Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 3 May 2016

In an important move today, the United Nations Security Council condemned attacks on hospitals, reiterating a fundamental principle of the laws of war – that health facilities and medical workers must be protected from attack in armed conflict. An Iranian court convicted three journalists and a family member of another journalist on April 25, 2016 on vague national security charges. Kenya, shockingly, has reverted to the 19th century practice of conducting forced anal examinations in attempts to "prove" homosexual conduct. The "tests" are a blatant violation of international law and may constitute torture. From this morning: Media freedom is fast becoming yet another fatality in Somalia, Human Rights Watch has warned in a new report released on World Press Freedom Day. Reporters there are being harassed and attacked by both state security forces and Al-Shabab militants, helping make it one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Meanwhile, press freedom in Turkey is under threat as never before. And in Azerbaijan, there's a long way to go for press freedom too.