Repatriate Children Detained in Syria: Daily Brief
Rights groups reject Google’s Saudi Arabia development; five years on, no compensation for Hissène Habré's victims; Burundi should lift restrictions on free speech; Child labor fuelled by Covid-19 in Africa and Asia; China uses technology to read Uyghurs’ emotions; and don’t miss HRW’s film festival in New York!
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden should repatriate their nationals, including children who are unlawfully held in life-threatening conditions in northeast Syria.
Saudi Arabia represses public dissent, and its justice system violates human rights. And yet Google plans to set up up a Cloud region – data storage and cloud computing services – in the country.
Victims of Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any compensation five years after his historic conviction by an African-Union backed court in Senegal.
While the Burundian government has lifted some restrictions imposed on civil society and media, justice has yet to be served for victims of violations committed during the 2015 political crisis.
The economic impact of the pandemic, and lack of government assistance, has pushed many children into exploitative labor. Many might have to continue working even when schools re-open.
The Chinese government is using artificial intelligence and facial recognition to detect emotions on Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
And finally, join a discussion with prolific filmmakers and activists during HRW New York Film Festival!