4YDBb pic.twitter.com/IsnpsIYyVr
— Rebecca Vincent (@rebecca_vincent) 7. März 2018
Liebe Mama,
alles wunderbar in Damaskus. Total schön hier.
Bomben und Giftgas haben wir nirgends gesehen.
Liebe Grüsse https://t.co/zEbx2WEvjw— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) 6. März 2018
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 28 February 2018 https://t.co/pJCabQjgMC
— OSCE (@OSCE) 28. Februar 2018
Just lodged another case with @ECHRPress yesterday, and sending them a third-party intervention today. We are currently involved in 43 cases pending in Strasbourg.
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 1. März 2018
Actually, the first time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ was used in an @nytimes headline was three years ago, here: https://t.co/XhzjE1rYA2 https://t.co/TcTBQyTl2d
— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) 7. März 2018
For the first time, UN investigators have linked Russia to a possible war crime in Syria, an airstrike that killed at least 84 people at a market. https://t.co/uPsHcDDMlk
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) 7. März 2018
UN investigators accuse US-led forces of breaking international law in Syria air strike https://t.co/eyZNmMD38L via @ABCNewsPR
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 7. März 2018
#Myanmar’s „ethnic cleansing“ of #Rohingya Muslims is continuing.
Important decision by @HolocaustMuseum to rescind Elie Wiesel Award to #AungSanSuuKyi for her failure to condemn & stop attacks on #Rohingya
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 7. März 2018
The US @HolocaustMuseum revokes a prestigious human rights award, named after Elie Wiesel, given to #AungSanSuuKyi, faulting her for failing to acknowledge ethnic cleansing of #Myanmar’s #Rohingya Muslim minority. https://t.co/F7UmGcHrY7
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 7. März 2018
Shameful! Rather than providing legitimacy to #Myanmar forces engaged in crimes against humanity incl rape & killings, #Australia shld help ensure justice for the crimes incl by pressing the govt to refer jurisdiction to the #ICC as a court of last resort. https://t.co/deLJ3lBxFi
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 6. März 2018
On the eve of #IWD2018 CCHR, @DanChurchAid, @CCIM_KH & #NGO_CEDAW launch the “Voices for Gender Equality” project & call on the Royal Gov’t to reassert its commitment to #GenderEquality & to women, girls & #LGBTQ empowerment. #TimeIsNow #MeToo #WomensRights #Voices4GenderEquality pic.twitter.com/IbVHOY466t
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 7. März 2018
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein is addressing the Human Rights Council now. Watch live on WebTV https://t.co/ZUQcsAncAi pic.twitter.com/HdSUfaRCaI
— OHCHR Cambodia (@OHCHR_Cambodia) 7. März 2018
„Acts of genocide“ against #Rohingya „may have taken place in Rakhine State since August“ – #Zeid recommends that #HRC37 ask the General Assembly to „establish a new independent & impartial mechanism to prepare & expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible.“ pic.twitter.com/GjkbZKD4W9
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) 7. März 2018
The effects on the families of Uyghurs arbitrarily taken to ‚re-education‘ camps will be profound https://t.co/iDSVb4TX91
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 6. März 2018
Join our partners @UyghurCongress & @uyghurproject on March 7 at the National Press Club in DC for a press conference with @Dolkun_Isa who will be discussing the recent removal of his INTERPOL Red Notice. https://t.co/HtxA0napZv pic.twitter.com/ZbtQP5czsh
— UNPO (@UNPOintl) 5. März 2018
#Chinese Christians defy police using flashlights and counter-surveillance tactics
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 7. März 2018
#Uyghurs overseas fall under #CPC’s surveillance
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 7. März 2018
Australia’s new maritime deal fuelled by fears of regional disorder amid China’s rise – https://t.co/MKjm6dgDja
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 7. März 2018
CTA Applying Double Standards on Tibetans Seeking Indian Citizen? https://t.co/8LUCZdtx0t
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 7. März 2018
It’s not every day we get to welcome a star @UN_Vienna. How about seven! #DengChao, #Angelababy, #LiChen, #ChenHe, #ZhengKai, #WangZulan & #Luhan were here #today for the hit show #KeepRunning to learn more about what we do! Check out the pics on Flickr: https://t.co/dvOrHPOXvE pic.twitter.com/IS9LCITZmk
