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Saudi authorities since May 15, 2018, detained a total of seven prominent women’s rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today. The activists have long advocated ending the ban on women driving and abolishing the discriminatory male guardianship system. Among those arrested are Eman al-Nafjan and Lujain al-Hathloul, along with two male activists, but authorities have not revealed the reason behind the arrests. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s ‘reform campaign’ has been a frenzy of fear for genuine Saudi reformers who dare to advocate publicly for human rights or women’s empowerment. The message is clear that anyone expressing skepticism about the crown prince’s rights agenda faces time in jail. Don't miss award-winning #films that celebrate the power of resistance in #NewYork June 14 - 21 at the @hrwfilmfestival 🎬 Tickets for the festival are on sale now! Get yours here! 👉 bit.ly/HRWFFNY Actor & Comedian, Luis Chataing (@luischataing) told us why he is supporting the Venezuelan people suffering at the hands of the Maduro regime. Comment on this post and tell us why you are with Venezuela. Stand with Venezuela - link in bio! #todosconvenezuela This week’s human rights news, in numbers. #hrw Over five years of conflict in the Central African Republic has been devastating for the country’s civilians. There has been widespread killing, sexual violence, and thousands of homes destroyed. A quarter of the population has fled the violence, and, according to the Global Hunger Index, it’s one of the hungriest country in the world. More than one million Central Africans are displaced due to conflict. Many have no access to water and food. An unprecedented judicial initiative, the Special Criminal Court, now seeks to prosecute in the Central African Republic war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back to 2003. This court could be the country’s chance to deliver justice for some of the worst crimes committed while empowering victims to participate in the process. In the last 6 weeks, Israeli forces have shot more than 100 Palestinians inside Gaza. Thousands more have been wounded, many with life-changing injuries. Israeli soldiers were firing at demonstrators who entered a 300-meter zone inside Gaza, along the border fence. Israel has declared it off limits. They acted on orders from senior security officials who told them to fire live rounds even outside of life-threatening situations. Most protesters were peaceful. Others threw stones and firebombs, launched kites with incendiary material or tried to breach or damage the fence. Israel has a responsibility to defend its borders. But during protests lethal force can only be used when strictly necessary to protect against an imminent threat to life. Merely entering a zone inside Gaza that Israel has declared off limits or even trying to cross the border, does not permit the use of deadly force. It doesn’t matter who they are. It doesn’t matter who, if anyone, sent them. Security forces may not fire on demonstrators unless they endanger life. We need accountability for more than 100 deaths at the #Gaza border.
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