Niger should Investigate Abuses: Daily Brief
French police expel migrant children to Italy; broad cyrbercrime laws restrict free speech globally; Cambodia’s food crisis during lockdown; Sri Lanka bans face veils for Muslim women; Derek Chauvin files for new trial in George Floyd murder; and India should urgently address the pandemic.
Niger’s new President Mohamed Bazoum was elected in the country’s first democratic transition since independence. His government should prioritize accountability for massacres committed by alleged Islamist groups.
French border police expel migrant children to Italy, flouting immigration laws and child protection measures.
In the upcoming UN global cybercrime treaty negotiations, governments should oppose overbroad and aggressive cybercrime measures that threaten rights.
The Cambodian government’s restrictive lockdown measures have affected more than 300,000 people and denied aid groups access to help.
Sri Lanka has approved plans to ban face veils, a discriminatory measure targeting a minority group of Muslim women.
Former US police officer Derek Chauvin has asked for a new trial, two weeks after he was found guilty of murder and manslaughter of George Floyd.
And finally, instead of cracking down on free speech, India should focus on managing healthcare shortages to curb the pandemic.