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 6. März 2018
Australia and East Timor maritime agreement could ‚unravel‘ borders with Indonesia – https://t.co/a04MgEveuR
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 7. März 2018
#SriLanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after clashes erupted between majority Buddhists and members of the Muslim community. https://t.co/F4282Vp4JY
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 7. März 2018
ျမန္မာျပည္၀င္ခြင့္ဗီဇာ ျငင္းပယ္ခံရမႈအေပၚ ၿဗိတိန္ေအာက္လႊတ္ေတာ္ ေကာ္မတီစိတ္ပ်က္ https://t.co/i6TNGwGsOg @MarkFarmaner quoted
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. März 2018
It’s appalling that Australia continues to train the Myanmar military despite ethnic cleansing allegations. Keeping things „business as usual“ sends a message to Myanmar that #Australia will stand by you, no matter what atrocities your military commits. https://t.co/YWXyFUgwd9
— Elaine Pearson (@PearsonElaine) 6. März 2018
„Campaign of terror and forced starvation“ #Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of #Rohingya in #Rakhine State, #UN official decries continued atrocities. https://t.co/y0OjxCEynQ
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 6. März 2018
Latest updates on the @Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar – see a timeline of events since their arrest: https://t.co/SC3KGZJEdn pic.twitter.com/zTOFPWloND
— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) 3. März 2018
#Myanmar’s „ethnic cleansing“ of #Rohingya Muslims is continuing.
„I don’t think we can draw any other conclusion from what I have seen and heard in Cox’s Bazar,“ #UN assistant SG, Andrew Gilmour, decries atrocities. https://t.co/U8uwJGlY4U— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 6. März 2018
This is #Myanmar, 2018.
Journalism is NOT a crime #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/XkOhCHuu85
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 6. März 2018
“For Reuters to have them among our journalists is a source of tremendous pride.” Myanmar bureau chief @slodek pays tribute to our jailed Reuters colleagues Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Please watch and share this video: https://t.co/xippejIz2l #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/pw8RqKVd07
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 3. März 2018
„World-class journalists and a source of great pride“ – but locked up in #Myanmar for their investigative reporting on #Rohingya. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. @ReutersWorld @Reuters https://t.co/hqoirCdk4P
— Charles Haviland (@cfhaviland) 4. März 2018
Pls watch this video & press for the release of these two brave @Reuters journalists.
Journalism is Not a crime. The silencing of journalists is a serious assault on human rights and democracy in #Myanmar, just like the atrocities they were reporting on. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/8dxQQrIcLa
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 6. März 2018
#Myanmar @Reuters honors journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo with the Baron Award: „Their remarkable and courageous reporting on the Rohingya crisis is of global importance and underscores the importance of #pressfreedom.“ #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/8gnwcQDtJV
— SEAPA (@seapa) 6. März 2018
84 days and counting since Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were imprisoned for investigating the truths. Free them now; journalism is not a crime.
Read their story on the massacre in Myanmar https://t.co/G66bZMBCvH … #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo #MyanmarPressFreedom— Minami Funakoshi (@MinamiFunakoshi) 6. März 2018
News Lens: 88 groups call on donors to cease support to Bridge International https://t.co/N9gZKENL0P
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 5. März 2018
#BlackPanther fans, come see the real @UN_Vienna in #Vienna. Guided tours @UN_Vienna Mon-Fri 11am, 2pm, 3.30pm 👉https://t.co/Z76JmNjbjZ pic.twitter.com/dIjK0mlHbW
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 5. März 2018
ANNOUNCING: Destiny Summer Tour 2018 https://t.co/Lu8fGQADbB pic.twitter.com/GZlTphPwCm
— Rabbi Berel Wein (@historyrabbi) 5. März 2018
Our latest Newsletter covering the month of February has just been sent.
