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Overcoming the Veto to Save Lives https://t.co/dW46yN3Gvr

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 22. November 2018

🇦🇹 #Asylum reform in #Austria – a second asylum application can have a suspensive effect of an asylum seeker’s transfer under the ‘Dublin II Regulation’ if there is a risk of ill-treatment in the country of destination. https://t.co/J7SIwGHDxR@AustriaatCoE@CoE_HRightsRLaw@coe

— Council of Europe – Execution of judgments (@CoE_execution) 30. November 2018

In #Case002_02 before the #ECCC, #NuonChea and #KhieuSamphan are both sentenced to life imprisonment. Both life sentences are merged with their life sentences from #Case002_01.

— KRT Trial Monitor (@KRT_Monitor) 16. November 2018

#KRT Trial Chamber rejects one proposed reparations project related to indigenous minority groups as it does not relate to scope of #Case002_02, rejects another in part for issuing monetary awards to victims, and confirms 14 other proposed reparations. #ECCC

— KRT Trial Monitor (@KRT_Monitor) 16. November 2018

On charges of genocide, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) Trial Chamber finds Nuon Chea guilty of genocide by killing members of both the Cham and Vietnamese groups and finds Khieu Samphan guilty of genocide of the… https://t.co/AjmAuBypEh

— KRT Trial Monitor (@KRT_Monitor) 16. November 2018

My take on the @KRTribunal holdings in case 002/02, focusing on forced marriage and #reparations; thank you @opiniojuris for hosting it! https://t.co/pjXBqp2VR7

— Alina Daniela Balta (@Alina_D_Balta) 20. November 2018

On this Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, we stand alongside @PEN_int in solidarity with all writers jailed for exercising their right to freedom of expression. Please RT this image with the name of an imprisoned writer or writers who you want to see released. https://t.co/01Kcvzl1Jhpic.twitter.com/qyyXRvbJn6

— IFEX (@IFEX) 15. November 2018

Presenting my paper: „Towards a Conceptualisation of the Regulatory Autonomy and Public Interest in International #Investment #Law“ this afternoon@MYBISA

— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 19. November 2018

#Myanmar’s High Court allows appeal to proceed in the case of two @Reuters reporters jailed for 7 years on charges of breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act.

Journalism is not a crime.#FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOohttps://t.co/Ql1wlp9wLR

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. November 2018

This #Myanmar, 2018.

Journalism is NOT a crime.#AungSanSuuKyi, pls do the rights thing; #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOohttps://t.co/NrCc7zaCtC

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 21. November 2018

European Parliament passed a resolution asking #Bangladesh to address deteriorating human rights conditions, extra judicial killings, enforced disappearances, excessive use of force, anti-union discrimination and violation of including freedom of expression and association.

— Ali Ahmad Mabrur (@Mabrur00) 16. November 2018

Some details: „social stability management“ spending in Xinjiang’s minority regions rose by 1,400% from ’16 to ’17, and „detention center management“ spending by 300%. https://t.co/3toUJ4SzX2

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 18. November 2018

A little known fact. From 1938 to 1945, presidents of Interpol’s direct forerunner, the International Criminal Police Commission, the ICPC, included Otto Steinhäusl, Reinhard Heydrich, Arthur Nebe, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner. All were generals in the SS. Plus ça change and all that.

— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) 20. November 2018

Australia joins United States, Hungary and Austria in rejecting new UN refugee pacthttps://t.co/KAK38fpZdA

— rob harris (@rharris334) 20. November 2018

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Regulation of Marriage, and Reparations: Judgment in Case 002/02 Under Review https://t.co/3nO4pexso5

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 20. November 2018

Thank you Mona Dave for moderating and Bangladesh embassy for showing up to verbally brawl, which we did. A healthy and vigorous debate about Bangladesh’s future.

