Violence in Venezuela: Daily Brief

Reports of violence by security forces against anti-government protests in Venezuela raise fears of widespread gross violations of human rights against opposition supporters in the days to come

Today is World Press Freedom Day.

There's very positive news from Bosnia & Herzegovina, as the country has just endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, to protect education from attack in times of conflict. 

United States President Donald Trump has purposefully conflated immigrants and refugees with terrorists, choosing scapegoating and fearmongering as part of his “whole-of-society” approach. A United Nations team is visiting Washington this week to conduct its first review of US counterterrorism policy, and there is a lot to discuss.

The authorities in Cameroon have denied HRW's senior Central Africa researcher Ilaria Allegrozzi entry to the country last month. The government’s action is an attempt to curb reports of abuse by security forces, but HRW will continue to document and publicize human rights violations in Cameroon.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a ban on face coverings in public as one of a number of emergency measures imposed following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people and injured hundreds.