Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 25 June

Turkey and teargas, power change in Qatar, condoms in New York State, Hungary, Burma, and Obama in Africa

In today's Brief: Human Rights Watch continues its investigations into Turkey's protests. Power has changed hands in Qatar, but without a popular vote. New York States has a better chance of fighting HIV with a new law, not yet on the books, regarding condoms. More news on Hungary and Burma. US President Obama is headed to Africa.
Human Rights Watch investigates injuries from direct fire of teargas projectiles in Turkey.

In Qatar, emir Sheikh Hamad hands power over to his son in a transition that may be peaceful, but didn't reflect a popular vote.

In the United States, the New York State Assembly passed a bill forbidding cops to use condoms as evidence in prostitution cases, a practice that flew in the face of sound HIV prevention tactics.

Members of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly rejected "a monitoring procedure” for Hungary, whose recent changes to its constitution and laws restrict media freedom and undermine legal checks on the government's authority.

A teenage girl's story illustrates Burma's crackdown on Muslim minorities.

Gunmen attacked the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, just as journalists were gathering for a press conference...

In Syria, the Counterterrorism Court is being used to stifle dissent, Human Rights Watch revealed.

Yesterday we detailed how the Syrian government is punishing women for delivering humanitarian assistance, participating in protests, and supporting the opposition by subjecting them to detention, torture, and sexual assault.