Today’s update of human rights events around the world.
PRC: China plans ‘human rights action’
China has released a human rights action plan, following international criticism of its rights record. BBC
U.S.: Local Police Increasingly Target Migrant Communities
Alleged abuses of a little-known section of U.S. immigration law have triggered charges of racial and ethnic profiling and diverting local law enforcement from their crime-fighting mission. Common Dreams
AFGHANISTAN: Top cleric rejects changes to Afghan Shi’ite law
A top Shi’ite cleric said on Saturday the Afghan government had no right to change a law for Shi’ite Afghans that was widely condemned by Afghanistan’s Western backers for curbing women’s rights. Reuters
UAE: Media Law Undermines Free Expression
A new draft law to regulate the news media unlawfully restricts free expression and will unduly interfere with the media’s ability to report on sensitive subjects, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The pending law also includes provisions that would grant the government virtually complete control in deciding who is allowed to work as a journalist and which media organizations are allowed to operate in the country. Common Dreams
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