Nearly 2 million protest in Hong Kong; we need a global right to privacy in public spaces; news updates on war crimes in Sudan, Yemen & on the Golan Heights; European Court condemns Greece’s migrant kid lockups; mockery of junta is dangerous in Thailand; and people with disabilities are trapped at home in Spain.

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Very good news from Hong Kong, as pro-democracy icon Joshua Wong has been released. Wong (22) immediately called for the resignation of Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam. On Sunday, nearly 2 million people took to the streets to peacefully protest two laws concerning extradition to mainland China.

China's deployment of surveillance tools illustrates why we need a global right to privacy in public places. Read this op-ed by Ken Roth, HRW's executive director, that was published by Newsweek.

Will member states of the European Union act to help prevent more atrocious crimes including killings and rape in Sudan, when their foreign ministers meet today in Brussels?  

In Yemen Houthi forces attacked a Saudi civilian airport last week, in violation of the laws of war. Commanders who order deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilian objects are responsible for war crimes

And war crimes on the Golan Hights, by members of the Israeli cabinet, also deserve the spotlight.  

Unaccompanied children in Greece should not have to spend another day locked up in filthy police cells. 

The authorities in Thailand are harassing and intimidating social critics for mocking Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha.

And in Spain, 100,000 people with physical disabilities, including older people, are trapped in their homes. Causes are inaccessible buildings and insufficient support, according to a shocking new report.