JACQUELINE CHARLES
- Feb 19
Judge arrested in alleged plot to overthrow President Jovenel Moïse: It was a set-up
One of Haiti’s most high-profile judges, Yvickel Dabrésil, stands on a street during his arrest on Feb. 7, 2021, in a housing development in Port-au-Prince. FEBRUARY 18, 2021 07:00 AM, UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2021 04:38 PM The armed palace police officers awoke him in the middle of the night, mockingly called him “president,” threatened to kill him and placed him under arrest. Now one of Haiti’s most high-profile judges, Yvickel Dabrésil, is in hiding, fearful for his life as hi
Reuters
- Feb 19
Belarus jails journalists for filming protests, U.S. imposes new sanctions
KYIV (Reuters) - A Belarusian court on Thursday jailed a pair of journalists for two years on charges of orchestrating protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, while Washington imposed visa restrictions on 43 Belarusian officials it accused of undermining democracy. Belarusians Katsiaryna Andreyeva, 27, and Darya Chultsova, 23, were detained in November in an apartment they had been using as a vantage point to film demonstrations over the death of a protester killed s
The New York Times
- Feb 19
Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’
The government announced an investigation into social science research, broadening attacks on what it sees as destabilizing American influences. PARIS — Stepping up its attacks on social science theories that it says threaten France, the French government announced this week that it would launch an investigation into academic research that it says feeds “Islamo-leftist’’ tendencies that “corrupt society.’’ News of the investigation immediately caused a fierce backlash among u
Al Jazeera
- Feb 19
French MPs approve controversial ‘anti-separatism’ bill
National Assembly legislators sign off on draft law which critics say will unfairly target France’s Muslim population. French MPs have approved a controversial bill the government says will strengthen the country’s secular principles, but critics argue could harm civil rights, especially those of the 5.7-million-strong Muslim community. The vote on Tuesday on the so-called “anti-separatism” bill, brought forward by President Emmanuel Macron paves the way for it to be passed i
Human Rights Watch
- Feb 19
Brazil: Secret Process to Change Human Rights Policy
Exclusion of Civil Society from Discussions Raises Concern The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro should ensure that any discussions about changing the country’s human rights policies occur in a transparent manner, with meaningful consultation with and participation by civil society and particularly affected groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The Bolsonaro administration has established a working group to propose changes to the National Human Rights Prog
Al Jazeera
- Feb 19
Colombian army committed 6,400 extrajudicial killings: Court
Killings allegedly presented as combat deaths to boost perception of military gains in conflict against FARC rebels. Colombia’s military carried out at least 6,400 extrajudicial killings and presented them as combat deaths between 2002 and 2008, a number that is at least three times higher than previously estimated, a special court has said. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) court is investigating crimes and atrocities committed during half a century of armed conflict
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