Muzzling Military Police in Brazil; Arrested For Being Pregnant In The UAE: HRW Daily Brief

Brazilian authorities should reform laws that disproportionately punish military police officers who speak out publicly to call for reform or voice complaints, Human Rights Watch said today. Those who fight crime every day on the streets "should be able to express their views without fear of being punished", said HRW. Amnesty International has corroborated new evidence showing that the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition recently fired banned cluster munitions in Sa’da city in Yemen, injuring two civilians. Greece's response to the refugee crisis on its shores has been one of the best-funded international aid efforts to date, but there are growing questions about how well the money has been spent. While some of his writings are reprehensible, the Rwandan authorities should ensure that the blogger Joseph Nkusi gets a fair hearing as he stands trial for genocide ideology. Two foreign tourists in the United Arab Emirates have been arrested for unlawful sex outside of marriage. The pair were detained after a doctor reportedly discovered that the woman, who had stomach cramps, was pregnant. A coalition of international rights groups have again reiterated calls for the UN to impose targeted sanctions on Burundian officials responsible for ongoing serious human rights violations in the country. Yesterday's despicable attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) on a military hospital in Kabul in which at least 30 people died is a war crime, HRW says. There are growing calls for an independent international investigation into serious abuses against the Rohingya minority in Burma.