Welcoming all industry leaders, entrepreneurs and country representatives to Bengal Global Business Summit #BGBS2018
CCHR stands for #FreePress, #AccessToInformation & the protection of journalists everywhere in the world. We stand in solidarity with #USPressFreedom. Resist #TheFakies. @IFEX
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 17. Januar 2018
Welcoming all industry leaders, entrepreneurs and country representatives to Bengal Global Business Summit #BGBS2018 #BengalMeansBusiness
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 16. Januar 2018
News Lens: Financial markets at risk from bubble, IMF warns https://t.co/DmlJGu03i6
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 16. Januar 2018
#Women from poorer female-headed households were more likely to identify discrimination and #sexploitation as issues in land allocation processes in new @Mokoroltd WOLTS research from Mongolia. https://t.co/WK9UxcarsU #landrightsnow pic.twitter.com/4wA1SUgIyy
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 17. Januar 2018
#PhnomPenh #BoreiKeila community members gathered yesterday to mark the 6th year anniversary of the forced evictions, where 100s lost their homes – https://t.co/8dj0Isesp9 #LandRights #FPIC #LandGrab #ForcedEvictions.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 4. Januar 2018
We are fully prepared to deliver our best. Bengal Global Business Summit, 2019 will be held on 7 & 8 February, 2019 in which 7 February will be dedicated to World Business Summit and 8 February to Business Conclave. I extend my warm invitation to everyone to come again. #BGBS2018 pic.twitter.com/iNmO6CcgnA
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 17. Januar 2018
We’re following with concern the reports of violent clashes between the police and protesters in Mrauk U. Here is our statement: pic.twitter.com/sIv9aKLQ0d
— Knut Ostby (@knutostby) 17. Januar 2018
RT @ „When I remember what happened my heart pounds and I want to die. I can’t cope with it.“
More than half of the 655,000 Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh are women and children #r4today pic.twitter.com/C7pGGKD8QN„
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 17. Januar 2018
#BGBS2018 has been inaugurated today at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata.
Mr Mukesh Ambani ji, Mr L N Mittal ji, Mr Sajjan Jindal ji, business leaders, captains of industries, distinguished invitees from all across the globe are participating in the Summit. pic.twitter.com/MXFZu3rlMo
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 16. Januar 2018
This is staggering: not just the scale of #Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (as of last week), but the tiny area in which they are now forced to live pic.twitter.com/qRPAs87GL8
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) 16. Januar 2018
We urgently need unhindered access in Rakhine State to assess the situation and provide support to those in need who are still in Rakhine and to help with rebuilding efforts https://t.co/KWENT1ys6t
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 16. Januar 2018
Stop scrolling.
Did you see her?That baby in a basket is one of 380,000 children who have crossed the border from Myanmar since August 2017. They need food, health care, safe water and shelter.#ChildrenUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/w4Sslv4p09
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 15. Januar 2018
It’s time. Developing countries have just 20 days to pledge 20% of their budgets to education and #ShapeTheFuture for generations to come. https://t.co/pZ2Eecq8tj
— Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillardGPE) 13. Januar 2018
Syrians are correct. There is no UN mandate authorising the violation of Syrian sovereignty – that would require a UNSCR. There is no justification in CIL, either. There is no „imminent threat of attack“. It is a poor example of „might is right“ diplomacy, disregarding the law https://t.co/L9CSmjdgK4
— aspals legal pages (@aspals) 18. Januar 2018
My heart goes
— Jacob Elishevitz (@JElishevitz) 18. Januar 2018
Ich habe gerade den schönsten Anruf des Jahres 2018 erhalten ❤❤❤ #asel #flowerrain
— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 16. Januar 2018
“If the #Syria govt carries on with this tactic, 2.5 million people are in the firing line. It cannot be right that civilians are being bombed to hell without the #UN security council playing any role at all. It has been driven off the scene.” @DMiliband https://t.co/rHl6YY3PxL
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Januar 2018
Terrible.
These gross violations of int’l law should NEVER be the ’new normal‘ in #Syria or anywhere.
W/o justice, atrocity crimes will continue and innocent civilians will suffer.#NotATarget #ChildrenUnderAttack https://t.co/bURZA5LqHh— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 16. Januar 2018
It seems to me that legal order has been under assault pretty regularly since 1945 https://t.co/ggQkue5KpU
— David Bosco (@multilateralist) 17. Januar 2018
#Belgium Steps in After Trump Admin Suspends Aid, Pledges $23m to @UNRWA
For many #Palestinians, ‚UNRWA is the last life buoy,‘ says Deputy Prime Minister.
Via @haaretzcom https://t.co/o1Q6PXON3V— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Januar 2018
Asharq Al-Awsat at Ain Issa Camp: Food, Suffering Unite the Displaced https://t.co/rGHJeSSWGy
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Januar 2018
Escalating hostilities in north-western #Syria #Idleb #Hama #Aleppo uprooted 212,140 people since 15 December.
Read the latest @UNOCHA report:https://t.co/CUNVKtB3VY pic.twitter.com/GIJ9jcJVCU— OCHA Syria (@OCHA_Syria) 16. Januar 2018
#AhedTamimi bail hearing: lawyer cites int’l law on detention only as last resort 4 children, says no way an Israeli settler child detained on same facts. Prosecution says no alternative to detention. Israeli military judge will decide on Jan 17. @hrw https://t.co/se6g8CPteX
— billvanesveld (@billvanesveld) 15. Januar 2018
Cutting aid to innocent refugee children due to political disagreements among well-fed grown men & women is a really bad politization of humanitarian aid. US holds back $65m aid to Palestinians https://t.co/dVPaQVCwo3
— Jan Egeland (@NRC_Egeland) 16. Januar 2018
All affected civilians, wherever they are in #Syria, must be protected, provided with assistance and accorded safe freedom of movement. Read @UN statement on civilians impacted by increase in hostilities https://t.co/NGHsfXI0cL pic.twitter.com/6NVtpXQDqp
— OCHA Syria (@OCHA_Syria) 17. Januar 2018
UPDATE: Yesterday the #Aquarius rescued over 400 men, women & children – the youngest just 2 weeks old – from 5 different boats.
