Slap Targeted Sanctions on Myanmar Junta: Daily Brief
Put sanctions on Myanmar's generals and military-controlled companies; humane treatment of asylum seekers & migrants needed at borders of US & EU; waive intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccine; UN Human Rights Council news; new raids and arrests in Crimea; and the Guardian launches a new human rights series, and interviews Ken Roth.
The junta in Myanmar has used more deadly violence over the weekend against peaceful protesters. Targeted sanctions are needed against the generals, and against military-owned companies, to deprive the regime of direct revenue.
The United States and the European Union should move swiftly to ensure fair, dignified, and humane treatment of asylum seekers and migrants at the borders.
When will governments finally stop blocking a temporary waiver of some global intellectual property rules that will help boost global access to Covid-19 vaccines?
The Human Rights Council has started a new round of meetings today, and there are a lot of countries and topics to discuss.
Russia should stop using unfounded terrorism charges for purposes of persecution in occupied Crimea.
And check out the new human rights series by the Guardian newspaper, launched today. They interviewed HRW's Executive Director Ken Roth for their opening article.