Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 24 June 2016
#Brexit & human rights; 4,500 people rescued in Mediterranean; Colombia ceasefire; abuse of migrant workers in Gulf; torture victim may die in detention in China; International Widows’ Day & Tanzania; US sanctions against general in DR Congo; musicians & artists killed in Pakistan.
United Kingdom votes to leave European Union in referendum marred by murder of Jo Cox. What will this mean for human rights?
Italy coastguard, navy, MSF & others rescue record 4500 refugees & migrants in single day in Mediterranean Sea; tears of joy in Colombia after historic ceasefire agreement that could end longest running conflict in the Americas; abuse of migrant workers in Gulf before FIFA football World Cup 2022; torture victim Huang Yan may die in detention in China; International Widows’ Day & Tanzania; US sanctions against general before presidential elections in DR Congo; musicians & artists killed in Pakistan.
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