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Myanmar: Twitter suspends account of top military general over hate speech
Author: Paul Eckert, Radio Free Asia
"Twitter Suspends Account of Top Myanmar General Over Hate Speech", 16 May 2019...
- Related companies: Twitter
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges states to adopt "smart mix" of measures to regulate new technologies to address human rights impacts
Author: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
"'Smart mix' of measures needed to regulate new technologies - Bachelet," 24 April 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
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Myanmar: 54 jade miners feared dead in landslide; locals blame disaster on companies' disregard of laws
Author: Elizabeth Janmar,Ye Kaung Myint Maung, & Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia
"54 Jade Miners Feared Dead in Landslide in Myanmar's Hpakant", 24 April 2019...
Report: Apparel brands' purchasing practices are driving labour abuses in garment factories
Author: Human Rights Watch
""Paying for a Bus Ticket and Expecting to Fly": How Apparel Brand Purchasing Practices Drive Labor Abuses", 23 April 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Beyond Social Auditing
Myanmar: French oil company Total says contract disclosure good for business, generates consensus
Author: Sebastian Sahla, Myanmar Times
"Contract disclosure good for business in Myanmar, Total says ...[C]ontracts....set out many of the most important terms under which investors operate, potentially including tax rates, environmental commitments and social obligations. In Myanmar, cont...
- Related companies: Total
Myanmar: Employment agencies cheat workers by withholding 'taxes'; one agency only gave half of workers' wages
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Employment agencies accused of cheating Myanmar workers", 20 March 2019 Many Myanmar workers with work permits have been exploited by employment agencies as they prepared to leave Malaysia, according to a migrant-rights activist. ..."An agency tried ...
Myanmar: Network seeking an end to Myitsone Dam project will be set up
Author: Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
"Network opposing dam project to be set up", 26 March 2019 A nationwide network seeking an end to the Myitsone Dam project will be set up.... A campaign aimed at stopping the project was held...to raise public awareness about the plan to set up the ne...
Myanmar: Farmers fear land law requiring permit will be "selectively enforced" on them instead of large-scale land grabbers
Author: Thompson Chau & Kyaw Soe Htet, Myanmar Times
"Renewed fears of mass displacement as land deadline nears", 11 March 2019...
Myanmar: Su Kyi says Govt. must uphold dam projects despite environmental & social objections
Author: Thiri Min Zin, Ye Kaung Myint Maung & Roseanne Gerin, Radio Free Asia
"Myanmar's Leader Urges 'Broad-minded' Look at Chinese Dam And Other Big Projects", 14 March 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas