Freedom for Hakeem: Daily Brief
Plus: Turkey asks China to close Uighur detention camps; will the US speak out on Hungary’s rights crisis?; accounting for civilian victims in Iraq; Iran: 40 years after the revolution; video footage shows extreme violence by Sudanese government; rape victim lands behind bars in Tunisia; and MEPs should seek European Court’s opinion on EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement.
Some good news to start the week. Refugee football player Hakeem al-Araibi will finally be able to return to Australia after being held in detention for more than 70 days. Thai authorities have now dropped his extradition to Bahrain, Hakeem's country of origin.
Turkey denounces China's systematic campaign of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang and calls on the Chinese authorities to close its Uighur detention camps.
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is in Hungary today. He should use this visit to address Budapest’s assault on democratic institutions.
Accounting for civilians killed during the US-led coalition’s military operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria is vital.
How are human rights in Iran 40 years after the revolution?
New video footage shows Sudanese government forces’ extreme violence and shocking abuses against protesters during weeks of largely peaceful protests across the country.
In Tunisia, a rape victim ended up behind bars and subjected to forced anal exam. Read the full story of A.F, a 22-year-old who was arrested on charges of homosexual conduct after denouncing an assault to the police.
Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on its consent to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement, which includes Western Sahara, a Non-Self-Governing territory occupied by Morocco. We are urging MEPs to seek the European Court’s opinion on the deal's compatibility with the EU Treaties, and specifically with international humanitarian law governing occupied territories.