Silenced in the Gulf; Camps Attacked in CAR; Burning Schools in Kashmir: HRW Daily Brief

Plus: Nigerian Boko Haram survivors abused; Rwandan street vendors forced to leave the streets; more youth activists arrested in DRCongo; ICC poised to scrutinize US actions in Afghanistan; villages burned to the ground in Burma; new crackdown on media in Turkey; free Narges Mohammadi…

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The United States has suspended the sale of 26,000 military assault rifles to the Philippine National Police, who have reportedly killed over 1,700 "suspected drug personalities" in President Duterte's abusive war on drugs with. Despite repeated calls for investigations, Philippine authorities have done little to stop the bloodshed.
Canada's abusive practice of isolating prisoners for prolonged periods of time is in the spotlight once again. A recent visit by the Ontario Human Rights Commission to a provincial jail revealed that a man has spent four years confined to a basement cell, alone under the glare of 24-hour artificial light...
A Human Rights Watch report released yesterday found that Nigerian women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram are being attacked and sexually abused by the very people who should be protecting them. Now, Nigeria's President has pledged to investigate into these claims. This is a positive step, but immediate action is necessary to protect these women.
Venezuela is facing a dire political, economic, and social crisis, and today, the UN Human Rights Council meets to review the country’s deplorable human rights record. It's an ideal opportunity to put pressure on a government that has so miserably failed its people.
The Vatican seems poised to strike a deal with the Chinese government. Has Pope Francis asked about the state of religious freedom in China yet?
From earlier today: A new interactive Human Rights Watch website profiles 140 prominent Gulf States activists and their struggles to resist government efforts to silence them. All 140 have faced government retaliation for exercising their right to freedom of expression, and many have been arrested, tried, and sentenced to fines or prison.

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