With over 500 people on board the team are now headed back to the port of Catania, bringing all those escaping #Libya to safety. Photos: Laurin Schmid pic.twitter.com/4O0OyhIX9q— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 17. Januar 2018
Together with minister for social protection and labor -agreed no one left behind in all parts of Syria pic.twitter.com/lh6l0HacBC
— David Akopyan (@DA_UNDP) 14. Januar 2018
Our Responsibility to Protect Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones
The first in a series of occasional papers addresses the connection between crimes against cultural heritage and crimes against humanity. https://t.co/TOrKhFaGK8 pic.twitter.com/GAVYfv349G
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Januar 2018
Seven years of fierce fighting in #Syria have left almost 50% of the country’s health facilities out of service or partially functioning. pic.twitter.com/Wlmai2L29W
— ICRC (@ICRC) 17. Januar 2018
Six Members of the #EuropeanParliament have signed a Joint Statement calling on the Bulgarian Govt not to deport five #Uyghur asylum seekers to #China where they would be at risk of serious #HumanRights violations.
Read the full statement: https://t.co/e8zsUriUEr pic.twitter.com/4cqERBfWJs
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 16. Januar 2018
#Russia: #Memorial says its office in #Ingushetia has been torched in what a senior member of the prominent human rights group called a „terrorist“ attack.#EU must insist on a swift & transparent investigation and justice for this disgusting crime. https://t.co/8Fp4IR74JI pic.twitter.com/XWlUr3dACx
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Januar 2018
According to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, there is now a tollbooth in place to use the highway from Pyongyang to Wonsan. It will cost about 4 Euros per way or about 8 Euros round trip. The toll can be paid electronically using the Mirae Bank debit card. pic.twitter.com/YgvVIR1qRI
— Michael Spavor (@mpspavor) 17. Januar 2018
Our new workcamps are online!
Tens of thousands of #Rohingya children have been left “trapped and almost forgotten” in remote, squalid camps and isolated villages in #Myanmar’s #Rakhine state, the #UN says. https://t.co/BD5wng2ido
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. Januar 2018
The suffering of children in Eastern #Ghouta shocks the conscience, but it continues unabated in 2018 as #Russia and #Syria govt forces persist in their unlawful attacks.
Enough! W/o justice, war crimes will continue.https://t.co/iSz8Ru8rsd …— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. Januar 2018
Backed by Russia, Syrian forces in ten days have killed at least 85 civilians (including 21 women, 30 children) in besieged Eastern Ghouta: UN rights chief. All „terrorists,“ of course. https://t.co/CUT7CKAC14 pic.twitter.com/sx5N6lCnEl
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) 11. Januar 2018
»Wer bestimmt im Jahr 2018, worüber kommuniziert werden darf und worüber nicht? Was wird als nächstes gelöscht?«
https://t.co/ZxoI81y7Kd #flowerrain— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 5. Januar 2018
EU Fraud Office finds irregularities in projects linked to HU PM’s son-in-law. @direkt36 earlier also reported on this story: https://t.co/UPzdzxqdUQ
— András Szabó (@AndrasSzab) 12. Januar 2018
Corruption is no longer a by-product of state dysfunction in Hungary…it is core to the state operating system in the country @Transparency_HU #DemocracyDialogues pic.twitter.com/cgoSJy6mve
— Zoe Reiter (@zoe_reiter) 11. Januar 2018
Happening Now! The Realities Behind Mass Protests In #Iran, join @GEsfandiari , @ishaantharoor @AlexVatanka , @majidyar @NegarMortazavi #IranObserved at the @MiddleEastInst @RFERL pic.twitter.com/Ej5EVHWY6b
— Muhammad Tahir (@tahirmuh) 12. Januar 2018
Former head of Iran’s repressive judiciary ayatollah Shahroudi has left Germany where he was receiving medical treatment @dw_persian reports. German authorities were investigating him for crimes against humanity. https://t.co/5KsqL7tish
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 11. Januar 2018
Iran’s education minister says President Rouhani has ordered the release of all students detained in past days.
Some 90 students were reportedly arrested. Education Minister says between 15 to 20 remain in jail. #Iranprotests
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 10. Januar 2018
Iran’s education minister says President Rouhani has ordered the release of all students detained in past days. #Iranprotests https://t.co/9x3geCbFf0
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 10. Januar 2018
Our evidence to the International Development Committee on DFID’s work in Burma and Bangladesh has been published @CommonsIDC : https://t.co/lhrEdUWF4g
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 10. Januar 2018
News Lens: Traditional growth measures give a false account of economic health https://t.co/7IpqTjPYCO
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 11. Januar 2018
#IranProtests: Internet Cut-Off During Recent Unrest in Iran Reveals Tehran’s New Cyber Capabilities https://t.co/ZcBj6TBDUJ
— IranHumanRights.org (@ICHRI) 10. Januar 2018
It is official! #Lithuania – since yesterday an associate member of #CERN! #AccelerateScience
— Dalia GrybauskaitÄ (@Grybauskaite_LT) 9. Januar 2018
First in a series conceived by HHDL, ”Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 1: The Physical World“, that brings together classical Buddhist explorations of the nature of our material world and the human mind and puts them into context for the modern reader. pic.twitter.com/BAFwtTUzJx
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 7. Januar 2018
#Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest.@FedericaMog & #EU FMs should press govt to release people arbitrarily detained, ensure fair trials for those charged w recognizable crimes, allow #UN access, investigate deaths. https://t.co/OTRQEBmySc
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
A coalition of rights groups focused on Iran has provided the German government with evidence that former head of Iran’s judiciary Ayatollah Shahroudi who is being treated at a hospital in Germany is responsible for „crimes against humanity“ and must be arrested. https://t.co/ggvQ7fuCw2
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 10. Januar 2018
Volker Beck, German politician, has filed criminal complaint against Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi for his crimes against humanity. Shahroudi, responsible for the execution of thousands of Iranians including teenagers, is receiving medical treatment in Germany. pic.twitter.com/wX71zfdCsC
— Sheema Kalbasi (@IranianWoman) 10. Januar 2018
fixed link: https://t.co/4LFxGxb4zM
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 10. Januar 2018
This is tragically ridiculous, lack of protection in #Israel for #refugees contributes to irregular & dangerous journeys to Libya & Italy. Protecting people fleeing persecution should be a shared value in Israel & Libya https://t.co/zRevjW78GL
— vincent cochetel (@cochetel) 10. Januar 2018
Joining us from #Cambodia, @sopheapfocus. Welcome to #FemParl! pic.twitter.com/QJBqvHIEJ3
— Canada in Thailand (@CanadaThailand) 5. Januar 2018
Important question raised by @RupaHuq in today’s #FCOQs re disappearances in Bangladesh https://t.co/SndFaSu7NU
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 10. Januar 2018
Bangladesh is on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s watch list of 30 “human rights priority countries”, alongside Saudi Arabia, Burma, Russia, Syria and North Korea https://t.co/F1XNV2xtNp @MichaelPolakLaw @GuernicaLaw37
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 9. Januar 2018
You both came over to cover about the raid when I was behind the bars. Today I am taking the pictures of u guys.Wa Lone smiled me and KSO even asked me how I’m feeling. The most painful thing for me is seeing family members crying especially KSO’s daughter#freeWaLoneAndKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/KHNTgmc7JZ
— Aung Naing Soe (@AungNaingSoeAns) 10. Januar 2018
#Vietnam is witnessing one of its biggest #corruption trials – but not everybody is convinced by the motives behind it. https://t.co/ZmdRZ8pIuw
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 10. Januar 2018
“They arrested us and took action against us because we were trying to reveal the truth,“ Wa Lone told reporters as he and Kyaw Soe Oo were led out of the court and back to Yangon’s Insein prison.
