Zimbabwe Should Respect Detainees’ Rights: Daily Brief
Mexico should seek input from people with disabilities for new law; Algerian journalist jailed; Hong Kong’s security law builds climate of fear; internet disruptions amid crackdown in Belarus; positive step for abortion rights in Italy; Poland stifled LGBT freedoms; ICC should continue work in Congo.
Zimbabwe is holding journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and politician Jacob Ngarivhume in poor conditions. They have no access to food, warm clothing and cannot speak to their lawyers in private.
The decision to reform the mental health legislation in Mexico should be based on strong rationality, clarity, and transparency and strengthened by civic participation, especially by those who will be affected by these decisions.
An Algerian journalist has been sentenced to three years in jail for reporting on protests.
The aim of Hong Kong’s national security law is to produce a climate of fear to stop Hong Kong people from asserting their rights.
Protests and violent repression by security forces continue in Belarus after a contested presidential election over the weekend. Internet disruptions are widespread.
Italy will soon make a long-awaited and important move towards women and girls’ ability to exercise their reproductive rights.
Warsaw police have arrested a nonbinary activist, Margot Szutowicz, who has been placed in pretrial detention, in the latest example of Polish authorities’ anti-LGBT actions.
A new bill in Somalia that would allow child marriage has caused public outcry.
And finally, the International Criminal Court should provide more support for domestic investigations and prosecutions.