Mass Protests after Myanmar Coup: Daily Brief

UN Security Council should impose targeted sanctions on Myanmar military; news updates from the International Criminal Court; Loujain al-Hathloul has been unjustly jailed for 1000 days in Saudi Arabia; criminal injustice in Egypt; heartbreaking refugee film opens Human Rights Weekend; and Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins on Tuesday.

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Tens of thousands of people in Myanmar haven taken to the streets in the past days to protest against the military coup in the country. Human Rights Watch calls on the United Nations Security Council to impose targeted sanctions on Myanmar army leaders.

 

There are a lot of important news updates from the International Criminal Court in The Hague, regarding Israel-Palestine, the Central African Republic, and the election of a new prosecutor

 

Women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been unjustly jailed for 1000 days now, in Saudi Arabia. She should be released immediately, without any conditions.

Want to have an idea what 'rule of law' means in Egypt? Read this thread by Rasha Younes, researcher in HRW's LGBT Program.

Online only, free of charge, and streaming across the Netherlands. These are the unique features of the 9th edition of the Human Rights Weekend, that begins on Friday. Kindly register now and spread the word!

 And the second impeachment trial against former United States President Donald Trump begins on Tuesday.

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