Apparent War Crimes in Gaza: Daily Brief
New research into recent fighting in Gaza; the Myanmar junta's assault on free media; Saudi Arabia jails media personality on bogus charges; lead poisoning at Zambia mine; NGOs suing France for police discrimination; and the EU tells people to get vaccinated while blocking wider vaccine production.
Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups carried out attacks during the May 2021 fighting in the Gaza Strip and Israel that violated the laws of war and apparently amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report.
The Myanmar military junta's all-out assault on independent media is rapidly turning the country into one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist.
A Saudi court sentenced a Sudanese media personality and journalist to four years in prison on vague and bogus charges. Saudi authorities have frequently used broadly worded charges to restrict the lawful and peaceful exercise of free expression, in violation of international human rights obligations.
Zambia’s next government should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected the health of tens of thousands of children and adults in the city of Kabwe, six organizations said today, following the publication of a United Nations experts’ letter on the issue.
NGOs are suing France for police discrimination...
The European Commission is calling for everyone to get vaccinated if they can - while not mentioning that the EU is blocking wider vaccine production globally and so is part of the reason many cannot.