A "Pivotal Moment" To Strengthen Justice: Daily Brief
More changes are needed to strengthen the ICC; two killed in London attack; Iraqis who supported protestors are missing; World Aids Day 2019; Australian's treatment in Chinese detention is "unacceptable"; reforms in Ethiopia under the UN spotlight; and Iran's deadly protests...
The annual meeting of International Criminal Court member countries this week is a pivotal moment to strengthen the court’s delivery of justice.
After an attack in London saw two people killed last week, some politicians and media in the UK have once again resorted to a black-and-white discourse about how to tackle the issue of terrorism.
At least seven people, including a boy of 16, are reported as missing since October 7 from or near Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, where they were participating in ongoing protests in Iraq’s capital, new HRW research shows.
After marking World Aids Day this weekend, it's worth remembering that prisoners living with HIV in the United Arab Emirates are being denied regular access to lifesaving antiretroviral treatment.
Australia says the treatment endured by one of its citizens, Dr Yang Henguin, in criminal detention in China is "unacceptable", amid reports he faces daily interrogations while being shackled.
The UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression starts his visit to Ethiopia this week, at a time when reforms promised by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in his first months in office have slowed.
And finally, protests over a hike in petrol prices in Iran has turned into widespread demonstrations. But protestors have been met with "systematic repression" that has left at least 180 people dead, reports suggest.