Obama visits Kenya & Ethiopia; Hissène Habré trial; sham trial in Azerbaijan; US prisons; Executions in Iran; Death penalty Pakistan; Thailand's weak Human Rights Commission; good news on LGBT & Africa.

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All eyes are on Kenya, where US president Barack Obama will meet government officials, politicians from opposition parties, and several human rights defenders.
Obama will also visit Ethiopia.
Human Rights Watch has released a short video on the first two days of the historic trial of the ex-dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré.
In Azerbaijan the trial against investigative reporter Khadija Ismailova begins ....
Last week, Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit a federal penitentiary; an “unprecedented” and “historic" event. But the United Nations has not had the same access.
Talking about US detention facilities...
Pakistan is one of the countries that still executes people. Even people with mental health conditions.
People who've been convicted for violating the odious blasphemy laws also risk execution in Pakistan.
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