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Daily Brief, April 23, 2024

Adama Dieng has been appointed as the first African Union (AU) special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities.

In an interview on the BBC’s Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda’s “remarkable regime.” But as the debate over the government’s Safety of Rwanda bill came to a close, he left out some important facts about Rwanda’s human rights record.

Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev signed a new law on April,15, 2024 to strengthen protections from violence for women and children, including domestic violence survivors, but it falls short in key areas

Angola’s parliament should significantly revise or withdraw a proposed national security law that fails to meet international human rights standards.

This Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the work of the courageous people who put themselves at risk fighting for a world in which people and the planet can thrive.

Muhammad Boota, a domestic worker in Lahore, requires an insulin injection every 10 days to help manage his diabetes. But just one of these injections costs about one-third of his meagre monthly salary.

Daily Brief, April 22, 2024.

United Nations member countries should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s rights record at the UN Human Rights Council to press the government to end its crackdown on dissent and other fundamental rights.