Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 3 February 2015

New reports emerged that the extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) burned to death a captured Jordanian pilot. If Jordan proceeds to execute two alleged militants on death-row in retaliation, it will only reinforce ISIS callousness toward human life. "Inside Syria's Jails", an account from a teacher and activist, illustrates the systematic patterns of ill-treatment and torture Human Rights Watch has documented. In Crimea, local authorities continue to tighten the screws, silencing critics and controlling information. And a thought provoking piece on the connection between mass shootings and domestic violence. One study, that looked at hundreds of thousands of cases, foun that "a felony domestic violence conviction is the single greatest predictor of future violent crime among men." From this morning: The civilian death toll in Ukraine is rising sharply, mainly because both rebel separatists and Ukrainian government forces are using unguided rockets in populated areas, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. A devastating new video also shows the toll on civilians caused by the fighting in the east of the country.