The newsletter concerns the WUC’s activities and the most prevalent issues for the #Uyghur community in #EastTurkestan and elsewhere. https://t.co/94RLDfCE1X
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 6. März 2018
#Uzbekistan: New allegations of torture emerge in the case of journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev. https://t.co/XddtWlg2Rg
— CFOM (@CFOMsheff) 6. März 2018
Will Christine @lagarde do something to reverse the harm done to the children of Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan by the IMF? https://t.co/TFctKFYTSL @IMFnews @BrettonWoodspr @MiriamBrett @fp2p @RoopaHinton @UNICEFSocPolicy
— Stephen Kidd (@JustKIDDing_DP) 26. Februar 2018
#GoldenVisa schemes in #Europe risk being a back door for the corrupt. Highlights from our research and the new @OCCRP investigations: https://t.co/5knzCJtEJL pic.twitter.com/HelWSPZ6lU
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 6. März 2018
Nicht die abschieben, die man braucht
UN High Commissioner for HR, #ZeidRa’ad Al Hussein cites @GuernicaLaw37 Jesuits’ case & extradition of Col. Montano as an example of late by due justice, but we need to act in #Syria now! @g37abogados @GuernicaGroup @GuernicaCentrebut they do grind,” https://t.co/PfrPn71WXF
— Almudena Bernabeu (@almubernabeu) 4. März 2018
Highlight of the week: „Fundamental freedoms are in retreat in every region of the world,“ @UNHumanRights Chief #Zeid told #HRC37.
Read his opening statement: https://t.co/0K3dKzCY8H pic.twitter.com/uxfgeIeyNT
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) 4. März 2018
UPDATE: There have been reports that after yesterday’s aid convoy, we are suspending our operations in #EasternGhouta. This is not true.
On the contrary, we are doing everything possible to reach more people, with more aid. And we won’t stop until we do. #Syria
— ICRC Syria (@ICRC_sy) 6. März 2018
„Should I help him or continue to take pictures? It’s a question that I constantly ask myself“ https://t.co/w8JTi9m0Bq
— AFP news agency (@AFP) 6. März 2018
EVENT March 16: Attacking health with @NottFoundation @SaleyhaAhsan @tobycadman @StephenROBrien https://t.co/n2ivlv2Ike @CamSociology
— Adam Coutts (@AdamCoutts) 28. Februar 2018
News Lens: 88 groups call on donors to cease support to Bridge International https://t.co/N9gZKENL0P
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 5. März 2018
News Lens: Financing the future? The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund https://t.co/AVFu5srwlc
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 2. März 2018
NEW INVESTIGATION: The One Percent have no borders. They just have to exchange #GoldForVisas to live work and travel freely in Europe. But are the #GoldenVisa schemes attracting money laundering, tax evasion and organized crime?💰Read the stories here: https://t.co/Vof0bLpy1H pic.twitter.com/FyjS0b4ix6
— OCCRP (@OCCRP) 5. März 2018
Happening now: Our advocacy director Casey Kelso (@caseyrights) joins partners for the launch of @OCCRP’s new investigations in Brussels.
Today’s revelations demonstrate major vulnerabilities in European #GoldenVisas schemes. Find out how: https://t.co/OwJer5qDfN https://t.co/YJTVm8u6l5
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 5. März 2018
Frauen*Volksbegehren geht in die Verlängerung via @APAOTS https://t.co/MvrZl20NIT
— Shoura Hashemi (@ShouraHashemi) 2. März 2018
Ich werde wahlweise Religionspädagogin oder spirituelle Beraterin. #jobbenwieglawischnig
— Shoura Hashemi (@ShouraHashemi) 2. März 2018
Government of #Bangladesh pens a Letter to the Editor on piece about #HumanRights conditions in the country.
#Odhikar : Human Rights Monitoring Report – February 1 – 28, 2018 https://t.co/vjcKVsSAoJ pic.twitter.com/cD88T1qnDc
— AFAD (@AFAD_Updates) 2. März 2018
Very grateful for the opportunity for @GuernicaLaw37 to contribute to this important publication. Our chapter on the #BangladeshICT and it’s failed attempt at #justice co-written with the exceptional @prisonlawyer66 and @PilarLovelle @GuernicaGroup https://t.co/pzoGx9LgFX pic.twitter.com/MXCwbdNrKv
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 28. Februar 2018
Government of #Bangladesh pens a Letter to the Editor on piece about #HumanRights conditions in the country.
