Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 21 June

In today's Brief: The data mining reveals continue: The United Kingdom has been gathering info and sharing it with the NSA, while India plans to also spy on its people. Two African countries vow to protect domestic workers. Earlier today, we focused on Brazil, Morocco, violence against women, and Uzbekistan. 
Latest Snowden leaks reveal that Britian's spy agency, GCHQ, has been  gathering personal information communicated by phone and the internet.
India follows the bad precedent of the GCHQ and NSA by planning to launch its own surveillance program -- a clear false step for a country that could be an international human rights leader. Two African countries ratify the convention to protect domestic workers,  women who cook, clean, and care for families, but can be subjected to terrible abuse.
Huge demonstrations shook Brazil, with again some concerns about police tactics as in previous protests: HRW issued a new report today looking at how Morocco's courts are convicting defendants based on confessions they claim were obtained through torture or falsified by police. Researchers examined five trials covering 77 people, including protesters seeking reform, Western Sahara activists, and persons accused of plotting terrorism.  Human Rights Watch's Eric Goldstein weighs in with this op-ed, published in Morocco's Lakome, on the country's fast-track judicial process.
A new report from the World Health Organisation revealed some shocking global data on violence against women and its consequences...