International Legal News
Updated: Feb 4, 2019
Weekly Update: 21 JANUARY - 27 JANUARY 2019
The following media round up of international legal and foreign policy issues from around the world for the week of 21 January - 27 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.
Egypt: 21January 2019
Egypt sentences TV host to year in prison for interviewing gay man
Mohamed Al-Gheiti, who has spoken out against homosexuality on several occasions, was Sentenced for ‘offence’ which took place last year
Saudi Arabia: 21 January 2019
Fleeing Saudi Arabia: Asylum seeker numbers triple
According to the UNHCR, the number of Saudi asylum seekers has tripled in 2017 compared with 2012
Yemen: 21 January 2019
The forgotten: Living with HIV in war-ravaged Yemen
Most Yemenis living with HIV/AIDS face stigma and discrimination, even from their own families
Bangladesh: 22 January 2019
Indian Police arrest Rohingya group stuck at Bangladesh Border
Fears of deportation to Myanmar has sparked an exodus of Rohingya refugees from across India to Bangladesh.
Pakistan: 22 January 2019
Pashtun Rights Activist Alamzeb Mehsud arrested in Pakistan
Court orders Mehsud be kept in police custody for four days for rioting and inciting hatred at a Karachi rally.
Palestine: 22 January 2019
State of Palestine: Further Information: Activist risks chargers over forced “ Confession” : Suha Jbara
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde21/9721/2019/en/
Sudan: 22 January 2019
Sudan: ‘Not guilty’ verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigated
China: 22 January 2019
China: Human Rights Defender tried in Secret: Huang Qi
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/9719/2019/en/
Nigeria: 23 January 2019
Nigeria finds more than 20,000 kidnapped girls in Mali
Most of the victims were sold as sex slaves after false promises or kidnapping, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency said
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/nigeria-finds-20000-kidnapped-girls-mali-190123144037367.html
Iran: 24 January 2019
Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
Kenya: 24 January 2019
Kenya court overturns ruling on wearing hijab in schools
Kenya's Supreme Court said every school has a right to determine its own dress code
Sri Lanka: 24 January 2019
Sri Lanka: Letter to the Prime Minister on the investigation into the enforced Disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa37/9734/2019/en/
Zimbabwe: 25 January 2019
Zimbabwe: Security forces must be held accountable for the brutal assault on Human Rights
Thailand: 25 January 2019
Threats and abuse: Critics fear effect of new Thailand Cyber Law
Despite revisions, critics fear legislation will be used to stifle debate ahead of elections scheduled for March.
India: 25 January 2019
Canadian honour killing suspects extradited to India
Syria: 25 January 2019
Syria Chased by police, Syrian refugee child falls to death in Beirut
Death of shoe polisher Ahmad Al-Zoubi, 14, in Verdun set off a controversy that has sent shock waves through the city
UK: 25 January 2019
Queen urges UK to find common ground as Brexit crisis deepens
Monarch's comments seen as an appeal to overcome divisions over the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
Bahrain: 25 January 2019
FIFA urges Thai PM to free Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi
FIFA Secretary-General calls for 'humane outcome' as concern grows over extradition of detained refugee player
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-case-latest-updates-181010133542286.html
Saudi Arabia: 25 January 2019
Saudi Arabia: Access for independent monitors urgently needed amid more reports of torture of activists
Zimbabwe: 26 January 2019
Children in Zimbabwe assaulted amid fuel price protests
The army denies that soldiers attacked children amid protests against increasing fuel prices last week.
Egypt: 26 January 2019
Why being a journalist in Egypt gets more difficult by the day
Examining President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government crackdown on the news media, eight years after the Arab Spring
Palestine: 26 January 2019
The Palestinian home hemmed in by Israel's separation wall
Hani Amer's family struggles with living in a home surrounded by Israel's separation barrier in occupied West Bank
Saudi Arabia: 26 January 2019
Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates
Here are the latest developments related to the Saudi journalist's murder inside the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-case-latest-updates-181010133542286.html
Pakistan: 27 January 2019
#JusticeforKhadija: The long road to justice for a student stabbed 23 times
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46999001
Rohingya: 27 January 2019
Rohingya crisis: UN warns against repatriation
Why the UN says it is still not safe for Rohingya Muslim refugees to return to Myanmar.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/rohingya-crisis-warns-repatriation-190127094704166.html
Venezuela: 27 January 2019
Venezuela: All you need to know about the crisis in seven charts
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46999668
Venezuela: 27 January 2019
Venezuela Crisis: Maduro given ultimatum by European Leaders
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47014322
International: 27 January 2019
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
https://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/national/article225153775.html
Survivor’s stories
http://holocaustlearning.org/survivors
International: 27 January 2019
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/auschwitz-survivors-pay-homage-as-world-remembers-holocaust
Documentary
24 January 2019 “I have a message for you”
Never Forget takes on a Whole New Meaning
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/581203/message-for-you/