Philippines Activists Killed: Daily Brief

Saudi activist appeals sentencing; police violence against children in Bahrain; Kazakhstan’s first women’s march; investigation needed for Equatorial Guinea blast; spotlight on Poland’s anti-LGBT policies & independent media under threat; EU ignores abuses at Greece border; India and Thailand should protect Myanmar nationals fleeing the military; and commemorating South Africa’s 25th Human Rights Day.

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The UN should do more to address the worsening human rights situation in Philippines, a need marked most recently by the increased killings of activists.  

 

 Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul appeals her sentencing today.

 Bahrain police beat and threatened children arrested in protest-related cases with rape during interrogations.

 Kazakhstan’s women’s day march highlights the need for gender equality and protection of LGBT people.

Human rights organizations in Equatorial Guinea, are calling for an independent probe of the March 7 blast. 

Poland’s anti-LGBT policies are in the spotlight after French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clement Beaune, was denied entry into the country. Also in Poland, independent media are under severe threat

The European Union border agency is ignoring reported cases of abuse along the Greece border. 

 India should not deport ethnic Rohingya and others who have fled the oppressive military in Myanmar.

 Thailand  should protect Myanmar nationals fleeing the violent crackdown and allow the UN refugee agency access to screen those seeking refugee status.

And finally, even as South Africa commemorates its 25th Human Rights month, police brutality and institutional racism still has a solid grip on the country.