This is #Myanmar, 2018.
Journalism in NOT a crime. https://t.co/rnBD2FOTX7
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
Next week marks three months since #DaphneCaruanaGalizia was murdered in #Malta. Join us on 16 January to stand in solidarity with her family & friends as they continue to call for justice https://t.co/JskebnZz84 #JusticeForDaphne #NoImpunity #EndImpunity pic.twitter.com/LlDEHpegiY
— English PEN (@englishpen) 8. Januar 2018
Turkish social media was heartbroken over the viral photo of a Syrian refugee shoeshine boy staring in from the outside of a southeast Turkey gym (left). So the gym gave the 12-year-old Muhammad Hussein a free lifetime membership. (right, DHA photo) pic.twitter.com/NCTXvV4I5F
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) 9. Januar 2018
At int’l donors conf the #EU and others promised life would be better for #Syria #refugees in 2017.
Reality is that the situation for Syrian refugees in #Lebanon is „actually getting worse – they are getting poorer. They are barely staying afloat,“ #UNHCR https://t.co/dAlKpBGIng
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
New reports of deaths in detention raise grave concerns about the treatment of thousands of people arrested during the widespread current protests in #Iran.
When meeting FM, #EU shld insist on inquiry, access for #UN & the release of peaceful protesters https://t.co/qa3UVN4i9t pic.twitter.com/31El9EaWE0— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
“They arrested us and took action against us because we were trying to reveal the truth“ says my friend and colleague @walone4 after #Myanmar prosecutors sought charges today against two @Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years pic.twitter.com/vWGVgFgyV3
— Yimou Lee (@YimouLee) 10. Januar 2018
When an entire country becomes a prison. https://t.co/b6vaEnBJ4B
— ICRC (@ICRC) 10. Januar 2018
NEU auf unsrer Homepage Zwei EASO-Herkunftslandberichte zu Afghanistan
News Lens: Egypt’s rising debt a “sign of crisis” https://t.co/u8jfhPj8E0
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 10. Januar 2018
News Lens: Low wages in Asean due to low productivity? Open letter to World Bank VP for East Asia and Pacific https://t.co/lI1krQOmS2
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 10. Januar 2018
News Lens: In human rights, judge agrees World Bank is above the law https://t.co/J4tLYLIKm5
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 10. Januar 2018
All true, but the IMF has a history of recommending policies that are directly against the interests of a country’s citizens, and even politically impossible. Maybe the IMF now treats the UK like a developing country.
FF @brettonwoodspr @AllysonPollock
— GreenNet (@GreenNetISP) 22. Dezember 2017
Diese These wird durch stetige Wiederholung auch nicht richtiger. Das amerikanische Unternehmen wird als Plattformbetreiber verantwortlich gemacht für Inhalte, die dort abrufbar sind. FB wird stärker wie ein Medium behandelt und weniger wie ein Provider. https://t.co/Xmm0IwN3wd
— Thomas Stadler (@RAStadler) 9. Januar 2018
Journalism is not a crime, but this is #Myanmar 2018:@Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been formally charged w offences under the Official Secrets Act. They cld face up to 14 years in prison. https://t.co/oi77SOgECX
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
Enough!
„The suffering of the people of #Syria knows no end. In Eastern #Ghouta, where a crippling siege has caused a humanitarian catastrophe, residential areas are being hit day and night …“ #UN Rights Chief https://t.co/zGFLp0SCXY pic.twitter.com/wU11uIIwf9— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
#UN Rights Chief repeats call for #Syria conflict parties to ensure strict adherence to int’l law incl by ensuring the protection of civilians & allow unhindered access by humanitarian agencies to provide badly needed aid, in particular to Eastern Ghouta. https://t.co/zGFLp0SCXY pic.twitter.com/nXC75mT0Lz
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 10. Januar 2018
.@UNRWA funding cuts would remove the only safety net for thousands of #Palestinians in #Gaza, pushing them into extreme poverty and despair. Is this making America great @realDonaldTrump? https://t.co/05bWc3cIvc
— Jan Egeland (@NRC_Egeland) 10. Januar 2018
Thousands of #Ukraine civilians have seen their situation worsen this winter https://t.co/E5qDWYKkR6
— NRC (@NRC_Norway) 10. Januar 2018
My new Q of W: Is the #EU Putting Stabilization Before Human Rights? many tks to great group of contributors incl @IlvesToomas @MarcPierini1. @LotteLeicht1 @EEDemocracy @FedericaMog
https://t.co/Wn8EOxYiDx— Judy Dempsey (@Judy_Dempsey) 10. Januar 2018
LICADHO’s latest Court Watch calendar is out, stay up to date here:
#PhnomPenh #BoreiKeila community members gathered yesterday to mark the 6th year anniversary of the forced evictions, where 100s lost their homes – https://t.co/8dj0Isesp9 #LandRights #FPIC #LandGrab #ForcedEvictions.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 4. Januar 2018
2018 #CCHR Radio Broadcasts – Phnom Penh: VAYO Fm 105.5; Sihanoukville: VAYO FM 102.5; Battambang Province: VAYO FM 88; Siem Reap Province: VAYO FM 88. Tune in for #HumanRights news & to learn about your rights. #Cambodia. pic.twitter.com/HoqDe5Ucbg
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 2. Januar 2018
LICADHO’s latest Court Watch calendar is out, stay up to date here: https://t.co/Y6Z4GP14KD #cambodia #HumanRights @licadho pic.twitter.com/JBkGyKjc5n
— LICADHO | លីកាដូ (@licadho) 2. Januar 2018
Going on @AJEnglish shortly to discuss the recent executions in #Egypt and the dismantling of the #RuleOfLaw by the #SisiRegime
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 3. Januar 2018
It’s new-war-crimes-day in the international blogosphere! See posts by me @opiniojuris (https://t.co/P6J4vvFfRS) and Dapo Akande @ejiltalk (https://t.co/hyRoecJYBj).