Read together:
1. Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin’s letter: https://t.co/X0HZWueF0Z
2. Rejoinder to Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin by @tobycadman: https://t.co/pWxyPrTnc7
— Just Security (@just_security) 27. Februar 2018
Burma has failed to provide visas for @CommonsIDC – hard to escape conclusion this is direct result of our #Rohingya report https://t.co/dKCblKcAtu
— Stephen Twigg (@StephenTwigg) 27. Februar 2018
88 organisations join global call urging @BridgeIntlAcads investors to cease support https://t.co/VvkVz46JBN #EducationBeforeProfit@EIB should re-consider its support via Novastar fund@globaleducation @brettonwoodspr @saubryhr
— Counter Balance (@Counter_Balance) 1. März 2018
News Lens: Is the 2015 Geneva resolution the ‘framework’ for ‘peacebuilding’? UNHRC 37th regular session https://t.co/V1u377I35r
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 28. Februar 2018
News Lens: The dragon’s gift or poison? Chinese aid to Africa https://t.co/LV42Glop20
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 28. Februar 2018
New Post by Karl Kemp: The Impact of Unpaid Internships at the @IntlCrimCourt on the Development and Legitimacy of the ICC https://t.co/7Izucv05xG
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 1. März 2018
New Post from Gabriel Rona: Note to Col. Spath of US Military Commissions: Don’t Worry, Be Happy https://t.co/Q5D4SMYUpC
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 27. Februar 2018
Closing Symposium Post by @craigxmartin: The Assumptions of Koh’s Transnational Legal Process as Counter-Strategy https://t.co/NsXPJD0Wqg
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 27. Februar 2018
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18
Scathing report on #Bangladesh by @amnesty “Enforced disappearances were routinely carried out by security forces” https://t.co/MkGyUVwF6n
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 23. Februar 2018
New restrictive measures announced by the EU in response to human rights violations in Burma ‚too little too late‘ https://t.co/vH4X8W1hwY
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 26. Februar 2018
.@ActionAidCambod releases video explaining why the #UN Food & Agriculture Organization’s Voluntary Guildelines on Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries & forests are key in #Cambodia: https://t.co/Tf5CoOD2CI. @VGGTCambodia #AAC #bizhumanrights #FAO @FAOnews #VGGT pic.twitter.com/QKlvrIPCD0
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 23. Februar 2018
Will Christine @lagarde do something to reverse the harm done to the children of Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan by the IMF? https://t.co/TFctKFYTSL @IMFnews @BrettonWoodspr @MiriamBrett @fp2p @RoopaHinton @UNICEFSocPolicy
— Stephen Kidd (@JustKIDDing_DP) 26. Februar 2018
#Romania’s justice minister wants to fire the country’s #anticorruption chief – a bid many Romanians do not agree with. Thousands took to the streets last Sunday to protest. > https://t.co/mgcavJNrFF pic.twitter.com/ly2qyoCU47
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 26. Februar 2018
@brettonwoodspr @TheRulesOrg Pls share
Why @CSIS_USLD is so wrong about #DoingBusiness & @WorldBank Fetish for Ranking https://t.co/FA8OZudcsx
— Anuradha Mittal (@Mittaloak) 23. Februar 2018
Local authorities in #Moldova promised to pay Roma health mediators, but many are not. We just helped one group of mediators take their fight to court. #sastipe
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 26. Februar 2018
Take a look at a joint statement released today by @ISHRglobal at the start of #HRC37 calling on states to hold China to account on rights abuses. 2018 has seen hundreds of thousands in ‚re-education‘ camps, unprecedented surveillance & control of the #Uyghur population. https://t.co/K4WBjyMlTP
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 26. Februar 2018
Speaking out is becoming more dangerous, finds @amnesty’s 2017 report, out today. We cannot agree more: #CPI2017 finds that every week at least one journalist is killed in a country that is highly corrupt. https://t.co/HAjUy5plHu
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 23. Februar 2018
#Myanmar: New @HRW satellite imagery shows #Rohingya villages being bulldozed in #Rakhine State -threatening to erase important evidence of security forces‘ atrocity crimes and the memory of the Rohingya Muslims who lived there. https://t.co/U9YGO9NGsk pic.twitter.com/ybx45PLJ4E
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 23. Februar 2018
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18
„Repression conducted under ‚anti-separatism‘ or ‚counterterrorism‘ campaigns remained particularly severe in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and Tibetan-populated areas.“ https://t.co/uYPSiiISa2— UHRP (@uyghurproject) 23. Februar 2018
#EU efforts to free bookseller #GuiMinhai, a Swedish citizen detained in #China, to be doubled – not abandoned – after ‘interview,’ MPs say.
