Justice for Haitian Football Players: Daily Brief
Free Vietnamese poet Tran Duc Thach; hundreds killed in Ethiopia Tigray attack; how Asian countries can prevent democratic regression; police violence in Guatemala protests; and activist Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira wins environmental prize
After pressure from the media and rights groups, FIFA has banned Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart for reported sexual abuses committed against players.
Eleven countries from the Asia-Pacific region were among the small minority that voted against a United Nations resolution opposing the death penalty.
Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the dissident and poet Tran Duc Thach.
Hundreds of people were reportedly killed in an attack in Mai Kadra village in the ongoing Tigray conflict in Ethiopia.
As South and Southeast Asian countries tackle the pandemic, they should prevent further democratic regression, continue holding elections, and put time limits on emergency power.
Over the weekend, police used excessive force and detained dozens of people during a protest in Guatemala.
Great news! Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira, a small-scale farmer living in the heart of the Amazon won the prestigious Eledstam Prize for her activism against illegal loggers.