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@GlobalJusticeC panel with ex-#UN Special Rapporteur @YangheeLeeSKKU, ex-#KofiAnnan Commission member @lvandenassum & #Rohingya @waiwainu on #Myanmar & #Rohingyas with Prof Lee saying she has seen "no progress" in Myanmar to address Rohingya discrimination. #Justice4Rohingya ImageImage
Prof Lee adds it's "ironic" to see what happened to the #Rohingyas in #Myanmar in 2017 and prior now being seen again against the #Rakhine #ethnic citizens as she highlights how the #military is shelling and attacking the residents there now #Justice4Rohingya Image
Prof Lee highlights how it's "entirely doubtful" that the most responsible will be held accountable" for all the alleged atrocities in #Rakhine #Myanmar. Calls for nation to "dismantle" the system of discrimination against #Rohingyas & to amend the laws, reform justice system Image
@lvandenassum highlighted how "#Apartheid is still in place" in #Rakhine #Myanmar & "nothing has been done" as #Rohingyas remain in internally displaced camps with movement restrictions. Adds the government has "real credibility issues" especially with ongoing atrocities ImageImageImageImage
@waiwainu accuses #Myanmar of "lofty statements" as the government actions do not translate into any meaningful difference/benefits to the #Rohingyas. Adds the nation shows no "genuine attempts to create opportunities for the Rohingyas. #Justice4Rohingya ImageImageImage
@waiwainu highlights how #Myanmar will hold elections this year but "political rights of #Rohingyas are not restored". So the Rohingyas will very likely not be able to vote against this year. When elections held in 2015, Rohingyas couldn't vote as they're not considered citizens ImageImageImage
Aside from demanding accountability from #Myanmar & its #military on #Rohingya crisis, alleged #atrocities, @YangheeLeeSKKU says the international community should call for accountability by the #UN and the #UNSC as well #Justice4Rohingya ImageImage
@lvandenassum says she's all for economic progress in country but calls for international firms to exercise "due diligence" when investing, partnering companies in #Myanmar to ensure these corporations are not controlled by the #military or working closely with military ImageImageImageImage
@lvandenassum urges international community to "raise our voices even higher" to call on #Myanmar to embrace greater diversity, #ethnicity. Says this should be applied to all states, ethnicities, not just for #Rohingyas. Adds Myanmar can only move forward if it accepts minorities ImageImageImage
The 3-member panel with vast experience on #Myanmar spent 1 hour sharing ideas on what nation needs to do, existing issues regarding #Rohingyas as country's supposed to submit its 1st report to the @icj by May 24 on what it has done to prevent further genocide against Rohingyas Image
When @Gambia_MOJ took case to @CIJ_ICJ against #Myanmar accusing nation of #genocide against #Rohingyas, #AungSanSuuKyi defended nation's position maintaining it did not commit genocide even though war crimes may have occurred as #military conducted operations in #Rakhine in 2017 ImageImageImageImage

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🧵#Thailand's foreign minister has invited his fellow #ASEAN counterparts to an "informal" dialogue to discuss ways to help resolve #Myanmar #coup crisis, into its 3rd year. Invite also extended to Myanmar #military irrawaddy.com/news/the-world… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #เมียนมา #พม่า
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Victims buried in a mass grave after #Myanmar #military launched air strikes on a #Kachin Independence Organization #KIO anniversary celebration Oct 23. At least 80 people said to be killed, 100s more injured. Fatalities may rise over hindered medical aid #whatshappeninginmyanmar ImageImageImageImage
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THREAD: 1 of #Myanmar's most powerful #ethnic army #Kachin Independence Army #KIA/political wing #KIO has refuted #Myanmar #military's claim that their air strikes were aimed at a KIA base camp. KIA said the attacked site was a marketplace with civilians. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Myanmar #military's air attacks on #Hpakant #Kachin during a Kachin Independence Organization #KIO concert Oct 23 killed at least 80 people & 100s more injured. #KIA says the army carried out a "mass killing" which is "1 of the most cruel & deplorable action" against civilians.
#Myanmar's #ethnic armed group #KIA/#Kachin Independence Organization #KIO adds that the #military regime's latest attack only "encourages stronger revolution against" the Myanmar army. KIA has been clashing with the military for over 60 years. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Oct 24, 2022
#Myanmar #military air strikes on #Hpakant northern #Kachin said to have killed/injured over 50 people. Victims were in an #ethnic armed group #KIO #Kachin Independence Organization music celebration. Its army #KIA has clashed with #military for 70 years #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Some prominent singers/artists said to have been killed/injured in #Myanmar #military air attacks aimed at #Hpakant, Kachin. #Kachin Independence Army has upped its clashes with military since Feb 2021 #coup. #KIA had rejected army's offer of peace talks #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Videos of aftermath of #Myanmar #military air strikes on #Hpakant #Kachin sent to me for use. Increasingly, Myanmar military has been/will be using air attacks to target #ethnic territories controlled by ethnic armed groups/civilian resistance forces #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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🧵In less than 2 months, #Myanmar & #Russia met at least 3 times via high-level physical visits. #Military chief now making 2nd trip to Russia with his last one only in mid-July. Attending Eastern Economic Forum, he'll likely engage Russian defence again #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Russia's Vladivostok Eastern Economic Forum's aimed at attracting investments into Russia. Unclear if Russian President Putin will attend. Since #Moscow attacked #Ukraine 5 months ago, nations like #US & #EU have introduced/expanded sanctions on Russia #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Economic sanctions & #RussiaUkraineWar have certainly impacted #Russia. Same goes for #Myanmar where prolonged #militarycoup for over a year has caused many foreign firms to pull out/stop investments & brought economy to its knees foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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THREAD: Tough to see any real improvement if @ASEAN & #Myanmar #military fail to see eye-to-eye on how far 5-point consensus has come in last 16 months. #ASEAN has just given #Myanmar #military 3 more months till Nov to show results of 5-point plan. 1/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar ImageImageImageImage
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#Myanmar #military in turn accuses @ASEAN of making "1-sided assessment" of its 5-point consensus implementation efforts & that bloc was not appraising results in an "objective and fair manner based on the factual updates and situations on the ground" 3/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar ImageImageImageImage
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