Lack of Justice Fuels Israel-Palestine Conflict: Daily Brief
UN should push for justice in Xinjiang; Uzbekistan jails anti-corruption blogger; Indonesia should free Papuan Activist; Cameroon jails transgender women; and 100 days of military violence in Myanmar.
Forcible takeovers of homes, brutal suppression of demonstrators, places of worship under assault, identity-based communal violence, indiscriminate rocket attacks, children killed in strikes - HRW's Israel and PalestineDirector Omar Shakir analyses the roots of the latest violence in Gaza and Jerusalem.
United Nations member states should appeal to the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.
Uzbek authorities have convicted blogger Otabek Sattoriy, who investigated alleged corruption by local authorities. Otabek has been sentenced to 6 and a half years on dubious charges.
Indonesian authorities should drop the politically motivated treason charges against activist Victor Yeimo, who was detained for peacefully advocating for Papuan independence.
Cameroon continues to repress LGBT people, most recently by sentencing of two transgender women to five years in prison with hefty fines for the clothes they wore at a restaurant.
Myanmar marked 100 days since the violent military coup began. Almost 800 people, including children have been killed due to military violence.