Suspend Trade in Spyware: Daily Brief
Spyware is enabling government abuses; devastation in Tigray, Ethiopia; Iran's bloody crackdown on protestors continues; Nepal's new government should address rights; and a much needed conversation about mental health at the Olympics.
Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli NSO Group, allowed governments to target the devices of activists, journalists and others. A lack of control over trade and in using spyware facilitates human rights violations.
The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray led to millions of displaced people and put even more at risk of starvation. It's far beyond time international bodies and governments adopt concrete actions.
Iranian authorities are responding with a deadly crackdown to recent protests demanding basic rights.
Nepal's new government should focus on upholding citizen's basic rights that were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including access to health and education and strengthen the rule of law.
Gymnast Simone Biles puts the important conversation of mental health in sports at the forefront of Tokyo Olympics.