{"id":45237,"date":"2019-01-29T10:03:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T09:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=45237"},"modified":"2019-02-01T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T09:11:19","slug":"burma-campaign-uks-evidence-to-the-foreign-affairs-committee-on-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/burma-campaign-uks-evidence-to-the-foreign-affairs-committee-on-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Burma Campaign UK’s evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French firm pulls out of Myanmar dam project<\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/ZJzednmB2c<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 1. Februar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#News<\/a> Lens: World Bank and Tata Group must take urgent action to address long-standing health and safety concerns<\/span> on their tea plantations in India <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/uCWIuLhKaG<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Another successful fundraiser on behalf to the Chingari Trust from Assist Bhopal<\/span> with their Bollywood Dance Workshop fundraiser.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Our thanks go to everybody helping and taking part. <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/Eo62iVIXxh<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 BhopalMedicalAppeal (@BhopalMedAppeal) 28. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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They should use the higher figues for dead and injured but it is still a step in the right direction <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/UIkasnnAPl<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 BhopalMedicalAppeal (@BhopalMedAppeal) 31. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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THIS IS BIG! Today the Supreme Court ruled oil companies cannot walk away from project clean-up. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Next we need to implement the @ReclaimAlberta<\/a> plan to create jobs and make sure polluters are fully on the hook to pay for clean-up. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more here: <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/tWVeNUh7lD<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/YiaMgi2t0Z<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Council of Canadians (@CouncilofCDNs) 31. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Rohingya Crisis \u2013 UN Special Envoy Should Drop \u2018Appalling\u2019 Support For NVC Process. \u201c…There is no need and no time left for the NVC process. It is nothing more than a delaying tactic to avoid giving citizenship to the Rohingya…“ @MarkFarmaner<\/a> BCUK <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/dBlJK0cs1y<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 31. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We welcome the recommendations made during #UPR32<\/a>, incl on #civicspace<\/a>#HRDs<\/a>#LGBTIQrights<\/a>🏳️‍🌈, & encourage the govt of Cambodia to accept the recs received & ensure effective implementation of accepted recs in coming years to ensure full protection of all #humanrights<\/a> in <\/span>#Cambodi<\/span>a<\/a><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/ssIdrkuaAu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 31. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Campaign success! French multinational energy company Engie is pulling out of upper Yeywa dam project, after being placed on a \u2018Dirty List\u2019 by Burma Campaign UK<\/span> https:\/\/t.co\/aBU74hoAEd<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 30. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We will also be stepping up pressure on Gruner, the Swiss company which is the parent company<\/span> of Stucky, to end their involvement in dams in Burma.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burma Campaign UK’s evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on sanctions has been published here –<\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/amRDHEWYzI<\/a> @CommonsForeign<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Burma Campaign UK (@burmacampaignuk) 28. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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CCHR co-submitted several reports ahead of the 3rd #UPR<\/a> of #Cambodia<\/a>, on topics including #CivicSpace<\/a>#FundamentalFreedoms<\/a>#AccesstoJustice<\/a>#Womensrights<\/a> & #LGBTIQrights<\/a>. Find all the submissions by civil society here: <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/LXzKU6JGlL<\/a> #UPR32<\/a>#UPR32KH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My post @opiniojuris<\/a> on #statelessness<\/a> & the legal linkages to #massatrocities<\/a> – an overlooked connection perhaps? Drawing from the #Myanmar<\/a>#FFM<\/a> report, a few preliminary thoughts and areas for future exploration… <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/FpWXFosOyL<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Priya Pillai (@PillaiPriy) 28. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Let\u2019s hope #SheikhHasina<\/a> will be leading by example by heeding her own advice to the medical profession and will be promptly tendering her own resignation <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/Bzedy9qoln<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 27. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The 3rd Universal Periodic Review (#UPR<\/a>) of #Cambodia<\/a> will take place tomorrow, on 30 January 2019, at 8:30pm-midnight (Cambodia time), you can watch it live here:<\/span>https:\/\/t.co\/d1QnL55IWT<\/a>#UPR32<\/a>#UPR32KH<\/a><\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/tuoYY6yhYn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#News<\/span><\/a> Lens: World Bank and Tata Group must take urgent action to address long-standing health and safety concerns on their tea plantations in India<\/span><\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/uCWIuLhKaG<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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1\/2 Fall des #Dammbruchs<\/a> in #Brasilien<\/a> zeigt wieder einmal: #Audits<\/a> & #Zertifizierungen<\/a> sind nicht verlässlich und taugen nicht, um Sicherheitsstandards zu garantieren.<\/span> Es braucht ein #Sorgfaltpflichtengesetz<\/a>, das rechtliche Haftung regelt <\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/j1DaSUyTVE<\/a><\/span>#TüvSüd<\/a>#NAPWiMR<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 ECCHR (@ECCHRBerlin) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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DC folks, this is unacceptable and you can take action on this TODAY! Half an hour of your time to stand in solidarity with Bangladeshi garment workers:<\/span><\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/lOQ3ikvBUz<\/a><\/span>@cleanclothes<\/a><\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/iB3gZb2oLA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Friends in DC! Please make your lunch break tomorrow purposeful and join the @ILRF<\/a> at the embassy of Bangladesh at 12:30PM! Workers in Bangladesh have been facing violence for protesting for living wages. This action is part of a week of solidarity with workers from Bangladesh. <\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/RVw370cMEk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Penelope Kyritsis (@_penelopeCK) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.@seawatchcrew<\/a> lodged an urgent complaint with #ECHR<\/a> against Italy<\/span> while #SeaWatch<\/a> 3, having 47 rescued people onboard, has been unable to make land for over a week. #SafePassage<\/a> #united4med<\/a> #defendsolidarity<\/a> #PortOfSafety<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/z0kpLArR6S<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 ECCHR (@ECCHRBerlin) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Eight years after the start of the conflict in #Syria<\/a>, there are still 2.5 million Syrian #refugee<\/a> children living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.<\/span> Demand for services such as health and education far outstrips the existing capacities“, informs @UNICEF<\/a>. <\/span><\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/RAkoaQQdGq<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Civil society can also participate in the #UPR<\/a> process, as illustrated by our infographic: <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/pzl62RCbwb<\/a> #UPR32<\/a>#Cambodia<\/a>#UPRKH<\/a><\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/HwIJjTjr2z<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Find out more about the #UPR<\/a> process through our infographic: <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/pzl62RCbwb<\/a>. 3 key documents form the basis of the review under the UPR mechanism, find these documents for #Cambodia<\/a> here: https:\/\/t.co\/NTeOLhsQqB<\/a>#UPR32<\/a>#UPR32KH<\/a><\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/jhGKnS1p0b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 29. Januar 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.@NZUNGVA<\/a> @NLinGeneva<\/a> @SLOtoUN<\/a> @MisionGinebra<\/a> @SwedenGeneva<\/a> @swiss_un<\/a> @UKMissionGeneva<\/a> @USAmbGVA<\/a> make recommendations to #Cambodia<\/a> at #UPR32<\/a> on strengthening the rights of #HRDs<\/a>, political opposition, and #journalists<\/a> in practicing freedom of expression, association, and assembly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 UPR Info (@UPRinfo) 30. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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About 60 countries by this time offered recommendation to Cambodia to improve its human rights status ranging protection of fundamental freedoms, hrd & oppositions, interestingly many offered the respect & actions to LGBTIQ 🏳️‍🌈 (same sex marriage & anti discrimination law). <\/span><\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/SQZYYW7DxJ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sopheap Chak (@sopheapfocus) 30. Januar 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n