Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 11 May 2015
ICC, US, Afghanistan, Yemen, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Syria, UK, Azerbaijan
International Criminal Court has been deported to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo after his request for asylum was denied by the Netherlands.
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There are encouraging signs in Afghanistan that the situation might be improving for the country's women. But recent history shows us that we should remain skeptical.
From earlier today: The Saudi-led coalition’s blockade of Yemen is keeping out fuel needed for the Yemeni population’s survival in violation of the laws of war.
There are deeply worrying reports out of Burundi...
Saudi authorities have conducted a concerted campaign since 2013 to detain and deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrant workers, resulting in abuses against many of them, according to a new report.
Indonesia has announced a lifting of restrictions for foreign journalists in Papua, a major reversal of a decades-long policy. Jakarta also ordered the release of several political prisoners in the province, though many others are still held.
The Syrian government has apparently carried out new chlorine gas attacks, adding to earlier reports of the same. Also, international inspectors allegedly found precursors for nerve agents at a military facility.
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