ICC Turns Twenty Today: Daily Brief
International Criminal Court marks 20th anniversary of its founding; illegal land grabs from farmers in Myanmar; how to stop proposed US "gag rule" for doctors treating women; why potential end of Syria war brings new horrors for refugees; Lebanese authorities should investigate actor's torture claims; #MH17 victims' families still waiting for justice 4 years on; and Cambodia's "dirty dozen" - the army generals implicated in abuses.
The International Criminal Court, the ICC, marks its 20th birthday today. Designed to try war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, the ICC's work is needed now more than ever.
Myanmar should promptly address illegal land grabs from farmers, HRW said in a new report today, which documents how government and military officials have seized "vast swathes of land" from farmers over the past three decades while refusing to provide proper compensation.
The US government's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a new "gag rule" to stop doctors from giving women full information about their reproductive health care options if they get pregnant. To fight the gag, send a message here.
The forced repatriation of Syrian refugees appears to be part of the Russia-Assad plan to proclaim victory in Syria. But for the refugees, horrors await, according to this piece in The Daily Beast.
Authorities in Lebanon should investigate allegations of torture made by a well-known actor who was detained and later exonerated of charges of spying for Israel. Collaborating with Israel, which is formally at war with Lebanon, can be punishable by death.
On the fourth anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by a Russian missile, relatives of those killed are still waiting for justice.
And finally, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s crackdown on dissent is in full swing ahead of national elections later this month. But who are the generals around Hun Sen who are helping him crush or eliminate his political opponents?