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Myanmar: Military must restore democracy, allow people to protest and express themselves, say UN experts GENEVA (26 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Myanmar military to immediately end the violent crackdown on countrywide peaceful protests against its coup and allow free expression. “The people of Myanmar have the right to protest peacefully and express their discontent with the military coup,” the experts said. “We call on the military to refrain from using force against peaceful protests, stop using live bullets against protesters immediately and re...

Asian businesses are coming under intense pressure to cut ties with the Myanmar military after this month's coup, with activists questioning whether such ventures benefit the wider population or fuel human rights abuses.

BW Businessworld Asian Firms Urged To Do Their 'Duty', Break With Myanmar Military United Nations investigators in 2019 said global firms doing business with MEHL aided the army and were at "high risk" of contributing to human rights abuses. Photo Credit : Asian businesses are coming under intense pressure to cut ties with the Myanmar military after this month's coup, with activists questioning whether such ventures benefit the wider population or fuel human rights abuses. Myanmar's military toppled the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, ending a decade-long dem...

China's labour rights issues threat to trade deal with European Union Over the past few years, China has faced mounting criticism, including from the EU and the United States over the alleged use of ethnic minority groups in forced labour camps. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- A Chinese (R) and EU flag flutters in front of the presidential palace 'Schloss Bellevue' in Berlin. (File photo| AFP) By ANI BEIJING: Though Beijing has touted its investment pact with the European Union (EU) as a strategic breakthrough, concerns have arisen about the deal, which may not get the final approval of ...

UN experts call for halt to contentious tourism resort in Bangladesh GENEVA (9 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* said today Bangladesh should suspend the construction of a large-scale tourist resort in the Chittagong Hills Tracts because it threatens to dispossess the indigenous Mro peoples of their traditional lands and cause serious environmental damage. The Bangladesh Army and Sikder Group conglomerate company R&R Holdings Limited started construction in September 2020 on Mro land in the Bandarban district. The experts said they were disturbed about irregular land leasing pra...