— John Sifton (@johnsifton) 15. November 2018

Our chapter in #Romania welcomes the @Europarl_EN resolution urging ‚to counter any measures which would decriminalise #corruption in office, and to apply the national anti-corruption strategy‘. https://t.co/mf3LCOiD67

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 16. November 2018

Yesterday the European Parliament passed a resolution on human rights situation #Bangladesh with particular attention for the need of the work towards safe factories by the Accord to continue beyond 30 November 2018. #RanaPlazaNeverAgain#ProtectProgresshttps://t.co/NG6gLknQo6

— Clean Clothes (@cleanclothes) 16. November 2018

#JUDGEMENT DAY
Trial Chamber of #ECCC announce a summary of the findings and the disposition of the Judgement for Case 002/02 concerning the Accused #NUONChea and #KHIEUSamphan on Friday 16 November 2018 in the main courtroom of the ECCC at 9:30 am. #Cambodia#UN#Justice#KRTpic.twitter.com/lHGzaWIQkU

— KR Tribunal (ECCC) (@KRTribunal) 15. November 2018

Live streaming – https://t.co/vcnEfL6hmjhttps://t.co/UU2FbH2taS

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 16. November 2018

We deleted an earlier tweet to clarify that the genocide verdict doesn’t cover all 1.7 million people killed, but for actions targeting two ethnic minorities in Cambodia: the Muslim Cham and ethnic Vietnamese.

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) 16. November 2018

#TLHRC briefing on situation in Bangladesh. BD Ambassador walks out after 10 mins listening to repeated criticism from panelists. DCM attempts to respond to criticisms accusing #ShahidulAlam inciting violence. Truly demonstrates the idiocy! #BDGovt brutality laid bare in Congress

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 15. November 2018

@johnsifton talks about the increasing prison population with roughly 14,000-15,000 new prisoners in Bangladeshi jails since September and #disappearances with 19 #Bangladesh National Party members missing. #HumanRights

— Doe Kim (@DoeKim2) 15. November 2018

ICYMI: The next part of @JuttaBrunnee’s remarks. https://t.co/WN7Xh0kYMG

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. November 2018

Not a good day for the #BangladeshGovt. European Parliament resolution B8-0533/2018 and congressional briefing at #TomLantosHRC https://t.co/E1VK6wIGOi

— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 15. November 2018

My uncle GRANTED BAIL!! Thanks all of you who spoke out & worked so hard to support us. You, his great big family helped us achieve this. https://t.co/22lPSSyEIQ #FreeShahidulAlam@alextomo@dmcstimes@saadhammadi@saliltripathi@FreeShahidul@Majority_World

— _sofiakarim_ (@_MAQUETTE_) 15. November 2018

European Parliament slams Bangladesh Government on human rights and calls for the continuation of the Accord https://t.co/inTgizBI3m via @cleanclothes#RanaPlazaNeverAgain#ProtectProgress

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 15. November 2018

BREAKING: Ontario is considering extending its moratorium on new and increasing bottled water taking permits until 2020 and is accepting comments from the public until November 29. Let’s seize this moment! https://t.co/UAeQ5lAcVJ#ONpoli#BoycottNestlepic.twitter.com/cFIfNthDwe

— Council of Canadians (@CouncilofCDNs) 16. November 2018

A few months ago, I testified at a historic hearing in Congress (charied by now-Gov @RonDeSantisFL) explaining why international law is not a bar to US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in Golan. Today’s action by @nikkihaley step in the right direction https://t.co/QQbC6ZC2cm. https://t.co/4AVmWN4wwN

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) 16. November 2018

The US will no longer abstain when the UN engages in its useless annual vote on the Golan Heights. The resolution is plainly biased against Israel; on Friday, we will vote no.

— US Mission to the UN (@USUN) 15. November 2018

1/2 Investigations into #torture in #Syria have been opened in #Austria following a criminal complaint we filed together w/ 16 Syrians @anwaralbounni@SyrianCenter & #CEHRI. Now arrest warrants must follow. Learn more about the case https://t.co/JY0LlVB7Tb#Justice4Syriapic.twitter.com/XjHQpGEZRj

— ECCHR (@ECCHRBerlin) 13. November 2018

“There is a genuine desire, on the part of international lawyers, to leave politics alone. Unfortunately, politics have not left international law alone” @opiniojuris@JuttaBrunneehttps://t.co/GPTENJ1FF2

— OUP Internat’l Law (@OUPIntLaw) 15. November 2018

Cambodians await crucial tribunal finding into 1970s brutal Khmer Rouge regime – https://t.co/rJUTfsP97C

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 15. 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

