Civilians Caught in Iraq Crossfire: HRW Daily Brief

US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order banning nationals from at least six predominantly Muslim countries and temporarily halting the resettlement of new refugees to the US. The new ban is as harmful to rights as his now-infamous earlier travel ban, which was blocked in federal court. Civilians in Iraq are bearing the brunt of fighting between government forces and 'Islamic State' extremists, according to new research by Human Rights Watch. The government of United States President Donald Trump is considering separating undocumented mothers from their children when they enter the country via Mexico, according to government officials. “When they beat us, they were laughing with each other. The policemen, when they beat us, they were taking selfies with us.” Shahid Khan, an asylum seeker from Pakistan, describes what happened to him and countless others at the Hungarian border... Jordan joined a worrying regional trend towards increasing executions when it hanged 15 men on Friday. Today, ministers of Foreign Affairs of European Union member states should decide on new targeted sanctions against top officials in DR Congo, to prevent a further deterioration of an already explosive situation in the country. In times of populist and xenophobic election rhetoric, protecting the rights of young migrants can be an uphill battle, writes HRW's Juliane Kippenberg after meeting unaccompanied migrant children in France.