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Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 6 January 2015

LRA, Ukraine, Philippines, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Tunisia, Germany, Egypt, DR Congo, US, Ethiopia, Syria, ISIS

In today's Brief: Top LRA member allegedly captured; Germany/Ukraine summit; heavy explosives exacted tremendous toll in 2014 wars; outrageous pre-trial detentions in the Philippines; press freedom under assault in Turkey; Saudi Arabia executes another person for a non-violent offense; Mexico's worst rights crisis in years; Tunisia jails blogger; Germany protests; Egypt tries 26 for "debauchery"; plea to arrest brutal DRC warlord; US blocking torture photos; plight of Ethiopia Nine; fears for Syria refugees; and ISIS - smart strategy or human rights clickbait?

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