— Kevin Jon Heller (@kevinjonheller) 2. Januar 2018
HHDL’’s advice for the New Year delivered during his address at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies‘ 50th Anniversary in Sarnath, Varanasi, India on January 1, 2018. His Holiness speaks in Tibetan followed by an English translation. https://t.co/1oETtwafa1
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) 1. Januar 2018
Here we go again….#IndiavChina https://t.co/EU6FfRFVk6
— Julian Ku 古舉倫 (@julianku) 3. Januar 2018
… da spricht jemand Klartext.
#Israel justification of locking up children, often w adults, & then trying them as adults in military courts breaches https://t.co/dTy49JM1jn #CRC #ICCPR which it has ratified. It should be trying to get kids out of detention. #childrights @BBCr4today
— Kirsty Brimelow QC (@Kirsty_Brimelow) 3. Januar 2018
The Universal Declaration of #HumanRights will turn 70 in 2018.
🖌️ Striking lithographs of 30 articles of the Declaration, created by artist Otavio Roth, are on display at @UNGeneva.
📄 Read the full text of the Declaration here: https://t.co/Hgiyxbg7JE#StandUp4HumanRights pic.twitter.com/BOEu0xnmAf— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) 3. Januar 2018
Flüchtlingskriminalität: „Perspektiven sind der entscheidende Faktor“ https://t.co/5fJjQUsfaO #Pfeiffer
— tagesschau (@tagesschau) 3. Januar 2018
Was ist unter Viktor Orbáns illiberaler Demokratie zu verstehen? Der #Ungarn-Kenner, Journalist und Buchautor @ARDOzsvath klärt auf im Gespräch mit WDR COSMO. https://t.co/vUXQIXbI6Q #Europa
— danube books (@DanubeBooks) 3. Januar 2018
Pfeiffer: „Familiennachzug ist richtig“ https://t.co/ZNut5g8w60
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Januar 2018
Wir lernen: Staatliche, teure, unmenschliche Großlager für u.a. Familien mit kleinen Kindern auf der Flucht heißen jetzt Rescue Center #neuerstil
— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 3. Januar 2018
Whistleblower law nearly done: ACU
#Cambodia: #Whistleblower and witness protection draft law 90% ready according to the #ACU– https://t.co/UhfvpZpISH.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 27. Dezember 2017
“In any country, for the punishment, it is handed to the Ministry of Justice and then we make the suggestion to the National Assembly,” Yentieng told the attending journalists.
“Why does it rank this country [Myanmar] higher than us, as it is more corrupt than us,” he said. “TI does not put much effort. [But] I do not want to reveal the truth.”
Bangladesh activists known for campaigning against the government are „disappearing.“ Security forces suspected. https://t.co/sJbZM4Pefu
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) 28. Dezember 2017
#BoeungKakLake: 22 families receive land titles for new home, more than 10 years after start of the land dispute – https://t.co/noB9ghX9h6. #LandRights #TepVanny #BKL #Cambodia #LandGrab.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 28. Dezember 2017
“I met some of the loneliest children who now have to adopt an adult role taking care of their own siblings.”
Some 5,600 #Rohingya refugee families are headed by children under 18 years of age. #UN @Refugees https://t.co/eMU33wGSr6
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. Dezember 2017
Meet Mofiz Uddin, a Bangladeshi man who has welcomed over 130 #Rohingya #refugees from #Myanmar onto his land . https://t.co/QkS6IuoaM1
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 28. Dezember 2017
We want to do better when it comes to covering women’s rights, gender and LGBTQI+ issues. Will you help us by completing our survey? We would love to hear from you. https://t.co/OF1Zr2liOE pic.twitter.com/PYqerpK9vP
— IFEX (@IFEX) 28. Dezember 2017
WATCH: Former U.S. President Obama warns of social media risks in interview with Prince Harry. Read more: https://t.co/r5HtFxZs1C pic.twitter.com/UfjJ5uxrhT
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 28. Dezember 2017
#USAID & @Winrocklntl release video about work done to support #biodiversity & #conservation, & to mitigate #climatechange in #PreyLang, #Cambodia – https://t.co/vru4rcv58w (KH); https://t.co/aIPFtlvrXc (EN). #Environment #HumanRights.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 28. Dezember 2017
Brilliant to hear that #Tibet Dhondup Wangchen has been reunited with his family in the #US—#China owes him compensation, an apology, and a decade. https://t.co/69r8X719Qq
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) 27. Dezember 2017
#Cambodia: #LandMines casualties in 2017: 50% less than in 2016 – https://t.co/f5l4i0yC3s.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 27. Dezember 2017
Scuffles as #Vietnam Court Upholds Activist’s Nine-Year Prison Term. #TranThiNga’s lawyer says the state failed to make a legal case against the land and labor activist.
— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 27. Dezember 2017
#Cambodia: Appeal Court rejects bail request of two #RFA journalists charged with Espionage – https://t.co/NcW9okyo1S #OunChhin #YeangSothearin #PressFreedom #FoE #FairTrial #PresumptionOfInnocence.
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 27. Dezember 2017
When the UN special envoy for sexual violence met Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader refused to discuss allegations of the brutal mass rape of Rohingya women. Instead, she referred the official to other govt reps who said it was all fake. My story for @guardian. https://t.co/A8prz3Dhuu
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 27. Dezember 2017
#Myanmar court remands @Reuters journalists, Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo for 2 more weeks following their first public appearance since being arrested under a secrecy law that carries up to 14 years in jail.
Journalism in NOT a crimes! https://t.co/KAf6KdFCrl pic.twitter.com/2SJqs89ebb
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Dezember 2017
It was fantastic to see Kyaw Soe Oo as well – he is missing his baby daughter but he seemed well.
He showed thumbs up and clenched his fist, indicating strength and resiliance. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/DJcmKX8wfQ
— Antoni Slodkowski (@slodek) 27. Dezember 2017
„Please tell journalist friends to be careful. It’s really scary. We didn’t do anything wrong,” says detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo. A Myanmar court remanded him and Reuters colleague Wa Lone for two more weeks. https://t.co/uX1hoU6Vks #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 27. Dezember 2017
The term #FakeNews has been thrown around with abandon this year, inc in Myanmar. This picture shows real consequences on attacking a free press. @Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo hugged by his sister on way into court in Myanmar today after two weeks of incommunicado detention pic.twitter.com/nTlFhxuRGN
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) 27. Dezember 2017
#MotherNature #Cambodia: @amnesty calls for urgent action regarding the arbitrary arrest & detention of environmental activists #HunVannak & #DoemKundy – https://t.co/ALpWyg9tv7. #DefendersNotCriminals #FoE #HumanRights #MNC. pic.twitter.com/190PVpjO2I
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 26. Dezember 2017
On this day in 2004, the tsunami had struck south-east Asia. Solemnly remembering the hundreds of thousands who died, including thousands in India, and those numerous whose lives were changed forever
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 26. Dezember 2017
Finally some good news for journalists in #Myanmar. https://t.co/Lh1ayAQU36
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 26. Dezember 2017
Meet one of 320 Syrians now living in Argentina thanks to a new sponsorship program: https://t.co/E0XuUJS4T5
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 31. Dezember 2017
Vielen Dank an alle, die sich für meine Freiheit eingesetzt haben. Eure Solidarität hat mich gestärkt. #journalismisnotacrime #FreeTurkeyMedia #FreeThemAll
— Meşale Tolu (@mesale_tolu) 28. Dezember 2017
Israel is going to try a 16-year-old girl in a military court for slapping a soldier. Because armed occupiers are the victim here. https://t.co/LMl66j3A2Q
— Daniel Wickham (@DanielWickham93) 29. Dezember 2017
#MSF signs agreement with Donetsk Regional State Administration, pledging joint commitment in improving access to free medication and psychological support to people affected by the on-going conflict in #easternUkraine #Donbas https://t.co/A8bgAZgv0o pic.twitter.com/Ysz25kFaXE
— MSF Ukraine (@MSF_Ukraine) 27. Dezember 2017
Eastern #Ghouta medical evacuations begin.
For a few there is now hope, for many others there is no end in sight to intolerable and brutal civilian suffering.This is #Assad’s #Syria, 2017. https://t.co/67XPkFJorH
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Dezember 2017
#OSCE SMM monitored security situation around exchange of detainees across contact line @ Maiorsk EECP. SMM was present with 4 patrols in the area on both sides of the contact line. Relevant observations will be reported in the Daily Report (https://t.co/isbfhJIdkl) #FactsMatter pic.twitter.com/NHUFLDBpZM
— OSCE SMM Ukraine (@OSCE_SMM) 27. Dezember 2017
Shameful! This is #NotMyEurope. https://t.co/GeKdRccYAy
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 27. Dezember 2017
11-year-old Aras fled from Syria to Turkey. One of her biggest dreams is to attend school. But to make ends meet, the family sends her to work instead. pic.twitter.com/jHfXTeDGMi
— dwnews (@dwnews) 27. Dezember 2017
After transfer from @openarms_fund, a total of 139 people are now safe on board #Aquarius, including 15 women, 2 pregnant and 30 children. Several families from Pakistan and Bangladesh. In less than half an hour we’ll start another transfer of +240 from a navy ship. pic.twitter.com/VRx3jwnZ1Z
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 26. Dezember 2017
To continue our legal and political efforts in 2018 we will be relying on the dedication of our partners but of course also on generous donations. We would greatly appreciate your help.
Donate online: https://t.co/Hp2n4g6tS3 pic.twitter.com/0nEJKoZe9x
— ECCHR (@ECCHRBerlin) 24. Dezember 2017
Iranian tech blogger Arash Zad says on Twitter he’s been freed after spending more than two years in prison.
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 25. Dezember 2017
Grim, shameful conditions at #Moria – an official Greek government @EU_Commission funded camp. Charities like @MSF_Sea @MSF @UNHCRGreece & more are overwhelmed. It is a place the authorities don’t want you to see 🎥 https://t.co/CU34vD19jo pic.twitter.com/h4PSYQv8vP
— Mark Stone (@Stone_SkyNews) 20. Dezember 2017
„It’s quite magical.“: https://t.co/HdD41JfIw5 via @refugees
— Melissa Fleming (@melissarfleming) 24. Dezember 2017
“For the first time, we have been able to evacuate vulnerable refugees straight from Libya to Italy. This is really ground-breaking & a much welcome development” @cochetel https://t.co/LvgOKHctb3
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 24. Dezember 2017
Let‘s not forget the journalists currently jailed #FreeDeniz #FreeWaLone #FreeKyawSoeOo and the brave whistleblowers #PanamaPapers #ParadisePapers #FootballLeaks #Laundromat @snowden who risked much to make the world a better place. Merry Christmas to all of you. Stay safe!
