Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 29 January 2016

Refugees trapped in Greece; justice for 'untouchables' at ICC; crackdown in China; reporters arrested & mass graves in Burundi; Syria peace negotiations; Libya & Islamic State; #HRWeekend Amsterdam.

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“It’s deeply troubling to hear EU leaders discuss plans to trap people in Greece by sealing the country’s northern border while people continue to risk their lives to reach Europe, and thousands more are suffering in Greece,” says Eva Cossé, Greece specialist at Human Rights Watch.
Once he was untouchable, now former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo is in the dock at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He'll be tried for crimes against humanity during the civil war which started after the November 2010 presidential elections.
In China, three human rights activists from Guangzhou have become the latest victims of the regime's crackdown against peaceful critics and lawyers.
The police in Burundi have arrested a British and a French journalist during a search for rebels in the capital Bujumbura. The United States and European countries have already criticized the government's clampdown on free media, including the shuttering of private radio stations.
Syria peace negotiations are due to start in Geneva, Switzerland. It is still not certain if opposition groups will attend.
The United States and allies are considering an offensive against 'Islamic State' extremists in Libya.
And if you're in The Netherlands in the next days, come to De Balie in Amsterdam for the Human Rights Weekend.