Trump's Cruel #MuslimBan: HRW Daily Brief

Fallout from President Trump's executive order suspending the United States refugee program for at least 120 days and banning entry of nationals from seven majority muslim countries continued today. As airport terminals transformed into makeshift law offices, debates rang out on a gamut of issues: How will the executive order negatively impact US security? What does the ban mean for ISIS survivors? Who are the Iranians affected and is the ban a gift to Iran's hardliners? The ban has even thrown US involvement in major international sports into question. Today, Google dedicated it's Google Doodle to Fred Korematsu, a man who fought against the unjust and disgraceful internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Russian authorities have detained two human rights lawyers who represent prominent Crimean Tatar leaders. An Armenia ordered a senior member of the opposition New Armenia movement to remain in detention for an additional two months pending trial on criminal charges of “organizing mass disorder.” The murder of a longtime rights and democracy activist and respected constitutional lawyer is a grave loss for Burma and for all those who seek to promote tolerance and respect for human rights in the country. U Ko Ni was shot dead outside Rangoon airport while holding his grandson in his arms. In Lebanon, civilians are routinely tried by military courts, where their due process rights are not respected, and in violation of international law. From this morning: Donald Trump's executive order suspending the United States refugee program for at least 120 days and banning entry of nationals from seven majority muslim countries has created chaos at airports over the weekend and prompted mass protests and the first loss for the Trump administration in court.