— Frederik Obermaier (@f_obermaier) 24. Dezember 2017
CCHR Fair Trial Rights Series call on the authorities to drop ultimatum & provide proper compensation
#Cambodia #BoreiKeila: 34 CSOs & Community networks call on the authorities to drop ultimatum & provide proper compensation – https://t.co/eqlyEuOZ1T [KHMER VERSION]. pic.twitter.com/GRPyKhmgsn
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Dezember 2017
#Cambodia #BoreiKeila: 34 CSOs & Community networks call on the authorities to drop ultimatum & provide proper compensation – https://t.co/eqlyEuOZ1T [ENGLISH VERSION]. pic.twitter.com/MdSjcmc20C
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Dezember 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi must free Kachin Pastors, Dumdaw Nawng Latt and Langjaw Gam Seng https://t.co/GVTbO7qRTU
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 24. Dezember 2017
#Cambodia: CCHR Fair Trial Rights Series – every criminal court should be independent & impartial; it is a fundamental #HumanRight which is protected under Art. 128 (new) of the Constitution & International Law – https://t.co/ke5nBigAol #FairTrial pic.twitter.com/hhQAnO9Dap
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Dezember 2017
News Lens: World Bank’s “How-To” manual is confusingly vague, and incomplete https://t.co/MECobp2OaH
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 22. Dezember 2017
Great great news that @mubashardhaka has been released from secret detention. #Bangladesh government now needs to release the 35 others picked up in last two years and who remain missing https://t.co/igREY1yd2F
— David Bergman (@davidbangladesh) 22. Dezember 2017
Once upon a time … #AungSanSuuKyi stood up for human rights and a free press.
The world applauded her & she received the @NobelPrize.
Now, her govt arrests journalists investigating #Myanmar army atrocity crimes against #Rohingya. https://t.co/R1IWb61FA2— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 24. Dezember 2017
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— Maina Kiai (@Maina_Kiai) 21. Dezember 2017
#Myanmar must allow full #pressfreedom so all journalists can work freely and safely, say UN experts @davidakaye & @YangheeLeeSKKU after detention of two @Reuters journalists https://t.co/Ka13KwW8Tn pic.twitter.com/GG2lk6WLZj
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) 21. Dezember 2017
#Myanmar: #UN special rapporteur @YangheeLeeSKKU & i call for immediate release of @Reuters journalists, urge press freedom https://t.co/GkCMDIbGfs
— David Kaye (@davidakaye) 21. Dezember 2017
Immediately free two @Reuters journalists held in #Myanmar and allow all others to work freely and safely, say #humanrights experts @davidakaye & @YangheeLeeSKKU https://t.co/vh9qyXeIf9 pic.twitter.com/pyQi9xtPJk
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) 21. Dezember 2017
.@TICambodia has launched the first ever assessment of business integrity in Cambodia @kolpreap https://t.co/A6MmMrn5vH pic.twitter.com/QFdgKuKMzJ
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 21. Dezember 2017
If you are accused of a crime, the judge must tell you exactly what you are accused of. Learn more about your rights with our Fair Trial Right series of infographic – #FairTrial #Cambodia #HumanRights – https://t.co/pqslOFa5Nu pic.twitter.com/vnNNdIhADd
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Dezember 2017
The countdown to Christmas and New Year festivities has started. The much-awaited Kolkata Christmas Festival has been inaugurated today at Allen Park. pic.twitter.com/BngsAiNZQN
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) 22. Dezember 2017
If you are charged with a criminal offence, you have the right to have enough time & sufficient facilities to defend yourself. Learn more about your rights with our series of infographics – https://t.co/LmhemX79fN #Cambodia #FairTrial https://t.co/LmhemX79fN. pic.twitter.com/DOt0hci8of
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 21. Dezember 2017
NACHRICHTEN AUS UNSERER SEMINARABTEILUNG
We’re making a list
We’re checking it twice
Gonna find out whose funding to slice@nikkihaley’s coming to town pic.twitter.com/dXrRgkqHCV— The Mossad (@TheMossadIL) 21. Dezember 2017
My comments on continued detention of @ReutersUK journalists in #Myanmar Arrests of Reuters journalists are “an egregious abuse of power”: legal experts https://t.co/xbuKYgwDXT
— Kirsty Brimelow QC (@Kirsty_Brimelow) 18. Dezember 2017
We warned a year ago that a new approach was needed towards the military: Our briefing is here:
UK gov does not have policy to always use the term Rohingya in discussions with the Burmese authorities. https://t.co/q0nG8Mnm33
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 20. Dezember 2017
Burma Campaign UK called on DFID already in September to provide emergency funding for this group. https://t.co/q7mym3e8uW
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 20. Dezember 2017
DFID is not providing support for 9,000 Karen and Shan IDPs, who are at risk of being forced back to unsafe villages because of aid cuts. https://t.co/BuYiMEWii5
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 20. Dezember 2017
Turkish PM calls Rohingya killings in Myanmar ‚genocide‘ – https://t.co/cAJlpaLy5d
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 20. Dezember 2017
We warned a year ago that a new approach was needed towards the military: Our briefing is here: https://t.co/pirWX7t1gy
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 19. Dezember 2017
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 19. Dezember 2017
Thailand’s Invisible Gender Law https://t.co/blbKnaq7dr
— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 18. Dezember 2017
8 yrs ago today, Cambodia handed over 20 #Uyghur asylum seekers to China in blatant violation of international law. Read about the hundreds of other victims from 17 different countries here: https://t.co/7ZnaYY6DDO pic.twitter.com/usJm0wB7na
— WorldUyghurCongress (@UyghurCongress) 19. Dezember 2017
“If I were not married, I could have studied, but now that’s impossible.”