Thank you! https://t.co/FTXg6urtZP
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 23. Februar 2018
#EU parliamentarians write to #China’s President, demanding the immediate release of Swedish bookseller #GuiMinhai calling his case“part of a disturbing pattern of repression, the main victims of which are Chinese human rights defenders, activists&lawyers„https://t.co/EkYEyePu30 pic.twitter.com/OgXZh4GyHd
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 23. Februar 2018
Our colleague @ASalasTI on #CPI2017 #AsiaPacific: “How can anti-corruption work take root if activists and journalists are under threat, if political interests capture agencies, or if arrests are selective? https://t.co/v3DSB5N2wy https://t.co/XTEUxTfKxX
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 23. Februar 2018
Enough forced confessions, #China – free bookseller #GuiMinhai now! https://t.co/tFkKmcOU9f via @hongkongfp
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 22. Februar 2018
Heartbreaking
This is #Myanmar 2018!
Journalism is NOT a crime. https://t.co/sb7RY1XDzY
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 22. Februar 2018
For some impressions of yesterday’s #MotherLanguageDay celebration at @UN_Vienna, check out our #Flicker album: https://t.co/2GI8qm15jW pic.twitter.com/3z1LtTp9Vz
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 22. Februar 2018
News Lens: Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan lose out in their struggle with the IMF over the targeting of child benefits https://t.co/PH4VVQikF6
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 23. Februar 2018
Wonderful news emerging today from #Uzbekistan. #IsroljonHoldarov, an imprisoned human rights activist who was tortured and kidnapped from #Kyrgyzstan after the #Andijanmassacre has FINALLY been freed after nearly 12 years in jail. Here he is w/ activists from #Ezgulik. pic.twitter.com/UHiyQDBM9u
— Steve Swerdlow (@steveswerdlow) 22. Februar 2018
Breaking! Police seek pre-trial detention of 3 pro-democracy activists, who face sedition charges for peacefully calling for an election to end to military rule. If found guilty, they face up to 7 years in jail. #Thailand #dictatorship pic.twitter.com/6CjTP5o28O
— Sunai (@sunaibkk) 22. Februar 2018
India supports seeking @CIJ_ICJ ruling on use of force without UNSC approval – https://t.co/motMcsSHUu
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 21. Februar 2018
Indian bank probed for connections to over 100 shell companies, resulting in nearly $1.8 billion fraud. https://t.co/yvD6e92XF0
— FACT Coalition (@FACTCoalition) 23. Februar 2018
Monsanto’s Fingerprints All Over Newsweek’s Hit on Organic Food https://t.co/jMqUkh3OYE
— BhopalMedicalAppeal (@BhopalMedAppeal) 21. Februar 2018
Demand for action against Bangladeshis named in #ParadisePapers is growing. https://t.co/Y4I6RQ9xgy
— ICIJ (@ICIJorg) 23. Februar 2018
Forderung nach Erweiterung des Bleiberechts
Jordanien – Mehr als 100.000 Kinder können keine Schule besuchen – Caritas im Einsatz gegen Kinderarbeit und Kinderehen https://t.co/srCVgJfo5T @Kathpress_Wien
— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 24. Februar 2018
Ich appelliere an die Bundesregierung, den Auslandskatastrophenfond, der derzeit mit 20 Millionen Euro dotiert ist, um weitere zehn Millionen Euro aufzustocken. Österreich sollte sich zudem wieder verstärkt am Resettlement-Programm der UNO beteiligen. https://t.co/srCVgJfo5T
— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 24. Februar 2018
Jetzt gleich #orf „Wien heute“ einschalten. @KathiWeinmann berichtet über die Caritasarbeit in #Jordanien !!!
— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 23. Februar 2018
“No Stranger Place” is a series of stories profiling refugees and their hosts across Europe, developed by photographer Aubrey Wade. Here is the story of a kindergarten teacher in Klagenfurt #Austria hosting an Iraqi photographer and refugee. https://t.co/NakqRbRFGk pic.twitter.com/uEsUeynQXp
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 23. Februar 2018
In Hungary’s Nógrád County about one-fifth of families are Romani but four-fifths of kids in care are Roma. Why? Discrimination. NGOs can sue in our name in Hungary for this and that is what we did just before xmas. #terrnipe
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 23. Februar 2018
Lhasa : The Jokhang is on fire
#Tibet : Blaze at #Jokhang Temple not caused by arson, police say; no relics damaged.But the report did not give any explanation for why the fire started.
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 22. Februar 2018
#Tibet : Leaked official document indicates #Jokhang’s main hall affected by fire
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 21. Februar 2018
Enough forced confessions, #China – free bookseller #GuiMinhai now!
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 21. Februar 2018
Joint Statement – 21 February – 64 CSOs call for outright rejection of draft amendments to the Constitution and Criminal Code, amid legislative assault in Cambodian people’s rights and freedoms. Full statemement here: https://t.co/fTEKqNjrSa pic.twitter.com/Qsgqz808ni
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Februar 2018
Will Boris let Burma’s rulers get away with murder? Email EU foreign ministers to urge action when they meet on 26 Feb to bring Burma army to justice and end cycle of violence against the Rohingya, and Burma’s other ethnic minorities. https://t.co/8QIuSyicOH
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 21. Februar 2018
Today is Bhasha Dibas, when people were martyred in Dhaka for demanding that Bengali be made the official language. My highest respect to the ‘language martyrs’ of Ekushe February. We must respect and love all languages
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 21. Februar 2018
On @UNESCO’s International #MotherLanguageDay, we must recognise the lengths at which China has gone to undermine the Uyghur language in East Turkestan. Hotan prefecture totally banned the language in 2017. pic.twitter.com/frSxhQhNRM
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 21. Februar 2018
Romani people are dying in prison in #Macedonia. Police and prosecutors are not investigating. Last month, we sent another case to @ECHRPress about it. #shngale
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 21. Februar 2018
Our Reuters colleague Kyaw Soe Oo has perfected the art of hugging his two-year-old daughter despite the handcuffs. He and Wa Lone appeared in a Yangon court today facing 14-year jail sentences simply for doing their jobs. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/eDEiDHR5jz
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 21. Februar 2018
#Tibet’s #Jokhang Temple Closes For Three Days, Raising Concerns Over Damage
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 21. Februar 2018
The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives.
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 19. Februar 2018
#Tibet – #Lhasa : The extent of the damage to the #Jokhang Temple is as yet unknown.Police have threatened anyone distributing pictures or unofficial news about the fire .Photos and posts about the fire were quickly being censored. pic.twitter.com/nqhPHqiuNf
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 18. Februar 2018
Breaking news !
Lhasa : Il Jokhang è in fiamme
Lhasa : The Jokhang is on fire pic.twitter.com/aH9Oqlfl9d— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 17. Februar 2018
#TIBET #LHASSA : Terrible nouvelle … incendie du Temple du #Jokhang https://t.co/449Ag3tn1n
— patrick BONNASSIEUX (@TibetChineActu) 17. Februar 2018
Xinjiang assigns 76,000 officials to poor villages in 2018 for stability maintenance and poverty assistance — at least 8 officials per large village https://t.co/pcpxNfP3Xj pic.twitter.com/JR68bWRSVo
— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 2. Februar 2018
The @malaysianbar has highlighted that #Malaysia’s extradition agreement with #China prohibits the return of ppl who face punishment/persecution due to race, religion, nationality or political opinion.
China’s persecution of #Uyghurs is well-documented, should not be extradited pic.twitter.com/ShF92Kmukj
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 15. Februar 2018
Massacre in Myanmar: One grave for 10 Rohingya men
On Bangladesh, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights leads the way https://t.co/ZFR08Vd1z7 @GuernicaLaw37 @almubernabeu @prisonlawyer66
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 12. Februar 2018
The two human rights defenders were released (under judicial supervision) at 11.03am from Koh Kong provincial prison, having served the custodial part of their sentence. #HRDs #Justice4KHRDs
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 13. Februar 2018
link fixed. sorry for the mixup
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 12. Februar 2018
Asma Jahangir spoke truth to power, and power was forced to listen. In this sad time, I hope her family can take some consolation that Asma’s legacy will live on to inspire future generations of lawyers, feminists and human rights activists the world over. https://t.co/UdfAnzBsMK
— Kofi Annan (@KofiAnnan) 12. Februar 2018
Other countries will worry when you breach international legal norms. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister has said that: „Other countries do not need to worry about the Malaysian government’s decision over the matter“ https://t.co/NyYc0ACof7
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 12. Februar 2018
Interesting side-note: I spoke to them about #genocide for quite a long time — pointing out the events in the article were probably not enough, but were an important piece of the puzzle. I have no doubt the #Rohingya have been the victims of genocide. #Myanmar https://t.co/7x4TkSZDRK
— Kevin Jon Heller (@kevinjonheller) 9. Februar 2018
Massacre in Myanmar: These 10 Rohingya men killed were fishermen, shopkeepers, high school students and an Islamic teacher. Here’s @Reuters on the sequence of events. https://t.co/47EJy0pSET @specialreports pic.twitter.com/rMFZCHQMUq
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 8. Februar 2018
share this piece, in honor of the victims, in solidarity with the detained reporters, in opposition to the mass killing of #Rohingya in #Myanmar, in recognition of the power of public-minded journalism https://t.co/OwVm8YC8Fl
— David Kaye (@davidakaye) 9. Februar 2018
How #Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village.
Gruesome reading, but pls read this @Reuters report.
The two investigative journalists are now on trial in Myanmar.W/o justice, atrocity crimes will continue https://t.co/qVX8huxaHM
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 8. Februar 2018
SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS OF MEDIEVAL AZERBAIJAN IN THE VATICAN APOSTOLIC LIBRARY
Saudi anti-corruption drive generates $106bn in settlements – https://t.co/Ytbf0FKCfB
— ACI (@AntiCorruptIntl) 3. Februar 2018
In a turbulent, troubled society, curling up with a book has become the best tonic around. @rodnordland @fahimabed https://t.co/XDtfbwRaV1
— rickgladstone (@rickgladstone) 4. Februar 2018
Join us for our DC event on #Uyghur religious and cultural #freedoms in #EastTurkestan, taking place on 26 February, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm at the US Congress. @UyghurCongress @uyghurproject
You can register for the event on Eventbrite (https://t.co/dKvxx4COE0). pic.twitter.com/dryw6qDMvz
— UNPO (@UNPOintl) 1. Februar 2018
UK barristers call for intervention from Iranian authorities over treatment human rights lawyers https://t.co/73LNcJUbsB
— BHRC (@BarHumanRights) 31. Januar 2018
PRESS RELEASE: WUC DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF UYGHUR RELIGIOUS LEADER IN CHINESE CUSTODY
Muhammad Salih Hajim was 82 yrs old when he was sent to a Chinese ‚re-education‘ camp. He died this past week after being subjected to torture & ill-treatment. https://t.co/D9vv9ZdML7 pic.twitter.com/g0hlAek5RS
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 30. Januar 2018
„Yesterday a health centre in Mishmishan in northwestern #syria Idlib region was hit by an airstrike. This is another step towards disaster in this troubled zone. Once again, this bombing is completely outrageous and cannot be tolerated.“ @MSF #NotATarget https://t.co/ejLseldlu2
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 9. Februar 2018
#Syria: There is a terrible knock-on effect each time a medical facility is bombed.The result is more people in greater need, with fewer health services open and available. The circle is certainly vicious. https://t.co/Nh4RTWnOjv pic.twitter.com/2UuBj2YOwS
