Funeral Bombing in Yemen; Stoning Saudi Children; CIA Torture.

Plus: Russia's reckless actions in Syria; State of Emergency in Ethiopia; Blow to press freedom in "Orbanistan"; Inside the hell of Qatar; #FreeThem campaign for Azerbaijan's Ilgar Mammadov.

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The war in Yemen has reached a new low with the bombing of a funeral that left at least 140 mourners dead and wounded more than 500. On Sunday, thousands of Yemenis gathered outside United Nations offices, demanding an international investigation into the strike, which was blamed on the Saudi-led coalition.
The United Nations has called on Saudi Arabia to repeal laws that allow stoning, amputation, flogging and execution of children. HRW has said enough is enough for sometime now: Saudi Arabia must be suspended from the Human Rights Council.
Torture by the CIA has led to persistent mental health problems among detainees held in secret prisons and at Guantánamo, according to an article published by the New York Times.
The regime in Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency after months of unrest in the country. Security forces have already killed at least 500 protesters and detained tens of thousands of people during largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Ethiopia this week, and she should stress the urgent need for key rights reforms when she's meeting regime representatives.
Népszabadság, the main opposition newspaper in Hungary, was shut down over the weekend, days after it disclosed corruption allegations against a minister from the ruling Fidesz party and a scandal embroiling the governor of the national bank.
The global football federation FIFA is facing legal action over its alleged complicity in abuses of migrant workers in Qatar before the 2022 World Cup.
And in week 3 of our #FreeThem campaign, we ask the regime in Azerbaijan to release the unjustly jailed dissident Ilgar Mammadov...
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