World Human Rights Watch In Burundi, Deadly Police Response to Protests‏

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. THE WEEK IN RIGHTS June 4, 2015 Follow us on:   In Burundi, Deadly Police Response to Protests Photo © 2015 Reuters Burundian police have used excessive force in a crackdown on protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s election bid for a third term. Witness accounts indicate that police have shot and beaten people, in some cases when they posed no apparent threat. The authorities have closed down a number of radio stations and threatened journalists, human rights activists, and medical personnel. Read more » share on:   New Chemical Attacks in Idlib, Syria  While Security Council members deliberate over next steps at a snail’s pace, toxic chemicals are raining down on civilians in Syria. The Security Council should firmly establish responsibility and impose sanctions for these attacks, which defy its resolution and violate international law.  See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa »  share on:   Dispatches: The Ugly Truth Behind British Tourists’ Ruined Holidays in Greece By Eva Cossé  First thing this morning, I read an article in the Daily Mail about British tourists on the Greek island Kos who complained about asylum seekers ruining their holidays and turning the island into a “disgusting hellhole.” I have just returned from Kos, where I met with asylum seekers who crossed by boat from Turkey to Greece. Let me tell you something about hellholes.  See the Latest News in Europe/Central Asia »  share on:   Dispatches: Qatar 2022 – Where Did It Go Wrong? By Stephanie Hancock  I was in Doha reporting for the BBC that night in December 2010 when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. I stood in the city’s main souk surrounded by excited Qataris waving their national flag, and watched that now-famous footage of Sepp Blatter pulling the word "QATAR" from a white envelope.  Read more >>  share on:   SATELLITE IMAGERY       Syrian asylum seekers trapped in Jordan’s desert, satellite imagery shows.  View Now » PHOTOS     Banned cluster munitions have harmed civilians in northern Yemen. View Now » TWEET of the WEEK #China still denying truth+justice on eve of 26th #Tiananmen anniversary. @HRW's @SophieHRWhttp://bit.ly/1AMXTF8  Follow Minky Worden » Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch Follow us on: Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1 (212) 290-4700 | news@hrw.org