Plus: Israel detains Palestinians in Gaza under obscure law; Amnesty warns Houthis are using child soldiers in Yemen; why privacy of Europe's internet users is at risk; South Sudan famine; & families of exiled Azerbaijan activists targeted back home...

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As President Trump's immigration crackdown in the United States grows, immigration enforcement agents are feeling emboldened and empowered, heightening the risk of serious abuse against immigrants being detained under the new powers. As more people are swept up in raids across the US, what kind of oversight will exist?
New York just a took a key step toward ending child marriage. Under current law, children as young as 14-years-old can be legally married in New York State. But yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his support of legislation that raises the legal marriage age to 18. This is a great news. Keep the pressure on and end child marriage in New York!
In a victory for human rights, the United Kingdom House of Lords today voted to protect the more than 3 million European Union nationals living in the UK. The vote recommending that EU nationals be allowed to remain in the UK following 'Brexit' is a significant rebuke of the trend of xenophobia toward foreign nationals living in the UK in the wake of last summer's vote to leave the EU.
From earlier today: Governments, nonprofit groups and the private sector should all step up to help counter the devastating effect of the United States' "global gag" rule, HRW said today. The new policy, ushered in by President Donald Trump's administration, will not only reduce access to abortions but impact a wide range of health services globally. A summit in Brussels this week will urge financial support for a "She Decides" fund, to replace vital money lost thanks to new "global gag" rules.
The Angolan authorities are responding to peaceful protests "with batons and police dogs”, HRW said today, as it urged the government to investigate a police crackdown on protesters.
Poland is putting people in danger by denying them access to its asylum process and returning them to Belarus, where they can’t get protection. “Trapping families...at the Belarus border and refusing to hear their asylum claims is no way for an EU state to behave,” says HRW.
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