Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 28 May 2015

At least 42 civilians and one police officer are dead following a three-hour shootout between police and civilians in Michoacán state, Mexico. The Mexican government should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the killings. It's time for South Korea to drop a Cold War-era law that is now being used to suppress freedom of speech and keep people in jail. Good news -- the Netherlands is considering accepting detainees from Guantanamo Bay. If the deal goes through, some detainees who have been held indefinitely at the US prison will get the chance to start a new life in a safe environment. From earlier today: The next FIFA president should ensure the global footballing body uses its "immense power" to put an end to human rights violations in the name of sport, Human Rights Watch said today. FIFA should require that future host countries of the World Cup comply with fundamental human rights norms, amid growing concerns at the treatment of migrant labourers building stadia for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Governments gathering in Bangkok tomorrow to discuss the Southeast Asia boat people crisis should prioritise saving lives at sea and ensuring unimpeded access for UN agencies to those saved. Burma and Bangladesh should also be pressured to end human rights abuses against the Rohingya, that are causing them to flee by sea. The UN's humanitarian chief Valerie Amos will give her third and final annual briefing on Syria today. Yet despite her continued warnings about the level of carnage, hundreds of thousands have died and millions more forced from their homes.