Stop Saudi Sportswashing: Daily Brief
Premier League can block Saudi Arabia's attempts to sportswash horrible rights record; a danger - and an opportunity - in the new EU budget deal; trial against rights researcher in Russia; anti-corruption activists detained in Zimbabwe; no justice for massacre of migrants in Gambia; athletes in Japan suffer widespread abuse; celebrating the life of John Lewis, a US civil rights icon; and register now for the #FutureWeBuild event.
Will the English Premier League stop an attempt by the Saudi regime to sportswash its horrible human rights record, by blocking a bid by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to acquire Newcastle United Football Club? It should, say Human Rights Watch and FairSquare Projects.
The new European Union budget deal seems to suggest that the bloc will continue to accept and support the dictatorship of Viktor Orban in Hungary - but the next battle over rule of law and democracy already looms...
A criminal trial isn't always what it seems in Russia.
The police in Zimbabwe has arrested and detained Hopewell Chin’ono, an awarding-winning journalist, and Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of the political group Transform Zimbabwe. Both are accused of 'inciting public violence'.
The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have yet to learn the full truth and obtain justice concerning the massacre.
Japan, host of the 2021 Olympic Games, should undertake urgent systemic reforms to tackle child abuse in sports.
A friend once advised Nicole Austin-Hillery, HRW's United States Program Executive Director, to never meet her heroes because it would always disappoint. This friend had never met US Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis...
And thousands of people have already registered for Human Rights Watch's star-studded online event, The Future We Build Together, on Thursday July 23. Don't miss it: register now via this link.