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EU-Viet Nam trade deal welcomed as a tool to tackle illegal wildlife trade

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Humane Society International/Europe and Humane Society International/Viet Nam have cautiously welcomed the signing of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement in Hanoi on Sunday...

Almost two-thirds of palm oil consumed in the EU is burned as energy – new data

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Europeans are increasingly eating less and less palm oil and instead are inadvertently burning more and more in cars and trucks. Last year 65%...

Leaked ASEAN report predicts Rohingya repatriation

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Burma Human Rights Network mentions a leaked report from ASEAN’s Emergency Response and Assessment Team which predicted an easy process returning 500,000 Rohingya to...

Rohingya and Muslims urge EU to act on UN call to sanction military-linked businesses in Myanmar

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
The UN Fact Finding Mission last week issued a statement urging the international community to financially isolate Myanmar’s military for its involvement in the...

Myanmar denies New Year’s pardon to Muslims and Rohingyas

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Muslims and ethnic Rohingya were among those missing from the more than 9,000 prisoners pardoned last week by Myanmar’s President Win Myint to mark the annual...
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