US Should Investigate Election Rights Abuses: Daily Brief
Iraq mass grave indicates security forces impunity; New Zealand halts relations with Myanmar; Indian security forces should account for border violence; digital divide in the US makes vaccines inaccessible for older people; Syria’s financial punishment for men who don’t serve in the military; repressive Russian law attempts to silence activists; new African Union president should push for justice.
United States authorities should thoroughly investigate all rights abuses committed during efforts to overturn the US presidential election and the capitol attack.
The mass grave discovered next to a camp in Iraq’s Salah al-Din governate with the remains of over 50 men and boys as young as 10 is one more indication that Iraq has yet to investigate security forces involvement in killings and disappearances.
New Zealand has banned relations with Myanmar following the military coup. This bars entry of Myanmar military leaders into New Zealand.
Indian government orders to border forces to exercise restraint and limit the use of live ammunition have not prevented new killings, torture, and other serious abuses at the India-Bangladesh border.
Only half of people over 75 use the internet in the United States, with numbers much lower among older people of color. This disparity threatens the access to vaccines among older people, most of which require access to online scheduling for vaccination appointments.
Men who do not serve in the Syria military will be charged under a law that allows the seizure of property or a payment of a hefty fine.
A repressive Russian law used to crackdown on civil society organizations has most recently been used to charge entrepreneur Mikhail Iosilevich.
And finally, the new African Union presidency under DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi should prioritize justice as his term begins during a period of inter-communal fighting, election related fighting and armed insurgencies in Africa.