Phil Robertson
@Reaproy
Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch, mostly SE Asia. FCCT Board member. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS. Cape Cod. Thai/Lao speaker
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http://www.hrw.org 16-05-2010 20:44:30
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“Climate change activists & NGO leaders are in jail, workers are prohibited from forming independent unions, & the human rights & democracy movement has effectively been wiped out” says Human Rights Watch about situation in #Vietnam . Why is Apple sourcing there? rfa.org/english/news/v…
De-risking supply chains? Really? 'Companies with very fancy codes of conduct are investing in a country where human rights abuses are systematic & pervasive” says Human Rights Watch to Apple & others pouring investments into #Vietnam . Corruption & rights abuses! time.com/6966231/truong…
Typical knee-jerk stupidity from Viet Nam Diplomacy #VietNamForUNHRC, which seems to know only how to attack critics rather than listen to the substance of what they say. The UN in Viet Nam's observations for #Vietnam 's upcoming UPR session are measured, concise, & straightforward tuoitre.vn/bao-cao-rieng-…
Here's the real reform agenda #Thai land PM Srettha Srettha Thavisin should take up if he actually cares about ordinary #Thai people. Time to do away w/criminal defamation, end #SLAPP lawsuits that powerful people & big business bring against critics & reformers! youtube.com/watch?v=62_zgO…
🚨We @HRW r 🗣️ on GermanForeignOffice to explain their actions!
How is it that a 🇬🇧🇵🇸Dr is 🛑& deported from 🇩🇪 & allegedly told it wld be a crim offence to even 🗣️ remotely or send a video message to a conference in 🇩🇪on his experience in Gaza?
Freedom of express is a right 🧵
This is la-la land silliness from European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 Asia director. The discussions should be about what sanctions the EU is going to impose on senior Hong Kong leaders leading the totalitarian crackdown on human rights in #HongKong . European Parliament needs to take note, & take action!
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OVERTHROWING THE FUTURE: The Constitutional Court of Thailand
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