Jailed for Years without Trial in China - and in the US: Daily Brief
Jailed for years without trial in China - and in the US; Egypt should win an Oscar for hypocrisy, not a starring role at the UN; Denmark's "pervasive rape culture"; some Chinese immigrants in Canada are living in silent fear; and promising news in the fight against increasing authoritarianism in Hungary.
The Chinese government should abolish the Custody and Education system used to detain primarily sex workers for up to two years without trial.
New York has an opportunity to address the devastation of the state's current bail system by passing the Bail Elimination Act. This legislation would end money bail, which forces people to either pay, or stay locked up until their case is resolved — a process that can take years.
Egyptian authorities were eager to claim a connection to Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek after his best actor win at the Academy Awards last week. The country should win an Oscar for hypocrisy...
States at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva should ensure that Egypt is not allowed to seize a leading role in relation to the mandate of the United Nations’ expert on human rights and counter-terrorism, nine international human rights organizations have said.
The transfer of ISIS suspects, including foreigners, to Iraq is raising torture concerns. Meanwhile, in northern Iraq, some child soldiers get rehabilitation, others get prison.
In a new report, Amnesty International says Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture." The country’s "reputation for gender equality masks a society with one of Europe’s highest levels of rape, where flawed legislation and widespread harmful myths and gender stereotypes have resulted in endemic impunity for rapists."
Some Chinese immigrants in Canada are living in silent fear...
Finally, some good news: the campaign to get Europe's center-right party group, the European People's Party (EPP), to expel the Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, is gaining strength. Fidesz has been relentlessly undermining human rights and other fundamental democratic norms for years.