Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 2 April 2015

Kenya is reeling after gunmen from Islamist militant group al-Shabaab stormed a university in north-eastern part of the country, killing at least 147 staff and students and injuring 79 others. The four attackers have been killed. In the wake of this terrible attack, Kenya should protect vulnerable Muslim communities from potential revenge attacks. Iran and a number of world powers have agreed on the framework of a deal that would limit Iran's nuclear capabilities. The agreement is set to be finalized in late June. And another perspective from Washington Post reporter Anup Kaphle... The airstrikes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition that hit a displaced persons’ camp in northern Yemen on March 30 raised grave concerns about violations of the laws of war. The airstrikes killed at least 29 civilians and wounded 41, including 14 children and 11 women. Meanwhile, UNICEF says that 62 children have been killed in Yemen in the past week as fighting intensifies. Families of some inmates at Jaw Prison in Bahrain have not been allowed contact with them since unrest broke out there on March 10. Authorities should immediately allow all prisoners to make phone calls to their families and resume scheduled visits.