Trump & López Obrador Trample Human Rights: Daily Brief
Presidents of US and Mexico have something in common; Alabama's failing health policies; threat to Venezuela elections; mass executions in Burkina Faso; brutal legacy of Burundi’s late president; killing of an Iraq-expert; sinister move against women in Indonesia; fair trial rights under threat in Turkey; and will Sweden show solidarity with unaccompanied children in Greek island camps?
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador once campaigned as the anti-Trump, promising to push back against the anti-immigrant policies of the United States President, and his bluster and bullying. Today and tomorrow, López Obrador meets with Trump in Washington, and he has long since revealed his true colors...
Did you know that black women in Alabama (United States) are nearly twice as likely to die of cervical cancer as white women? Read Human Rights Watch' new report on failing health policies in Alabama here.
The Supreme Court in Venezuela has demonstrated its lack of independence by appointing government supporters to leadership positions in three opposition parties and to the National Electoral Council. In doing so, it is undermining rights to free and fair elections and freedom of association.
Common graves containing at least 180 bodies have been found in a northern town in Burkina Faso in recent months, and available evidence suggests government security force involvement in mass extrajudicial executions.
What's the brutal legacy of Burundi’s late President Pierre Nkurunziza, and what should the authorities in the country and the international community do now? Read this comment by Lewis Mudge, HRW's director for Central Africa.
The targeted killing of prominent Iraq expert Hisham al-Hashemi has stirred fear of more violence in the country.
In a sinister move, Covid-19 is being used as an excuse on the island of Lombok (Indonesia),to force Muslim women civil servants to wear the niqab (face covering).
Fair trial rights and the legal profession are under serious threat in Turkey, say Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists in a Q&A published today.
And when will Sweden show solidarity with other European countries and give refuge to unaccompanied children who are stuck in horrible conditions in camps on islands in Greece?