Read the Khmer version of our latest newsletter on #FairTrialRights in #Cambodia, covering the right to a reasoned judgment, that is, the right to know the legal basis & the evidence used by the judges to issue a verdict – https://t.co/6nvJROOpTV. pic.twitter.com/CwoWwRoAsK

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 15. November 2018

One of the main #FairTrialRight issues in #Cambodia is that often, people are not provided with the full reasons for judgments against them, that is, the legal basis & evidence used by the judges. Find out more in our newsletter: https://t.co/6nvJROOpTV#FairTrial#HumanRightspic.twitter.com/VHngiCd4qI

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 15. November 2018

Cambodia: Latest newsletter from @cchrcambodia on the situation of legal aid representation and news about a 70-year-old barber and former political opponent, Ban Samphy, who was the first to be convicted under the new lèse majesté law. https://t.co/MBkR3210UT@seapapic.twitter.com/KjgNsQ0nIn

— IFEX (@IFEX) 15. November 2018

CCHR in the Media:

The Phnom Penh Post, 3 October 2018, “Human rights the price paid‘ for Kingdom’s SEZ growth‘:
The gains brought to the Kingdom by the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) has come at a high price, with people becoming the victims of land grabs, poor labour conditions and environmental damage, reports the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR). In its factsheet Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones and Human Rights, CCHR said the establishment of SEZs in 2005 was done with a lack of transparency and publicity, which left people unable to properly defend their rights. It also came without proper consultation with local communities, which resulted in forced evictions.

Nikkei Asian Review, 12 October 2018, ‚Leaked Cambodia Memo Shows Hun Sen Tightening Grip on Dessent‘:
Cambodian authorities are planning to „strictly control“ the activities of potential critics of the regime, as Prime Minister Hun Sen aims to further strengthen the power base of his Cambodian People’s Party, according to a leaked government document. Meanwhile, leading members of civil society groups this week told the Nikkei Asian Review about widespread surveillance and intimidation tactics being used against people the authorities see as political critics. Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said that the authorities were mixing „traditional“ techniques such as physical surveillance and intimidation with „modern“ approaches including the use of digital tools and the judicial system to silence dissent.

Simone Pieri, a member of the EU’s delegation at the Technical Support for Legal Aid Policy Development workshop on 31 August 2018, stated that he wanted to see “the rule of law implemented so people have access to justice, as it is crucial to maintaining social stability in the country.”

European Parliament slams Bangladesh Government on human rights and calls for the continuation of the Accord https://t.co/inTgizBI3m via @cleanclothes#RanaPlazaNeverAgain#ProtectProgress

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 15. November 2018

Am 29.11. steht #KiKvorGericht. Schon heute diskutiert #ECCHR’s @c_terwindt mit der #KiK-Kommunikationschefin in #Hamburg. Wir fordern: Unternehmen müssen für Arbeitsbedingungen in Zulieferbetrieben Verantwortung übernehmen!
Mehr zum Fall: https://t.co/sJSkpsynq9#fairfashionpic.twitter.com/uqq4b0tfc2

— ECCHR (@ECCHRBerlin) 15. November 2018

532 garment factories could be declared ineligible to produce for @banglaccord signatory companies by 1 January 2019 if the Accord is forced to leave Bangladesh on Nov 30. Signatories include H&M, Primark, adidas, Puma. @cleanclothes@IndustriALL_GU@ILRFhttps://t.co/BljxbMRuRBpic.twitter.com/4zBMeJPBnm

— Apparel Insider (@apparelinsider) 9. November 2018

When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation in Indiahttps://t.co/K50x8iATAf @ajkashy@hrw

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 13. November 2018

We are hiring! ILRF is looking for a Seafood Campaign Coordinator, based in Thailand or DC – apply today! https://t.co/CFLxeDUe0M

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 12. November 2018

Currently the two were released but on bail. They should not have been arrested & detained in the first place. We urge the authorities to drop charges against them & other HRDs & promote the safety of #journalists to carry out their work without fear. #PressFreedom#Cambodiahttps://t.co/7spnva1oK5

— Sopheap Chak (@sopheapfocus) 14. November 2018

#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

EU warned against punishing Myanmar by axing trade preferences. @MarkFarmaner, of Burma Campaign UK, called the EU’s potential review of trade preferences for Myanmar “crazy”. https://t.co/S5j13CtfAL

— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 7. November 2018

Anyone still doubting that the Xinjiang method will be carefully tested and then applied elsewhere in China? https://t.co/bFyqg7lj1n

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

This piece cites the MOFA spokesperson response to my research. Confronting Beijing with its own data for the purpose of verifying its claims is something we should do regularly, and raising the resulting discrepancies with high-profile government representatives is even better. https://t.co/MMXruQ4CiE

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

Despite the UN has concluded genocide has taken place in Burma/Myanmar, the EU Ambassador @EUAmbSchmidt says „If we take a step back, we can see that many things, including human rights, have improved over the past years in Myanmar.“ pic.twitter.com/B7tRWdsnc0

— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 7. November 2018

EU, US & Canadian governments urge #Bangladesh to take steps to ensure continuation of Accord beyond 30 November 2018 https://t.co/4T2hasvmiA

— Bangladesh Accord (@banglaccord) 3. November 2018

When the @banglaccord started in 2013, 62% of inspected factory buildings were lacking adequate lateral support. Find out what’s changed since then: https://t.co/xC7KtsM8TH #ProtectProgress #RanaPlazaNeverAgain

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 5. November 2018

Why won’t H&M ‘turn around’ and provide a living wage for its workers? https://t.co/lIP4Zmbt4y via @equaltimes #LivingWageNow #TurnAroundHM @hm

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 1. November 2018

Our Campaigns Manager @Zoyaphan talks about her experience at @uniofeastanglia and her work with BCUK, fighting for human rights and democracy for Burma @UEAGrads @developmentuea https://t.co/ORGUZcXlRl

— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 7. November 2018

The same term „rescue education“ is also used in this recent Ministry of Education article on Xinjiang: https://t.co/e97ibBs8LY

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

On Nov 6th, 14 states raised the mass arbitrary detention of #Uyghurs in internment camps in their recommendations to #China during its UN Universal Periodic Review of its #humanrights record.

China must immediately #ClosetheCamps. The world is watching.https://t.co/KgLmRFHqjM

— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 7. November 2018

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission
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The bank’s mission is twofold: “To end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way.”
Yet in India, the IFC enabled a project that they knew would do just the opposite.https://t.co/UDkuHGeWzB #JamvIFC pic.twitter.com/hfK1Bmy6wg

— EarthRights Intl. (@EarthRightsIntl) 7. November 2018

Posting, with permission, a message sent earlier today from a Rohingya student – like many in the Bangladesh refugee camps, he is horrified by the prospect of being forcibly sent back Myanmar, a country he fled & where he has no basic rights. „Aren’t we human beings?“ pic.twitter.com/uBSnYsZJEc

— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 7. November 2018

The thing is, „rescue education“ is also a term that is linked to the type of re-education offered in the formal prison system, or in the former re-education through labor system (e.g. https://t.co/ixUSzlmzgm)

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

Spending on the domestic security budget items most closely related to security infrastructure and detention exceeded originally budgeted amounts by an unusually high margin. Full expenses incurred by re-education / detention campaigns were apparently not fully anticipated. pic.twitter.com/G8PWGJrgPJ

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

New @freedomhouse report shows how #FreedomOnTheNet deteriorated in #Cambodia in 2017-2018 „due to a widespread crackdown on civil society and critical voices“. #netfreedom #FreedomofExpression #SocialMedia #PressFreedom https://t.co/Xnw2eKojiM pic.twitter.com/WkScXqhPar

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 5. November 2018

China’s MOFA responds to my research w/ ignorance: „I don’t know where they got these figures. …. I’m not clear about the specific figures of Xinjiang’s inputs in the security area.“ —– hint: The figures are from the government itself. https://t.co/JVFahvpUkp pic.twitter.com/eGc1IGD7D0

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 7. November 2018

Loving the branding on these North Korean building supplies. pic.twitter.com/gZ1zwoaLyv

— Peter Ward, 워드 피터，皮得 (@rpcward89) 7. November 2018

Chinese govt has repeatedly framed Xinjiang camps as vocational centers, but new findings from @adrianzenz show 2017 security budgets skyrocketed, while budget for vocational education shrank 7 percent. https://t.co/VEQy1psdpz pic.twitter.com/IaA6B2krRG