Child marriages are on the rise in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh as parents are unable to provide for their families pic.twitter.com/pOQrawVO6M
— dwnews (@dwnews) 19. Dezember 2017
Any return of refugees should be safe, voluntary and dignified. How are returns safe when villages were still burning in #Myanmar when it signed a refugee repatriation agreement with #Bangladesh in November? https://t.co/WFYGdkUEMi
— Ole Solvang (@OleSolvang) 19. Dezember 2017
The international community must listen to the voices of Burma’s internally and externally displaced people
Live on @BBCWorld at 1pm: BHRC co-Vice Chair Schona Jolly QC @WomaninHavana will speak on #Myanmar and whether the test for genocide has been met. https://t.co/EsYHkkT711
— BHRC (@BarHumanRights) 18. Dezember 2017
My comments on continued detention of @ReutersUK journalists in #Myanmar Arrests of Reuters journalists are “an egregious abuse of power”: legal experts https://t.co/xbuKYgwDXT
— Kirsty Brimelow QC (@Kirsty_Brimelow) 18. Dezember 2017
Exclusive: Roméo Dallaire, who led UN forces in Rwanda, tells @DominicWaghorn the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is “very deliberate genocide”. https://t.co/Oa2V3LCgdI
— Kenny Stewart (@KennySkyNews) 13. Dezember 2017
This #Myanmar 2017.
Journalism is not a crime#JournalismIsNotACrime https://t.co/WA1ydCMAwA
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 18. Dezember 2017
BREAKING: Extensive interviews have revealed that more than 6,700 #Rohingya people were murdered during widespread violence in #Myanmar. This horrifying number includes at least 730 children below the age of 5.
7 in 10 people were shot. Families were burnt to death in their homes pic.twitter.com/806ojwIHQl— MSF Australia (@MSFAustralia) 14. Dezember 2017
Satellite imagery shows what #Myanmar army & govt deny: that #Rohingya villages continued to be destroyed even as govt signed repatriation agreement.
https://t.co/er7vavkLnY pic.twitter.com/n1nEdUxSak— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 18. Dezember 2017
#UN’s Human Rights Chief toughens warning of possible acts of ‚#genocide‚ in #Myanmar’s #Rakhine State https://t.co/Lzewo5j05O
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 18. Dezember 2017
#Bangladesh: Our surveys estimate that at least 6,700 #Rohingya were killed during the attacks in #Myanmar https://t.co/nnD9nkGLfl
— MSF International (@MSF) 17. Dezember 2017
Here is a new series of reports available on our website about why we #litigate and why Roma need to go to court to stop discrimination in the system for taking children into care in countries like #Albania, #Hungary and #Serbia: https://t.co/4qY7hEDQDk
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 10. Dezember 2017
ERRC’s community legal work project meeting in #Skopje: What, How and Why do we engage with Roma communities on the ground? pic.twitter.com/pKWNysCQ3I
— ERRC (@ERRCtweets) 12. Dezember 2017
“I saw people killed. If we hadn’t run, it would have happened to us.” Sawyid Korim, 12
Enough! W/o justice, atrocity crimes will continue in #Myanmar’s #Rakhine State. https://t.co/zFQn0JF8Hz pic.twitter.com/wmMxuEfXYs
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Dezember 2017
“First they told us to leave, then they shot my neighbor. His name was Aiyukhan. When we were running away, we saw people killed. First, they shot them, and then if they didn’t die they stabbed them and then they cut their throats.” Ashidulla, 12 #Myanmar https://t.co/zFQn0JF8Hz pic.twitter.com/IlpuT4QorL
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 17. Dezember 2017
Still unable to contact Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. No access for family or Reuters. https://t.co/AyYrgyQY3Y
— Antoni Slodkowski (@slodek) 16. Dezember 2017
Many thousands of #Rohingya are still living on the zero-line between Myanmar and Bangladesh. They can cross the canal only for aid deliveries and medical care. I saw many sick babies. Myanmar soldiers are visible on a hill behind & refugees say they have laid landmines. pic.twitter.com/KoON3UAMvO
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 16. Dezember 2017
Important photo evidence from #EU Amb to #Myanmar. https://t.co/Ai7dGUn8xd
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 16. Dezember 2017
From #EU amb to #Myanmar https://t.co/6y6hXZGAkb
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 16. Dezember 2017
From #EU amb to #Myanmar. https://t.co/G8ilQYbXFu
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 16. Dezember 2017
The international community must listen to the voices of Burma’s internally and externally displaced people https://t.co/Yawb4zW54c
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 13. Dezember 2017
“They killed my family members, they killed my world. When I tell my story, I feel terrible … But we need justice, and maybe this will help.”
Brave #Rohingya survivors ensure we’ll never be able to say: If only we had known about atrocities. We know. https://t.co/NOUWMxLzkD
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 15. Dezember 2017
NEIN ZU ABSCHIEBUNGEN.
What’s happening this week at the UN? #MigrantsDay, Internet Governance Forum #IGF2017, #SolidarityDay & more. List of events here: https://t.co/HDzhfjjC8u pic.twitter.com/pch3TXdQxX
— United Nations (@UN) 18. Dezember 2017
Protesters rallied in #Vienna against #Austria’s new coalition govt of conservatives and far right.
This is a govt that has pledged to violate human rights.
This is a govt that shld be closely monitored by the @EU_Commission, #EP & #EU states https://t.co/o396Gtiqgd pic.twitter.com/asm3TpayPU— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 18. Dezember 2017
Heartbreaking;
Another day in #Syria, another atrocity, another innocent victim.W/o justice, war crimes will continue. https://t.co/uBXtlWYjzE
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 18. Dezember 2017
Panel discussion ‘The duty to Honour Victims by Preventing & Punishing Genocide‘
Attending the important event “The Duty to Honour Victims by Preventing & Punishing Genocide” in commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the Genocide Convention @NpwjPress @cpcr_fr @RwandaUN @GuernicaLaw37
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 14. Dezember 2017
‚Syria’s Disappeared‘ won Investigation of the Year tonight at the #britishjournalismawards. Thanks to all who worked on the film, to @C4Dispatches, but mostly thanks to the brave Syrian torture survivors & families who spoke to us – please listen to them & #savetherest #BJA2017
— Sara Afshar (@SaraAfshar) 12. Dezember 2017
#DrAndrewWallis: The frightening thing is that many genocidaire fugitives are known to the authorities. We know who they are. Why are they walking freely? #GenocideCommemoration. #TruthJustice
— Rwanda in Geneva (@RwandaInGeneva) 14. Dezember 2017
#DafrozaGauthier of #CPCR: There are almost 30 genocidaire cases before the French courts. These need to be tried. #GenocideCommemoration #TruthJustice
— Rwanda in Geneva (@RwandaInGeneva) 14. Dezember 2017
#GenocideCommemoration. UNOG DG Michael Møller: Today, we reflect on the role of the Genocide Convention, and we reflect on our role, on our responsibility…
— Rwanda in Geneva (@RwandaInGeneva) 14. Dezember 2017
Adama Dieng urges States to ratify the #GenocideConvention as a moral obligation towards humanity. Launches a 1 year campaign ahead of the Convention’s 70th anniversary. #GenocideCommemoration
— Rwanda in Geneva (@RwandaInGeneva) 14. Dezember 2017
Panel discussion ‘The duty to Honour Victims by Preventing & Punishing Genocide‘, in commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the Genocide Convention @tobycadman
Today, 15.00h, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Room XII.
