Genocide Lawsuit Filed Against Myanmar: Daily Brief
Breaking news as Gambia files genocide lawsuit against Myanmar; Thousands of people with mental health conditions are chained in Nigeria; hundreds dead, thousands injured during Iraq protests; The Netherlands: home to one of the most intrusive surveillance systems; Russia should stop blocking action on incendiary weapons; video shows police abuse in Papua New Guinea; and did you know that even the most powerful dictatorships are fragile?
There's breaking news from the International Court of Justice, as the government of Gambia has filed a case against Myanmar for violating the Genocide Convention during its campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya muslims.
Thousands of people with mental health conditions in Nigeria are chained and locked up in various facilities where they face terrible abuse, says HRW in new research published today.
Today the United Nations Human Rights Council is holding a Universal Periodic Review examining Iraq’s human rights records. The hundreds of killings of protesters by Iraqi security forces over the past month should top the list of topics that diplomats will discuss.
Did you know that The Netherlands, a country that consistently ranks as one of the world’s strongest democracies, also has one of the most intrusive surveillance systems that automates tracking and profiling of the poor?
Russia should support, not block, diplomatic talks about possible action to address the civilian harm caused by the use of incendiary weapons, says HRW in a report released today.
Authorities in Papua New Guinea should promptly investigate the vicious beating by police officers of three men in Port Moresby, that was captured on video and shared on social media.
And did you know that even the most powerful dictatorships are fragile?