Israeli Supreme Court Greenlights Deporting HRW Director: Daily Brief

Israeli Supreme Court greenlights the deportation of Human Rights Watch director; US to cut trade benefits for Cameroon, citing persistent human rights violations; Australia government action needed to address horrific impacts of chemical restraint in aged care; and Germans reflect on 30 years since fall of the Berlin Wall.

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The Israeli Supreme Court has upheld the Israeli government’s authority to deport Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch. The decision now shifts back to the Israeli government; if it proceeds with deportation, Shakir will have to leave Israel by November 25.

Cameroon has lost privileged access to the US market offered under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Trump administration announced it intends to cut trade benefits for Cameroon by January 1, 2020, citing persistent human rights violations in the country.

In Australia, a Royal Commission of Inquiry report recommended urgent government action to address the horrific impacts of chemical restraint in aged care, which has become almost normalized in the country.

Germans are reflecting on a momentous anniversary: 30 years since fall of the Berlin Wall.

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