Environmental Activists Targeted: Daily Brief
Governments target environmental activists with counterterrorism measures; the International Criminal Court needs fixing; activists who exposed child abuse are detained in Afghanistan; peaceful Papua activists should be freed; Omar Shakir's tour of Europe continues after his deportation from Israel; and a former HRW intern is now a role model for LGBT youth.
As young people around the world gather for a global climate strike on Friday, and as the 25th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) begins in Madrid on Monday, conference delegates would do well to consider that one important way to protect the environment is to protect environmental defenders.
On Monday, member states of the International Criminal Court begin a meeting to discuss the future of this important institution.
When allegations of widespread sexual abuse of children surface, it’s supposed to be the perpetrators who get investigated and taken into custody.
The authorities in Indonesia should drop treason charges and release at least 22 activists detained in the past four months for peaceful acts of free expression concerning Papua.
Omar Shakir, HRW's Israel & Palestine director, who was deported from Israel this week, is continuing his tour of European countries to tell politicians and policy makers about the numerous human rights abuses by the Netanyahu government and the Palestinian authorities.
And meet Kan, a former HRW intern who is now a role model for LGBT youth worldwide.