Diplomat Resigns From Burma "Whitewash": Daily Brief
Diplomat resigns from Burma "whitewash"; human rights groups attacked in Chechnya; Egypt's "election"; Libya mosque bombings; China's new controls on Tibetan monastery; Ethiopian security forces fire on singing protesters; Tunisian blogger faces military trial; Davos & refugees; Azerbaijan arrests; & free Iran headscarf protester...
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Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Burma's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis. He claimed the panel was a "whitewash" and accused Ms Suu Kyi of lacking "moral leadership". Security forces in Burma have carried out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya.
Recent attacks on Memorial, one of Russia's leading human rights groups, makes it hard not to conclude that Chechen authorities are on an all-out campaign to force it to shut down.
The last major challenger to Egypt's presidency has quit the race, citing threats and concerns about the electoral process. Khaled Ali's withdrawal leaves incumbent President Sisi with a clear run on re-election.
Two car bombs in front of a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi this week in which at least 34 people were killed were a war crime, HRW says.
The Chinese authorities have imposed new administrative controls on a Tibetan monastery that infringe upon freedom of religion.
Ethiopian security forces opened fire on protesters who were singing anti-government songs, according to the UN.
A Tunisian blogger who recently won election to parliament is facing two military court trials for criticizing the army and its top brass on social media.
As the displacement crisis in Syria continues, do delegates at Davos, gathered for the world economic forum, really grasp the true magnitude of the problem?