Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe: Daily Brief
Plus: Australian police raid prominent news outlet; Thai activists attacked; new global labor treaty should address workplace harassment; Sudan military expresses "regret" after scores die in pro-democracy crackdown; and Kenyan activists protest coal plant.
Anti-Semitism crimes, including hate-speech, are on the rise in Europe. In a continent where violence, hostility, and discrimination against Jewish communities led, in living memory, to the horrors of the Holocaust, there is no room to be complacent.
Police have raided the public broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), apparently in connection with articles by ABC reporters on the alleged misconduct by Australian forces in Afghanistan.
Thai police have yet to arrest any suspects for the violent attacks on three pro-democracy activists, raising serious concerns about possible government involvement.
Harassment and violence at the workplace is a human rights violation, and the upcoming International Labor Organization should address existing gaps and protect workers in its new labor treaty. This will go a long way towards ending workplace discrimination in factories and industries that employ thousands of people around the world.
Public outcry is mounting against the killings of protestors in Sudan, with dozens of people feared to have been killed following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protest. Military leaders say they "regret the events", without elaborating on what that might mean, and have offered to continue with negotiations.
And finally, environmental activists in Kenya are marking World Environment Day by protesting the construction of a coal plant in Lamu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Kenyan coast. Activists were threatened after they questioned authorities about environmental issues related to the development project.