Freedom of Movement - standards and mechanisms
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Freedom of movement within state territory:
The right of freedom of movement is a fundamental human right, to be accorded to all individuals within States. Migrants exercising this right may however be subject to restrictions in their movements on entering a State of which they are not yet permanent residents or nationals. Article 13 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (1948) (UDHR), states that "everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State?. Article 12 (1) of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, (1966) (ICCPR), a legally binding instrument, provides for the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose ones residence for those ?lawfully? within the territory of a State. This would therefore exclude irregular migrants entering a State, of which they are not a national, although migrants whose status has been regularised would be considered to be lawfully within the territory for the purposes of Article 12. A number of national constitutions reflect this provision of international law and provide citizens with the right to freedom of movement within the State. However this right may not be fully extended to migrants present within the territory who may be restricted to residing in certain parts of the country...
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Legislation Online
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2012-01-29
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"“Freedom, Equality and Justice are the essential values for every human being, as well being the essential foundational values needed to build a peaceful society,” Dr Salai Lian Hmung Sakhong, Vice-Chair of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC), declared at the opening of a DVB run panel discussion on values for peace to mark the International Day of Peace in Yangon.
Giving the opening remarks at the DVB organized event, which was supported by the Joint Peace Fund, Dr Sakhong, said these values need to be protected legally and politically. That way ethnic communities including Bamar would be able to solve the issues that relate to diversity, multiculturalism, and difference of religion.
“If we want to move ahead to a country based on democracy and a federal system, we have to recognize and respect different ethnicities and celebrate their diversity,” he said. He explained that this was necessary because it was an essential step towards building the values needed for lasting peace.
He said: “If we do so, the values of mutual recognition and mutual respect will gradually become the core values for peace in this country, and we need to see these values as our strength. Moreover, that values can guarantee to reach peace.”
The one-day event on 21 September 2019 constituted a series of three panel discussions led by female discussants on values for peace and two core issues on business and environment that would gain benefits from achieving peace in Myanmar.
The final panel on “Values for Peace”, involved Lahpai Ja Ra from the Gender and Development Institute (GDI), Nan Say Hwa who is a Former Member of Parliament, Zar chi Oo, an independent researcher and Mon Mon Myat, a freelance writer..."
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"Joint Peace Fund" via Reliefweb
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2019-10-01
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Freedom of opinion and expression: - the situation in Burma/Myanmar - reports, analyses, recommendations, Freedom of Movement - standards and mechanisms
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