— MSF International (@MSF) 9. Februar 2018
Speaker Condoles Demise of Gene Sharp, Lifelong Advocate of Nonviolent Political Resistance https://t.co/LBkvmzfFxH
— Tibet.net Updates (@tibet_net) 2. Februar 2018
Okay, why doesn’t #China just announce the list of acceptable candidates? That is clearly what is going on. JUST IN: James Chan third citizen to be barred from election by #HongKong gov’t over political beliefs https://t.co/fBgnjdRo9A via @hongkongfp.@hrw .@hrw_chinese
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 1. Februar 2018
Remembering the legendary writer Khushwant Singh on his birth anniversary
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 2. Februar 2018
#India : Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police have arrested 2 people for their involvement in a recent blast in #BodhGaya, where #Tibetan spiritual leader #DalaiLama was teaching.The 2 arrested are Paigamber Sheikh and Jamirul Sheikh active members of Jammat-Ul-Mujahideen
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 2. Februar 2018
#Myanmar: Talk of repatriating refugees anytime soon is premature. „But if the process is delayed indefinitely and the facts on the ground in Rakhine change irreversibly, there may be nothing for them to return to.” – @YangheeLeeSKKU https://t.co/DwwnpVMMOL pic.twitter.com/O1a2T549NY
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) 1. Februar 2018
When your detention centres are literally overflowing, you might have to examine your policies that let this happen https://t.co/Yx3x2gv4Of
— Pete Irwin (@PeteCIrwin) 31. Januar 2018
Forensic Architecture: Architectural analysis for the KiK/Pakistan case in Germany
On Sept 11, 2012, 260 people were killed in a textile factory fire at Ali Enterprises in Karachi (#Pakistan).
German clothing retailer #KiK was by its own admission the factory’s main customer.
Important @ForensicArchi analysis supporting @ECCHRBerlin https://t.co/Mk8psS0xE5— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 1. Februar 2018
Our analysis for @ECCHRBerlin of the Ali Enterprises textile factory on 11 September 2012 in Karachi (supplier to German retailer KiK) shows failure to comply with fire & safety measures led to the deaths of 260 factory workers https://t.co/FLk6PaWRFR
— ForensicArchitecture (@ForensicArchi) 1. Februar 2018
And, learn more about @ECCHRBerlin litigation on behalf of the victims here: https://t.co/ceEMvFgl7q https://t.co/cTGF8C41ud
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 1. Februar 2018
I inaugurated the country’s largest business convention centre, Biswa Bangla Convention Centre at New Town, Kolkata https://t.co/cUk2QUMuQN pic.twitter.com/F3CMI2jbuY
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 13. Oktober 2017
Mass graves are being uncovered from #Myanmar army’s atrocities against #Rohingya
Meanwhile the Govt denies #UN access & puts journalists on trial
W/o justice, atrocity crimes will continue#ICC referral and Int’l #UN accountability mechanism needed https://t.co/Qrsrk5yAHD
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 1. Februar 2018
#Bangladesh police file cases against 900 BNP members, arrest supporters, ahead of corruption case verdict involving opposition leader Khaleda Zia. Free and fair elections look shaky again at this rate. https://t.co/HUutjfw3pZ via @thewire_in
— meenakshi ganguly (@mg2411) 1. Februar 2018
So heartbreaking. Handcuffed and guarded, my Reuters colleagues Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo enter a Myanmar court, where Kyaw Soe Oo steals kisses from his two-year-old daughter. They hoped for bail; the court denied it. Please read/share: https://t.co/ZjIkUEWgfj #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/TW9QS8IdRw
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 1. Februar 2018
#UN SG decries „the erosion of press freedom in #Myanmar“ and urges „the int’l community to do whatever it can to secure the release“ of @Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and to „ensure press freedom in the country” https://t.co/4zINd5ibuR
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 2. Februar 2018
#Myanmar: Reports of attacks against ethnic groups – including #Rohingya – “have been alleged against the military & security forces for generations” https://t.co/ljcUOcvlcQ pic.twitter.com/RMBRkho3bU
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) 1. Februar 2018
