Justice needed for protester killings in Sudan; UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up; HRW's Omar Shakir to be expelled from Israel in a week; new effort to curb explosive weapons; Ugandan police harass LGBT people; ongoing protests in Iran; Belarus parliamentary elections leave no elected opposition; and young activists are fighting lead pollution in Zambia.

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Our new report documents how fatal attacks on protesters in Sudan in June were planned and could amount to crimes against humanity. Sudan’s transitional authorities should commit to genuine accountability for unlawful violence against protesters since December, in which hundreds were killed.

The United Kingdom's government and military are being accused of having covered up the killing of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan by their troops. Panorama, a BBC current affairs program, gathered evidence on such allegations, and the International Criminal Court announced it would assess such findings in their decision on whether to open an investigation into the UK. 

On November 25, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director Omar Shakir faces expulsion after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the Israeli government’s authority to deport him earlier this month. If the government now deports him for asking businesses to respect rights as we do across the world, there’s no telling whom it will throw out next.

Governments should make a commitment to protect civilians from the harmful impacts of explosive weapons used in towns and cities during conflicts. 

Over the last month, Ugandan authorities have arrested dozens of people in Kampala, the capital, on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation or gender identity. The police carried out two mass arrests on spurious grounds, abused the detainees, and forced at least 16 to undergo anal examinations - which violate their right to bodily integrity and freedom from torture and ill treatment.

In Iran, a November 15 decision to increase petrol prices has sparked protests in cities and towns across the country. In the meanwhile, internet access has been shut down across Iran. 

In Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko has gained the parliamentary election, where no opposition candidates have been elected.

And check out how young activists are fighting lead pollution in Zambia.

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