KUCHING, December 6, 2016 - A memorandum addressed to
Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace will be re-sent after it was returned
unopened as the Buckingham Palace had refused to accept it.
A venue to express opinions and views on social issues, native customary rights land, cultures and traditions of the Dayak community as well as to voice out the problems and grievances of the indigenous and rural communities.
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
NGOs from Sarawak among over 40 protesting the use of timber from Sarawak to build Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Over 40 NGOs deliver letter to IOC cautioning that timber
for Olympic Stadium and other venues risks connections to human rights and
environmental violations
Lausanne, Switzerland, December 6, 2016 - As Olympic
organizers deliberate on cost-cutting measures for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics , a
letter endorsed by 44 organizations was hand-delivered today to the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) during its winter board meeting, warning
Olympic organizers of the high risk that illegal and unsustainable rainforest
timber will be used to construct Tokyo’s new Olympic National Stadium and other
facilities.
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