Today’s update of human rights events around the world.
ZIMBABWE: Mugabe says White farmers must leave
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, has urged the country’s last remaining white farmers to leave the country, in a speech delivered during his 85th birthday party. Al Jazeera
PALESTINE: Strike paralyses West Bank
A general strike to protest against Israel’s plans to evict 1,500 Palestinians from their homes in the Silwan district of Jerusalem has paralyzed much of the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera
KYRGYZSTAN: Expulsion draws protests
International human rights groups have suggested Kyrgyzstan is seeking to cover up human rights abuses after it deported a Russian campaigner. BBC
US: Allies Overlook Dutch Foe of Islam’s Far Right Ties
The fiercely anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders has been traveling through the U.S. this week on a highly-publicized trip to meet with politicians, promote his controversial film ‘Fitna’, and raise money for his legal defense back home. IPS
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