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WEEKLY INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UPDATE

29 DECEMBER 2018 - 6 JANUARY 2019

The following media round up of international legal and foreign policy issues from around the world for the week of 29 December 2018 - 6 January 2019


The Guernica Group will provide weekly media updates from the International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights, United Nations, European Union and other sources. Should you wish to contribute or submit a media summary, opinion piece or blog, please send to Nenad Vucijak for consideration.


GAZA DECEMBER 2018 DOCUMENTARY

A LOOK IN TO THE EYES OF BARBARISM


This video contains footage some viewers may find distressing

UNA MIRADA A LOS OJOS DE LA BARBARIE


Este video contiene imágenes que pueden herir la sensibilidad de algunas personas

SUDAN 29 DECEMBER 2018

Anger over dictatorship, not bread, fueling Sudan uprising

The protest wave sweeping across Sudan was never about bread; it is a nation fed up with a decades-old military dictatorship, say human rights activists and experts.


YEMEN 29 DECEMBER 2018

How free breakfast brought 500 girls back to school in Yemen


GAZA 30 DECEMBER 2019

A day, a life; when a medic was killed in Gaza, was it an accident?

On June 1, an Israeli soldier shot into a crowd, killing a volunteer medic named Rouzan al-Najjar. Israeli officials say soldiers only use live fire as a last resort. Our investigation shows otherwise. We analyzed over 1,000 photos and videos, froze the fatal moment in a 3-D model of the protest, and interviewed more than 30 witnesses and I.D.F. commanders to reveal how Rouzan was killed


BAHRAIN 31 DECEMBER 2018

Bahrain: Rights Defender’s Conviction Upheld

Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to Remain Behind Bars Until 2023


SAUDI ARABIA 1 JANUARY 2019

Outrage after Netflix pulls comedy show criticising Saudi Arabia

Standup Hasan Minhaj had mocked official accounts about fate of Jamal Khashoggi


OPINION - CHINA 2 JANUARY

China’s Gulag for for muslims

In modern-day “re-education” prisons, Beijing is forcing ethnic Uighurs to forsake their religion. Why don’t Muslim governments rise up in anger?


US 3 JANUARY 2019

El Chapo trial: Jury takes note of drug lord's sensational deeds

Corruption and even murder, we are halfway through the closely watched trial of the world's biggest drug traffickers.


GAZA 3 JANUARY 2019

Gaza's struggles in 2018

The problems making Palestinians' lives hard in the besieged territory.


BANGLADESH 3 JANUARY 2019

Opposition crushed, Hasina to rule over Bangladesh unchallenged

With opposition getting just seven seats in parliament, the Hasina government will face little legislative scrutiny.

ROHINGYA 3 JANUARY 2019

INDIA DEPORTS SECOND GROUP OF ROHINGYA MUSLIMS

YEMEN 3 JANUARY 2019

Al Jazeera captures evidence of food aid stolen in Yemen war

The WFP has accused both Houthis and Saudi-UAE coalition backed forces of diverting aid in areas under their control

BANGLADESH 3 JANUARY 2019

Statement on the 11th parliamentary election i Bangladesh

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 4 JANUARY 2019

Thousands of Refugees Flee Ethnic Clashes in DRC


COLOMBIA 5 JANUARY 2019

Colombia: One human rights advocate killed every three days

They're being targeted by armed groups fighting for control of land to cultivate drugs.


BAHRAIN 6 JANUARY 2019

UN Calls on Bahrain to Free Imprisoned Human Rights Defender


SAUDI ARABIA 6 JANUARY 2019

SAUDI WOMEN GIVEN THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DIVORCE


SAUDI ARABIA 6 JANUARY 2019

Saudi Woman Who Fled to Thailand Fears Death if Sent Home


ISRAEL DECEMBER 2018

Child affidavits provide evidence of torture by Israeli forces

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