Families Fear No Justice for Sudan's Khartoum Attack: Daily Brief

Plus: Ten years on, still no trial for Guinea stadium massacre; Rwanda opposition members keep disappearing; US speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for President Trump impeachment inquiry; US program to return asylum seekers to Mexico risks causing them further harm; Iraq judges ignore torture allegations; UK Supreme Court rules Parliament suspension was unlawful; & US footballer Megan Rapinoe speaks out on Iran’s ‘Blue Girl’.

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Sudan’s new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced an investigation into a bloody attack by Sudanese security forces on pro-democracy demonstrators in Khartoum, on June 3. He should ensure that these investigations lead to accountability.

Ten years ago today, security forces in Guinea killed more than 150 people who were involved in a protest opposing Moussa Dadis Camara’s presidential run. Hundreds more were wounded and raped. Today, rights groups, victims and families of the deceased renewed their calls for justice.

Opposition members in Rwanda continue to die or disappear at an alarming rate. World leaders at the UN General Assembly this week should ask President Paul Kagame for credible investigations into these cases.

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched an inquiry to impeach President Trump. The move comes amid allegations that Trump pressured the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to investigate the son of Joe Biden, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to compete for the White House in the 2020 presidential election.

The expansion of a US program to return asylum seekers to Mexico puts this group at further at risk by exposing them to extortion or kidnapping in Mexico, as well as limiting their access to legal counsel.

A study of appeal cases in Iraq reveals that judges are ignoring allegations of torture, and accepting uncorroborated confessions.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the government's recent move to suspend Parliament - just weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union - was unlawful. Parliament will reopen today, and lawmakers will be free to resume their efforts to block a damaging "no-deal" Brexit. 

And finally, US footballer Megan Rapinoe has spoken out about the Iranian woman who committed suicide after she was arrested for trying to enter a stadium to watch a football match. Iran has historically banned women from watching football matches in stadiums.