Human Rights Watch - THE WEEK IN RIGHTS - October 3 , 2013

THE WEEK IN RIGHTS October 3, 2013 Follow us on: Lost in Syria’s Black Hole for Doing Their Jobs Since the early days of the March 2011 uprising, Syrian security forces have targeted medics and lawyers who helped those who were wounded or detained. They have targeted and tortured humanitarian aid workers and peaceful political activists. Syria remains one of the most dangerous places in the world for professional and citizen journalists. Read their stories >> Bombs Strike School in SyriaA Syrian government airstrike using fuel-air explosive bombs hit outside a secondary school in the opposition-held city of Raqqa, killing at least 12 students attending their first day of classes. Read more >> share on:   Dispatches: Sudan Denies Killing Protesters by Jehanne Henry In the lead story in yesterday’s Sudan Tribune, President Omar al-Bashir denied that the government was involved in killing scores of mostly young people who participated in protests that raged across Sudan over the past week. Yet evidence collected by groups on the ground indicates otherwise.  Read more >> share on:   Russia Should Drop Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists Charging these activists with piracy is disproportionate and absurd. It appears to be aimed more at dissuading environmental activists from future protests against Russia’s oil drilling projects in the Arctic than at holding anyone accountable for any actual infraction.  Read more >> share on:   Dispatches: 3 Steps FIFA Can Take to Ensure Positive Legacy in Qatar by Nicholas McGeehan  FIFA’s Executive Committee is meeting in Zurich today and tomorrow, and world football’s governing body has much to discuss. UEFA President Michel Platini’s has stated that he is “much more concerned” about the issue of migrant workers’ rights in Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, than the ongoing debate over the proposed switch of the event from summer to winter. This is a welcome realignment of priorities.  Read more >> share on:   SYRIA MAP See satellite imagery analysis of the school attack in Raqqa, Syria. View Now >> FELLOWSHIPS Apply to Fellowships in international human rights. Apply Now >> TWEET of the WEEK Before #Westgate, #Somalia civilians too often the target of Al Shabaab attacks. @LaetitiaBaderhttp://bit.ly/1g7oFe9.  Follow Leslie Lefkow >>