Crisis Looms in Northern Ethiopia : Daily Brief
Saudi Arabia should release all women’s rights activists; new US administration should prioritize rights; war crimes case could renew push for justice in former Yugoslavia; urgent action required for crowded Spanish migrant camps; how to return assets lost due to corruption; EU pegs member funding on human rights.
Restricted road, air, telecom and internet access due to the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has limited humanitarian support to the millions of people, among them refugees and internally displaced people.
Saudi Arabia has locked up women’s rights activists for the last to years, but only now as it prepares for the G20 summit, Saudi authorities are trying to change the narrative.
The next US administration should set a human rights focused foreign policy.
The first court appearance of ex-Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity around the Kosovo war should jumpstart a renewed push for justice across former Yugoslavia.
Authorities should address overcrowding at a Spanish port due to the recent increase in the number of people attempting to reach Europe via the Canary Islands.
How can a country’s stolen assets be returned responsibly? New principles including transparency and integrity can offer a path to ensure countries receive funds that are rightly meant for their growth.
And finally, some good news! A new European Union agreement means governments that dismantle their judiciary and erode institutional checks and balance could lose funding from the union.