Egypt Bombings & State of Emergency: Daily Brief

The United States is planning to deport 4,000 people back to Somalia. But Somalia is not safe. Abuses continue in civilian areas and the United Nations reports that around 536,000 Somalis have been displaced because of severe drought. The report adds weight to widespread concern that the Trump administration's executive orders will have a dire impact on immigrants, asylum seekers, and their families. Authorities in Uganda have charged academic Stella Nyanzi who insulted the country's president by calling him "a pair of buttocks" in a Facebook post. Activists are calling her prosecution an affront to free expression. Uganda should drop the charges immediately and allow government critics to exercise their right to speak freely. From earlier today: The government of Egypt has announced a three-month state of emergency after bombings at two Coptic Christian churches killed dozens. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the senseless slaughter. Two men have been detained in Aceh province, Indonesia, and now face the possibility of public torture under a local ordinance that criminalizes homosexuality. About 200 members of Burundi’s ruling party youth league, the Imbonerakure, gathered at an office of the ruling party in the north of the country, singing songs threatening rape. Budapest saw a huge demonstration at the weekend in support of Central European University, which the increasingly intolerant government of Hungary has targeted along with free media and civil society. Zambia should reaffirm its membership in the International Criminal Court to best advance justice for victims of atrocities, a group of African organizations and international nongovernmental organizations with a presence in Africa said today.