Angola’s parliament should significantly revise or withdraw a proposed national security law that fails to meet international human rights standards.

The draft law in its current form would permit excessive government control over private institutions. trib.al/2o9rYvS

It is a dark day in the #UK after the #RwandaBill was passed.

It will have a devastating impact on human rights & the rule of law, risking the lives of asylum seekers & setting a dangerous global precedent.

New from Yasmine Ahmed & me ⬇️ Human Rights Watch

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Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a new law to strengthen protections from violence for women and children, including domestic violence survivors — but it falls short in key areas.
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Defying the facts, the UK parliament has passed a law declaring Rwanda 'safe' so it can send asylum seekers there.

This law violates asylum seekers' human rights.

99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, which are also the primary driver of the climate crisis.

As governments restart negotiating global plastics treaty at #INC4 check out my Human Rights Watch colleague Hellen Huang's take why this matters for human rights:

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Today, the UK government chose cruelty. The appalling Rwanda deportation bill has finally passed through Parliament.

Andrew Stroehlein brings you up to speed in today's Daily Brief video ⤵️

Readers’ Recommendations in the Daily Brief today:

🔹Tanzania
🔹Sudan
🔹Israel/Gaza
🔹Iran/Israel
🔹EU/Tunisia
🔹India
🔹Haiti

Send your recommendations to Andrew Stroehlein: trib.al/uuV7VO4

We’re less than 100 days away from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Before getting swept away by the excitement, here are three human rights issues to keep in mind about the upcoming games ⤵️

In the Quick Takes of today's Daily Brief:

🔵Proposed security law in Angola fails the rights test
🔵Pakistan’s health care crisis
🔵Vietnam’s deteriorating situation set for UN review

Read the details here: trib.al/X241vQm

The UK government’s obsession with signaling cruelty through their #Rwanda deportation scheme has led to financial and moral madness…

🔊 Listen to Andrew Stroehlein’s Daily Brief: trib.al/NxouwOu

Insta-Live discussion with Shila Behjat, Simin Fahandej and Michael Page, Deputy Director MENA at Human Rights Watch (@hrw) on the persecution of the #Bahai -s in #Iran & the recent HRW report which classifies this as crimes against humanity happening soon.
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“The UK government clearly doesn’t care about the cost of its #Rwanda deportation scheme to UK taxpayers any more than it cares about the cruelty it will inflict on asylum seekers.”

Read Andrew Stroehlein’s Daily Brief on an obsession turning into madness: trib.al/CxlHetX

#Kazakhstan : New Law to Protect Women Improved, but Incomplete hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

New Human Rights Watch Report: Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023. This documentation of horrific abuses in Iran adds to previous research by HRW, Amnesty Iran, & UN FFM hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

#EarthDay2024 is an opportunity to celebrate the work of the courageous people who put themselves at risk fighting for a planet in which people can thrive. Today we at Human Rights Watch honor and thank Osvalinda Pereira for never giving up protecting the rainforest.
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'Pakistan paid about [7 times] more per person to service its external public debts than it did on health care in 2021'

Great new piece from Saroop Ijaz in The News shows how public debt payments have contributed to Pakistan’s healthcare crisis 👇

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The House of Representatives has voted for a bill that could lead to a total TikTok ban in the US. Why is the United States trying to ban TikTok?

Learn more ⤵

#FAC discussion on #Sudan gives hope #EU can lead new approach as civilians bear the brunt of brutal conflict.

⚖️ Push for accountability, sanction those responsible
⛑️ Increase humanitarian assistance
🇺🇳 Press UN Security Council to protect civilians

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🔹Readers’ Recommendations in the Daily Brief:

#EarthDay2024
Europe & climate change
Armenia
Myanmar
Pakistan/Afghanistan
Vietnam
Maldives/China
Qatar/Nepal/Bangladesh
Haiti
Ecuador
The right to health

🔹Send your recommendations to Andrew Stroehlein: trib.al/g4vAVHp