Celebrating International Justice: Daily Brief
Tomorrow is International Justice Day; EU border force Frontex still failing to protect rights; eight years of suffering for vulnerable asylum seekers in Australia; Myanmar's junta hoards lifesaving oxygen; another blow to independent media in Russia; and an opportunity to advance the right to food in the UK.
International Justice Day, July 17, gives us an opportunity to celebrate successes and challenges in the global fight against impunity. Along with marking progress, today should be an opportunity to call for what it really takes to make justice possible, at the ICC and everywhere.
A European Parliament report found that the EU border agency, Frontex, failed to take action to address reports of migrant pushback. The agency needs to do more to protect migrant's rights and address abuses at the EU borders.
It's been eight years since Australia resumed its abusive offshore asylum processing. This harmful and costly approach should not be replicated anywhere.
Myanmar is facing an explosion of Covid cases and the military, which stole power in February, is now hoarding oxygen, preventing doctors and medical facilities to provide it for covid patients.
Russian authorities are cracking down on reporting corruption rather than on corruption.
And, a potential good news for the right to food in the UK.