More information at: https://t.co/T2xnSXRdZq pic.twitter.com/bLwVuveTjg
— GCIJ (@GuernicaCentre) 14. Dezember 2017
Report publication: Violence in Rakhine State and the UK’s response
Exclusive: Roméo Dallaire, who led UN forces in Rwanda, tells @DominicWaghorn the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is “very deliberate genocide”. https://t.co/Oa2V3LCgdI
— Kenny Stewart (@KennySkyNews) 13. Dezember 2017
Important reporting from @Irrawaddy. Buddhist settlers are being moved to N Rakhine to rejig the demographics in anticipation of Rohingya returns. https://t.co/7r8WL9L0Xn
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 15. Dezember 2017
#EU Parliament adopts strong resolution decrying #Cambodia crackdown on dissent and political opposition. Asking @eu_eeas to prepare list of officials responsible for abuses w/ a view to impose targeted sanctions against them. https://t.co/ZFfobdrhSz pic.twitter.com/cFKivo5Ln4
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Dezember 2017
#EU Parliament adopts resolution on #RohingyaCrisis condemning #Myanmar army atrocities, insisting on an end to impunity, calling on Govt to refer itself to #ICC, & urging EU to urgently impose targeted
sanctions against commanders responsible for crimes. https://t.co/xzJ9ZYJOTn pic.twitter.com/n8aWsGfTnB— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Dezember 2017
Ganze Familien wurden ausgelöscht.
Niemand konnte bisher sagen, wie viele #Rohingya in #Burma gestorben sind. Nun hat Ärzte ohne Grenzen @MSF Überlebende befragt. Das Ergebnis ist niederschmetternd. https://t.co/rxEB2VKFJL— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Dezember 2017
The international community must listen to the voices of Burma’s internally and externally displaced people https://t.co/Yawb4zW54c
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 13. Dezember 2017
„Repatriation will not be possible w/o concerted efforts to hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes.“ #UN official calls for establishment of an impartial, independent mechanism to support justice for atrocity crimes in #Myanmar’s Rakhine state https://t.co/KUEVHEH47k pic.twitter.com/DRfa6GLrG1
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 13. Dezember 2017
#Myanmar’s Ministry of Information attempting to shame brave journalists like common criminals. Says so much about the state of ‚democracy‘ there. Pe Myint, who heads that ministry, was a celebrated writer and democracy activist before he took the job. https://t.co/iLOBBWwtuU
— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) 14. Dezember 2017
#Bangladesh: Surveys estimate that at least 9,000 #Rohingya died in #Myanmar from 25 Aug -24 Sept.
71.7% of deaths were caused by violence. https://t.co/nnD9nkGLfl
— MSF International (@MSF) 14. Dezember 2017
My friends and colleagues Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been arrested in Myanmar. @Reuters is “urgently seeking more information about the circumstances of their arrest and their current situation.” https://t.co/nJFLOK7Pgu
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) 13. Dezember 2017
Diphtheria in #Bangladesh #Rohingya refugee camps expected to double every few days: https://t.co/DtZbsSEWWG (@irinnews)
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 14. Dezember 2017
Who’s aiding #China’s surreptitious collection of DNA from a Muslim minority? American company Thermo Fisher Scientific @thermofisher @hrw
— James Leibold (@jleibold) 13. Dezember 2017
Civil activists raise serious concern over #Bangladesh enforced disappearances
https://t.co/QgL0HGBaQz via @dailystarnews @nytopinion @pritheworld @MarcoWerman @BBCNews @mtill50 @guardian @npr @KellyMcEvers @newyorker @TulipSiddiq #TulipSiddiq #UKLabour #EnforcedDisappearance— Michele Mattingly (@mmattingly11) 11. Dezember 2017
Report publication: Violence in Rakhine State and the UK’s response – News from Parliament – UK Parliament https://t.co/TqmegdDXAO
— Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 11. Dezember 2017
Bangladesh becoming more autocratic under one party rule https://t.co/WnUxOOablv
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 11. Dezember 2017
Pakistan submits pleadings before International Court of Justice in Kulbhushan Jadhav case – https://t.co/s6I4PCk2lV
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 14. Dezember 2017
Muslim nations set to declare east Jerusalem as future Palestinian state’s capital – https://t.co/GjyEknhfh9
— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 14. Dezember 2017
As #Rohingya continue to flee ethnic cleansing, #EU should press #Myanmar & #Bangladesh to ditch coerced refugee return plan and work w/ #UNHCR to ensure #refugees‚ rights are fully respected. @HRW letter https://t.co/H9S5IimsOI @Refugees pic.twitter.com/Mc5dN8OTWg
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. Dezember 2017
Rohingya women have been systematically raped by Myanmar’s security forces, a new report shows. Doctors say they’re stunned by the volume of rapes, and interviews with 29 women indicate a „sickening sameness“ to their accounts. pic.twitter.com/7shZfEJP08
— dwnews (@dwnews) 11. Dezember 2017
Pls read this important @AP story on horrific “methodical” rape of #Rohingya women and girls by #Myanmar security forces. https://t.co/9Df4ahz0By
See also @HRW report: https://t.co/i2vCyOE74E pic.twitter.com/n17cRxJ2yq— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. Dezember 2017
#Bangladesh–#Myanmar agreement to begin returning #Rohingya #refugees by Jan 23, 2018, creates impossible timetable for safe and voluntary returns. It should be shelved.
Read @HRW’s letter to the two govts: https://t.co/NCSrpQZsFG— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 11. Dezember 2017