— Owen Churchill (@owenschurchill) 6. November 2018

Official data tells a different story: Spending on prisons and detention centers doubled and quadrupled, while spending on criminal investigation stagnated or even declined. https://t.co/3toUJ4SzX2

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 6. November 2018

Uyghur crackdown in Xinjiang doubles security spending in one yearhttps://t.co/UJlXxpdiZt

— International News (@CNNInternatDesk) 6. November 2018

Latest for @dw_chinese: @adrianzenz published another significant paper to prove #China’s rapid construction and expansion of the imprisonment facilities in Xinjiang. (With input from @PeteCIrwin) https://t.co/FSEW6qnlDZ

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) 6. November 2018

„Welcome to Xinjiang“ says China in Geneva, yet Western media attemps to investigate the „colorful vocational training“ centers are firmly rebuffed by omnipresent security forces. https://t.co/Z88tt1tNHg

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 6. November 2018

Now another form of mass relocations in Xinjiang, Sounds similar to relocation of nomads in Tibetan regions, which often causes a removal of familiar livelihood strategies. Compare native American settlements. https://t.co/Y3ABxAHKjK

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 6. November 2018

Uyghurs & Tibetans are marching towards the Broken Chair outside the UN while China undergoes its 3rd Cycle UPR.#ChinaUPR #CloseTheCamps pic.twitter.com/2GnKxWalfO

— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 6. November 2018

#Pakistan, as #OIC Coordinator, has nothing to say on mass detention of #Uyghur Muslims during UPR review of #China. Really?? @PakUNgeneva @OIC_IPHRC #UPR31

— John Fisher (@JohnFisher_hrw) 6. November 2018

Very revealing: scratch the surface and delegation of #China at #UPR31 quickly drops the façade to dismiss human rights defenders as criminals, Falun Gong as „evil sect“, and Uyghur as terrorists. This is why #UNHRC must look beneath the surface & move to action.

— John Fisher (@JohnFisher_hrw) 6. November 2018

The report „also found that despite Xinjiang’s purported large “vocational training” campaign, employment outcomes had not markedly improved, according to the region’s own official employment figures.“ https://t.co/Tn5JNDPZMt

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 6. November 2018

Numerous Uyghurs point out that their detained loved ones are in no need for vocational training and their whereabouts are unknown.
My new research shows that Xinjiang is pursuing political re-education rather than genuine vocational education. https://t.co/L8JAUbYvZi

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 6. November 2018

Conclusion: The actual employment benefit of the camps’ re-education “training” is questionable. Quite the contrary: the real goal of Xinjiang’s “skills training” campaign appears to be political indoctrination and intimidation.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

Whatever “employment training” these facilities provide is not administered by the vocational edu system. Explains why teacher recruitment notices for the newly constructed re-education system do not require tertiary degrees or relevant skills (NOT genuine vocational education).

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

In 2018, numbers of newly-employed „poor“ persons decreased compared to 2017, 2016 and 2015 (based on Q1-3 data)! Meaning the “vocational training” campaign has not actually improved employment among the campaign’s target population.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

In minority regions, spending on domestic security exceeded that on vocational training by nearly 20 times in 2017 (vs. only 6.5 times in 2016)
Data shows consistent differences between counties with a Muslim minority population of at least 35% and those with a lower share.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

Generally, spending on clandestine „catch-all“ security budget items explain most of the stunning 93% increase in Xinjiang’s security spending. Most of these budget items relate to facility construction and equipping.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

A real concern is rising spending on prison / detention / re-education but stagnant or reduced spending on courts / prosecution. Evidently, the „criminals“ involved in „minor offenses“ were never tried and convicted, but simply detained.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 201

Expenditures on detention centers in counties with large concentrations of ethnic minorities QUADRUPLED, indicating that re-education is not the only form of mass detainment in the XUAR.

