Caught Up in Colombia's Conflict: Daily Brief
Fleeing Venezuela's disaster only to get caught up in Colombia's conflict; a terrible court ruling against freedom of expression in Ukraine; problematic security provisions in Australia; Britain's "two child limit" policy; and searching for answers on a death in custody in Tunisia.
Armed groups have committed egregious abuses against Colombian and Venezuelan civilians as they fight for control in Catatumbo, northeastern Colombia.
A court in Kyiv ruled in favor of a Ukrainian far-right nationalist group, C14, in its defamation suit against the Internet TV Station Hromadske.TV, after the outlet published a tweet referring to C14 as a “neo-Nazi” group. The August 6 decision caused outrage among Ukraine’s human rights activists and journalists – and rightly so.
Problematic Australian national security provisions and sweeping law enforcement powers threaten free speech.
The United Kingdom's “two child limit” on social security support unfairly penalizes poorer families with three or more children. HRW is joining a campaign against this arbitrary policy.
Tunisia has not released an autopsy report on the death of a man in police custody though two months have passed.