Biden's Promises on Health Rights and Immigration Reform: Daily Brief
US President Joe Biden advocates health rights and immigration reforms; repatriated women with ties to alleged ISIS members are incarcerated in Tunisia; Denmark on deadly track to return refugees to Syria; Ethiopian region of Tigray could face food insecurity; Iran set to join the UN Commission on the Status of Women; rise of violence in Nigeria; and New York City council discourages “normalizing” surgeries on children born with variations in their sex characteristics.
In his first address to Congress, US President Joe Biden argued for health rights and immigration laws. But will he walk the talk when it comes to waiving intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines?
Families of women and children with ties to suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) who were recently repatriated to Tunisia say that all of the women are in detention. Some have faced abuse, some have contracted Covid-19, and some have been denied their rights.
Denmark remains on track to deport people to Syria despite rising international pressure, including from the EU.
The conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray could lead to food insecurity, according to UN reports. HRW documented the conflict in Tigray where there have been massacres of civilians, including children.
Iran is set to join the UN Commission on the Status of Women, despite its poor human rights record. It has also been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council.
Violent incidents are mounting in Nigeria. Two students that were abducted from the Greenfield University were reported dead.
Finally, the New York City Council passed a bill to develop educational materials about how so-called “normalizing” surgeries on children born with variations in their sex characteristics are medically unnecessary and risk lifelong harms.