Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 1 July

In today's Brief: Egyptians protest, the US Senate considers a new FBI director, Texans rally, Chadians rejoice, Syrians are trapped, and J Lo sings Happy Birthday to a dictator - find out who paid her price...   After massive protests Sunday, Egypt's military responded with an ultimatum... The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering former Bush administration official James Comey to lead the FBI, they should look carefully at his record during the 'torture memo' years... Indonesia’s poor treatment of migrant and asylum-seeking children needs urgent attention... Thousands rallied in Texas opposing abortion legislation, that would be among the most restrictive in the country, in round two of a contentious political battle... The singer Jennifer Lopez -- "J Lo" -- sang "Happy Birthday" to the ruler of one of the world’s most repressive countries, leading to the hashtag #HowJLoCanYouGo... Another major story at the weekend was the arrest of Hissène Habré, Chad’s former dictator, taken into police custody in Senegal. As the war in Syria drags on and casualties mount, Human Rights Watch has revealed that most neighboring countries are pushing back tens of thousands of people trying to flee...