Evidence in Beirut Blast Points to Officials
Evidence in Beirut port explosion implicates authorities; Belarus athlete refuses forced return; Croatia’s border monitoring mechanism criticized; monsoons in Bangladesh puts Rohingya refugees at risk; Zimbabwe should investigate the 2018 post-election violence; and a chance to ban killer robots.
One year ago, on August 4, 2020, the port explosion in Beirut killed 218 people. A new report lays out responsibilities of Lebanese authorities and the systemic problems in the legal and political system allowing them to avoid accountability.
On Sunday, Belarusian track and field athlete Krystsina Timanovskaya refused to let government authorities forcibly return her to Belarus from the Olympics, seeking instead protection at Tokyo’s international airport.
Croatia’s new border monitoring mechanism, aimed at addressing the severe accounts of violence against migrants, raises serious concerns regarding its mandate, effectiveness, and independence.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are facing serious risks during monsoon season while Bangladesh authorities are preventing them from taking measures that could lessen the devastation from flooding.
No steps have been taken to hold accountable those responsible for abuses and compensate the victims' families of Zimbabwe’s August 2018 presidential election.
Today is the first day of the Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, a great opportunity to stop killer robots!