Historic Climate Crisis Judgment in Germany: Daily Brief
Top court orders government in Germany to protect future generations; assault on the truth by Myanmar's military junta; April was a terrible month for freedom of expression in Russia; atrocities at the Colombia-Venezuela border; new attack against justice in Sri Lanka; and how to prosecute the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution.
In a landmark decision, Germany’s top court has found that lawmakers have a human rights obligation to protect people from the effects of climate change.
The military junta in Myanmar needs to face the toughest consequences for its outrageous abuses against peaceful pro-democracy protesters, independent reporters and anybody else who challenges the regime's narrative.
April was a terrible month for freedom of expression in Russia.
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, acting deputy director in HRW's Americas Division, wrote a comment on atrocities at the Colombia-Venezuela border. Read it here.
Did you know that the government of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has spared no effort in covering up serious alleged crimes, including those implicating Rajapaksa himself?
And here's some wisdom for the weekend, connected to a ground-breaking report on Israel and crimes against humanity that Human Rights Watch published this week: apartheid corrupts the soul of the oppressor as much as it ruins the lives of the oppressed.