"It's A Men's Club" In Iran: HRW Daily Brief

A United States court today upheld a ruling against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six Muslim countries. It's a further signal to the administration that immigration policies should be fair and not mired in prejudice. Staying with the US, the Senate will soon vote on a health bill that would severely reduce access to healthcare for millions of Americans. If enacted, the bill would strip many healthcare safeguards currently available to millions of people including those with low incomes, women, older adults, people with disabilities, and people with chronic conditions such as HIV. And Congress should reject a bill that would severely reduce the ability of people in the United States to hold police officers accountable for abuses - the Back the Blue Bill is deceivingly counterproductive to police work. Earlier this week, hundreds of police officers stormed a downtown São Paulo area known as “cracolândia,” where people who use drugs have congregated for years. As police violence against drug suspects ramps up across Brazil, this move signals a new chapter in São Paulo's own response to drugs. It has started badly. Authorities in Kenya should ensure a level playing field - free from abuse for both voters and candidates - in the country's upcoming elections this August. Campaigns begin in just a few days, and we'll be providing frequent updates from the ground. From earlier today: Iranian women face an array of restrictions that prevent them from accessing jobs and further enable gender bias in the workplace, HRW said in a new report today. Just 15 percent of Iran’s women are in work, significantly lower than the average figure of 20 per cent for other women in the Middle East and North Africa.