Former Gambia Dictator Accused Of Grave Crimes: Daily Brief
Plus: Russian LGBT activist arrested; Morocco should accept proposals to amend morality laws; more protestors killed by security forces in Iraq; Russia should answer for Syria airstrike; domestic violence survivors need more support; US passes bill to sanction senior Chinese officials for Uighur crackdown.
A Gambia truth commission heard testimony from government officials and victims revealing the need for investigation into former president Yahya Jammeh for alleged killings, torture and other crimes during his 22 year term.
A Russian feminist and LGBT activist is under house arrest for unfounded allegations of distributing pornography.
If adopted, proposals to decriminalize consensual sex between nonmarried adults in Morocco will protect individual freedoms.
More protestors have been killed by security forces in Iraq despite the former Prime Minister’s order not to use lethal force on protestors.
Russia should be held accountable for a recent airstrike in Syria which amounts to war crimes.
Kazakhstan has to do more to support women who are victims of domestic violence.
And finally, the United States Congress has passed a bill to sanction senior Chinese officials involved in the crackdown against Uighur Muslims.