Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 May 2014

Thailand, Iran, South Sudan, Somalia, US, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Israel

May 20, 2014



In today's Brief: 58 countries call on Syria to be sent to the ICC; What #BringBackOurGirls Looks Like From Nigeria’s Capital; devastating consequences of family planning in China; setting human rights priorities; Thailand's de facto coup "is not a coup"; the harassment of Iran's Baha'i; dig deep for the displaced of South Sudan; a famine threatens in Somalia; US military training Cambodia's "abusive" armed forces; long wait for justice in Sri Lanka; travel ban in Turkmenistan; and a deadly shooting...

Fifty-eight countries issued a statement and letter calling on the United Nations Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The movement for justice for victims in Syria is gaining unprecedented momentum. By officially co-sponsoring the resolution for an ICC referral, countries will be taking a critically important stand for accountability for serious crimes by all sides, including the use of chemical weapons, indiscriminate attacks against civilians, torture on a massive scale, tactics to starve civilians, and sexual violence.

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