Rights in the UK's new government; Unlawful Brazil police killings; Xenophobia in Italy: HRW Daily Brief

Today, Theresa May officially became Britain's Prime Minister, succeeding David Cameron, who resigned following last month's EU referendum. In one of her first acts, Prime Minister May named former London Mayor Boris Johnson as UK Foreign Secretary. But ignoring rights abuses in UK-allied countries raises questions about how strongly he might push for rights reforms. Unlawful police killings in Rio de Janeiro are undermining security as Brazil gears up to host the 2016 Summer Olympics next month. Rio police have killed more than 8,000 people in the last decade. While violent crime in the city is a real problem, extrajudicial murders of suspected criminals are not the answer. The senseless death of a Nigerian migrant in Italy highlights growing discrimination of immigrant communities in Italy and the urgent need to tackle rising xenophobia. Italy's elected officials should lead by example and send the message that racism will not be tolerated. From earlier today: Migrant domestic workers in Oman are bound to their employers and "left at their mercy”, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. Employers in Oman can force their domestic workers to toil without rest, pay, or food - knowing workers can be punished if they escape. Migrants and asylum seekers who cross into Hungary without permission, including women and children, have been "viciously beaten and forced back across the border”. Indian authorities should swiftly investigate police use of force during violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir state that have killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds more.