Under #FreedomOfInformation we asked @dfat @Australia 's Foreign Minister @MarisePayne why was Senior General Min Aung Hlaing of #Myanmar not added to the to the consolidated list of persons & entities subject to financial #sanctions. While EU, US, UK has already done so.
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VAI represents #Rohingya groups in the Cox Bazar refugee camp who have told us they expect other countries to put pressure on #Myanmar to allow them to return, safely and with full citizenship
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#Sanctions are how governments put pressure on each other, but #Australia has shielded the #Myanmar military's highest ranking perpetrator from them- and continues to "cozy up" with him at diplomatic meetings @hrw hrw.org/news/2020/02/2…
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We also asked why there have not been sanctions on companies owned by the #Myanmar military (#Tatmadaw). These businesses fund violations of #IHRL and #IHL, as reported by the #FMM ohchr.org/Documents/HRBo… 4/n
Yesterday, @dfat asked if they can have a 2 week extension to give us a response to these questions. We are waiting to give this information to the #Rohingya groups we represent- hoping for something substantial by the 28 August deadline. Stay tuned. #Myanmar #Australia
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