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

– Spending on prisons doubled 2016-17, while that on the formal prosecution of criminal suspects (courts…) stagnated.
– Re-education camp construction has apparently largely been funded by the same authorities than oversaw the former national re-education through labor system

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

Key findings:
– Vocational education spending in Xinjiang actually decreased from 2016 to 2017!
– Spending on clandestine budget items that explain nearly all security-related facility construction rose massively (esp. in minority regions), by nearly RMB 20bn (213%) in 2017

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

BREAKING: my NEW research report on Xinjiang’s security spending, w/ focus on detention / re-education spending, exposing state claims re supposed „vocational“ training, via @ChinaBriefJT. THREAD w/ key findings & add’l data below.https://t.co/vhEhl1S8qr pic.twitter.com/0xRDEXG8uV

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

#CIIE2018: #Lithuania’s export opportunities are being introduced in #China pic.twitter.com/lvenCdCXzD

— Dalia GrybauskaitÄ� (@Grybauskaite_LT) 5. November 2018

JP FM Kono: „If any country gets into an agreement with the Korean govt in intl law and the Korean Sup Ct could overturn the agreement any time they wish to, it would be difficult for any country to do anything with the Kor govt,’’ https://t.co/9vfOYTpplb via @bpolitics

— Julian Ku 古舉倫 (@julianku) 4. November 2018

What is China hiding if these „training“ camps are really such wonderful places? https://t.co/LQe1jlAtH4

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 5. November 2018

Elementary school students in Urumqi are required to investigate books and audio/videos at home for “problematic” content and fill out this report. https://t.co/l028BzESii

— Yaxue Cao (@YaxueCao) 5. November 2018

Millennials are good at technology but unless there is a webinar on changing the clock on a 2003 microwave for daylight saving time, step aside and let Generation X get this one.

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) 4. November 201

Attacks on activists in #Ukraine like Kateryna #Handziuk, who died yesterday after being attacked with sulphuric acid in July, must not go unpunished. All those responsible must face justice. https://t.co/J79h0FuZ85 pic.twitter.com/moNnqy1nFK

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 5. November 201

Account of a women who endured multiple detentions in Xinjiang, including this year. 68 women in one cell. https://t.co/ICWZrSPR91

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 3. November 2018

Academic Freedom Watchdog Demands #China Unconditionally Release Prominent #Uyghur Scholar.

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 3. November 2018

The @UyghurCongress is joined by eight other NGOs to jointly call for greater transparency from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights re: removal or key stakeholder information ahead of #ChinaUPR tomorrow.

Text: https://t.co/D9NmG43INO pic.twitter.com/FSNzTiZVWz

— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 5. November 201

Today is the Int’l Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists. 43 CSOs condemn endemic impunity for attacks against journalists & #HRDs, call for effective, independent & transparent investigations in #Cambodia. #NoImpunity #JournoSafe #IDEI2018 https://t.co/KWVIQ3fhZp KH

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 2. November 2018

#News Lens: Indian fishing community tests World Bank immunity before US Supreme Court https://t.co/5G1NljcDKT

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 2. November 2018

Mapping #EastTurkestan’s ‘re-education’ campshttps://t.co/j3Hlg3PDKP

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 1. November 2018

Disgusting ! – #China has on Oct 31 vowed to make its World #Buddhist Forum the most influential mechanism for Buddhist exchanges and to use it to promote the country’s Belt and Road Initiative for extending its infrastructure-based dominion across the globe

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 2. November 2018

On #IDEI2018, CCHR stands with the global @IFEX network to demand #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. In the fight to #EndImpunity, one voice can often feel powerless. But when we band together our voices become loud. Together, we can protect a free press. #Journosafe pic.twitter.com/VOo6PVOj22

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 2. November 2018

To mark the International Day to #EndImpunity, we’ve joined with civil society groups and communities in #Cambodia and beyond to condemn the rampant impunity for attacks against journalists and HRDs, and to call for perpetrators to be held to account. https://t.co/7jKFM1Ptut

— IFEX (@IFEX) 1. November 2018

Number of prisoners CC1 was built to hold: 2,050. Actual number of prisoners in CC1: 6,711 (May 2018 figures). New @LICADHO report on pre-trial detention and bail. https://t.co/HT23C2BQgU#Prisons #Overcrowding #HumanRights #Judiciary #Cambodia

— LICADHO | លីកាដូ (@licadho) 1. November 2018

#Paris More than 150 human rights defenders met in Paris this week for the #HRDWorldSummit. Today they gathered to raise their voices and deliver a shared message: Change the world. Protect Human Rights Defenders. #WeAreAllDefenders pic.twitter.com/OIBuDVN3tY

— Front Line Defenders (@FrontLineHRD) 31. Oktober 2018