International Justice At Risk; Trump's "Respect" For Women; Gambia Arrests: HRW Daily Brief

Plus: ICC's chief prosecutor warns over possible US war crimes in Afghanistan; China defies uproar to execute farmer; what happens when you start a human rights group in Saudi; war crimes in Yemen; Rohingya women trafficked to become brides; & humanitarian crisis grips north-eastern Nigeria...

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A United States police office has been charged with manslaughter for shooting Philando Castile during a traffic stop last July. Castile is one of more than 800 people who have been shot by police this year, according to the Washington Post database . Greater accountability and transparency are two way to prevent further killings...
Hundreds of Rohingya are reported to be fleeing renewed violence in Burma's Rakhine State, and are living in camps set up over the border in Bangladesh. Satellite images taken in October show burned Rohingya villages amid allegations of fresh abuses by Burmese security forces. Burma's government should investigate these abuses, and Bangladeshi border guards should allow the safe passage of people fleeing the violence.
Despite Russia's denial of airstrikes that hit a school complex in Syria, analysis of satellite imagery provides additional verification that the attacks did in fact occur. The damage found in the satellite imagery is consistent with multiple published videos and photographs of the heinous attacks, which killed dozens of people, including schoolchildren and teachers. Even Russia's own drone footage contradicts their denial.
Kenya is delaying the planned closure of its sprawling Dadaab refugee camp for six months. For the more than 260,000 refugees that call the camp home, this announcement is a reprieve. But without real security, they will continue to live in fear.
On November 17, 2016, donor countries will meet in Brussels to discuss funding priorities for the Central African Republic. One of those priorities should be the creation of a Special Criminal Court to break the vicious cycle of impunity that has gripped the country throughout its brutal conflict.
From earlier today: There are fears that the International Criminal Court will offer concessions on its core principles in a "misguided attempt to deter other countries from leaving", HRW said today. The ICC is reeling after three governments - Burundi, Gambia and South Africa - withdrew from the ICC treaty in recent weeks. As member states meet for their annual summit today, they are being urged to stay true to the court's mandate and avoid making the world "safer for abusive dictators".

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