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> Now, the government is too afraid to publicly speak about Liu As it should be. Speaking up would only draw more attention to Norway's unscrupulous actions in
by escapetech 9y ago
> Now, the government is too afraid to publicly speak about Liu
As it should be. Speaking up would only draw more attention to Norway's unscrupulous actions in conflicted and autocratic regions, especially considering its public image of neutrality, diplomacy, non-interference, and promoting progressive values. Denmark and Sweden are also in this as well - they say they promote human rights while exporting billions of euros in military technology and services to regions with known human rights abuses.
- paulddraper 9y agoSources?
- epmaybe 9y agoI found this link: https://www.earthrights.org/campaigns/norway-complicit-human-rights-abuses-burma https://www.earthrights.org/campaigns/norway-complicit-human... but haven't read it fully.
- paulddraper 9y agoLooks like $5b of their pension fund investments include multinational oil and gas companies in Burma. The article says Norway is complicit in these companies' actions which are complicit in "forced labor, killings, and land confiscation"