Myanmar at the HLP Crossroads: - Displacement Solutions
Myanmar at the HLP Crossroads: - Displacement Solutions
Myanmar at the HLP Crossroads: - Displacement Solutions
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Contents1 INTRODUCTION 12 KEY <strong>HLP</strong> CHALLENGES INTRANSITIONAL MYANMAR 53 NEW <strong>HLP</strong> LEGISLATIONSINCE MARCH 2011 113.1 Inadequacies of <strong>the</strong> New <strong>HLP</strong> Legisl<strong>at</strong>ion 114 OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVEFORWARD ON <strong>HLP</strong> ISSUES 154.1 The New Constitution Provides Supportfor Streng<strong>the</strong>ning <strong>HLP</strong> Rights 154.2 The New Government is Interestedin Advancing <strong>HLP</strong> Rights 164.3 The Business Case for Protecting <strong>HLP</strong> Rights 175 CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS FORIMPROVING <strong>HLP</strong> RIGHTS IN MYANMAR 185.1 Recommend<strong>at</strong>ion 1: Convene a N<strong>at</strong>ional<strong>HLP</strong> Summit in <strong>the</strong> Immedi<strong>at</strong>e Term 185.2 Recommend<strong>at</strong>ion 2: Initi<strong>at</strong>e ProcessesLeading to a New N<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>HLP</strong> Law 205.3 Recommend<strong>at</strong>ion 3: Actively Address LandGrabbing, Specul<strong>at</strong>ion and <strong>Displacement</strong>through Additional Policy and Legal Reforms 235.4 Recommend<strong>at</strong>ion 4: Provide Training andCapacity Building for Parliamentarians andPolitical Parties on <strong>HLP</strong> Rights Best Practiceand Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Standards 256 ANNEX 1: A BRIEF HISTORICALOVERVIEW OF THE <strong>HLP</strong> LEGALFRAMEWORK OF MYANMAR 27Photo by Andrew Scherer /<strong>Displacement</strong> <strong>Solutions</strong>
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