Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 15 July

In Egypt, Human Rights Watch has published new research into the killings outside the Republican Guard headquarters on 8 July. We are seeking impartial investigations of the military officers and police involved. And the immediate outlook in Egypt seems ever more grim...

In Syria, people trapped by the fighting are not getting the help they need. Denial of humanitarian access and safe passage to civilians (in violation of the laws of war) has been a recurring issue during the conflict, and is confirmed by fresh HRW research.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and other mass atrocities committed in Darfur, arrived in Nigeria for an African Union summit. Other African countries have denied him entry, including Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa, but Nigeria showed neither the good sense to reject his visit nor the courage to arrest him. Also in Nigeria, an appalling threat... Burmese President Thein Sein is visiting the United Kingdom... On Friday, the world's attention was at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Former NSA contractor turned whistle-blower Edward Snowden made his first appearance in weeks, meeting HRW's Tanya Lokshina and others...