Russia & Assad Regime Bomb Idlib: Daily Brief
The Assad regime and its key ally Russia are trying to bomb people out of Idlib, a region in northwest Syria; Europe needs to stop China’s assault on the global rights system, as Beijing "expands its chaotic dragnet" in coronavirus crackdown; Guantanamo’s ugly taint on US diplomacy; Nigeria's army razes villages in fight against Boko Haram; Christians are abducted and attacked in Bangladesh refugee camp; and good news from Russia, from Sudan, and from the campaign against killer robots.
The battle for Idlib, Syria, is raging and hundreds of thousands of civilians are once again trying to find safety from the bombs of the Assad regime and its key ally Russia. More than 800,000 people have been displaced since 1 December, due to intense conflict in freezing weather.
Every European government should recognize the need to resist the Chinese government’s attack on the international human rights system. Decades of progress on human rights are at stake, writes HRW's Executive Director Ken Roth in an op-ed that has been published by top news outlets in 15 European countries. The response of the regime in Beijing to the coronavirus crisis is just the latest example of its lack of respect for human rights.
Can the United States become a more credible and effective voice abroad against torture and other detainee abuses? Read this op-ed by HRW's Elisa Epstein, written after she visited a courtroom at Guantanamo Bay last month.
The army in Nigeria has burned and forcibly displaced entire villages in response to a recent escalation in attacks by the armed group Boko Haram, according to an Amnesty International report published today.
Christian Rohingya refugees in a camp in Bangladesh have recently become victims of abductions and attacks.
Justice is finally coming to the small, remote village of Vremenny, located in Dagestan, the largest and arguably most complex region of Russia’s Northern Caucasus.
There's also good news from Sudan, where former dictator Omar al-Bashir may finally face justice.
And there's still time to stop killer robots - if we take action.