Hong Kong police raids pro-democracy newspaper; high expectations for new prosecutor at International Criminal Court; Hungary's parliament passes anti-LGBT law; and Biden-Putin summit ends without a clear human rights agenda.

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Canada incarcerates thousands of people, including those with disabilities, on immigration-related grounds every year in often abusive conditions. A new report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International documents how people in immigration detention are regularly handcuffed, shackled, and held with little to no contact with the outside world.

Hundreds of police officers in Hong Kong raided the offices of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper. Authorities have been cracking down on independent media – particularly those owned by Beijing critic Jimmy Lai – using a new national security law to arrest critics and attack press freedom.

Karim Khan was sworn in as the International Criminal Court's third prosecutor, beginning a nine-year term following his election by member states. He should provide a vision that ensures meaningful delivery on the court’s mandate.

Hungary’s parliament adopted a bill which effectively bans discussion of sexual and gender diversity in schools, media, advertising, and other public spaces.

Finally, human rights were one of the issues Joe Biden discussed during his first encounter as US president with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During their meeting in Geneva, the two accused each other of several abuses, but failed to commit to effective solutions.