Xenophobes enter Bundestag; New report on killing of civilians in Syria; Torching of Rohingya villages continues in Burma; Interpol & China’s "red notice" abuses; France's controversial counterterrorism bill; The Netherlands shows leadership on Yemen inquiry; and Trump fuels #TakeAKnee racial equality protests.

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Burma's Rohingya are facing ethnic cleansing and are being forced to flee by the hundreds of thousands. But now Twitter's autocomplete algorithm for suggested hashtags is putting persecution front and center and helping spread hateful rhetoric across the web. Promoting support for ethnic cleansing should not be a default feature in social media.
A proposed healthcare bill that seeks to replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in the United States would do a great deal of harm to many people, but it would hit older Americans especially hard. The legislation would leave many older people with less insurance and at greater risk of being denied care when they get sick. US Senators should stop threatening their right to health.
China has reportedly blocked the WhatsApp chat service, favored by activists and journalists for its security. The government's action is bad news for those at risk without secure communication. It's the latest in China's crackdown on online free expression.
A father in Pakistan has murdered his two daughters on suspicion that they had boyfriends. It is the latest in a series of recent horrific acts of violence perpetrated in the name of “honor.” Pakistan has attempted to deter "honor killings" through stiffer penalties, but as ghastly acts continue, the government must go further in protecting women from violence.
The Philippine National Police has a sinister new tactic in its murderous “war on drugs”: public “drop boxes” for residents to anonymously submit the names of alleged drug dealers and users. With more than 7,000 people already killed in the despicable campaign, the suthorities should not be inviting public assistance in carrying out more killings.
From earlier today: The outcome from Sunday's elections in Germany, in which the far-right AfD party took third place with 13 percent of the votes, should serve as a warning sign that human rights are under threat. All politicians need to stand up and defend them, the mainstream fightback should begin now, says Wenzel Michalski, HRW's Germany director.
Two aerial attacks near Raqqa, Syria, in March killed at least 84 civilians, including 30 children, and raise concerns that US-led coalition forces fighting "Islamic State" did not take adequate precautions to minimize civilian casualties, HRW says in a report released today.
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