Turkey Cracks Down on Lawyers: Daily Brief

Airbnb continues listing properties on Israeli settlements; political interference in the judiciary breeds impunity in Burundi; new US bill supports girls’ education; more killed in Sudan protest; and more attacks in Anglophone areas of Cameroon.

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Since the failed coup in Turkey, police and prosecutors have targeted hundreds of lawyers with criminal investigation and arbitrary detention, associating them with their clients’ alleged crimes. The state charges these lawyers with links to terrorist organizations

Airbnb has announced that it will reverse its decision to stop listing properties in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

It’s been 10 years since the death of anti-corruption activist Ernest Manirumva. His case was an example of how political interference overrides rule of law and perpetuates impunity in Burundi. 

A bipartisan bill in the United States congress aims to reinforce US support for girls’ education globally by targeted funding

Around 20 people have been reportedly killed and more wounded in attacks on a sit-in outside Sudan’s defense ministry by protesters calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down.

A new book by HRW's Andreas Harsono examines the ethnic and religious tensions in the post-Suharto era in Indonesia. 

 

Government forces in Cameroon continue to attack civilians in Anglophone regions. Victims were either executed or shot as they attempted to flee when the security forces raided their neighborhood. No one has been held accountable for security forces abuses in Cameroon.