Word : Human Rights Watch : ISIS Abducting, Killing, Expelling Iraq’s Minorities

THE WEEK IN RIGHTS July 24, 2014 Follow us on: ISIS Abducting, Killing, Expelling Iraq’s Minorities © 2014 Reuters  The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) is killing, kidnapping, and threatening religious and ethnic minorities in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Since capturing Mosul on June 10, 2014, the armed Sunni extremist group has seized at least 200 Turkmen, Shabaks, and Yazidis, killed at least 11 of them, and ordered all Christians to convert to Islam, pay “tribute” money, or leave Mosul.  Read more >> share on:   Iraqi Government Airstrikes Kill Civilians Iraq’s security forces have killed at least 75 civilians and wounded hundreds of others in indiscriminate air strikes on five cities since June 6. Aerial attacks hit areas surrounding mosques, government buildings, hospitals, and power and water stations.  Read more >> share on:   Thailand’s First Two Months Under Military Rule Two months of military rule in Thailand has brought alarming setbacks in respect for basic human rights. While the military junta claims it’s returning "happiness" to the nation, the junta is actually enforcing a regime of forced smiles by prohibiting criticism, imposing aggressive censorship, and arbitrarily putting hundreds in detention.  See the Latest News in Asia >> share on:   Central African Republic: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes Mediators and participants at the Brazzaville forum to discuss the Central African Republic crisis should reject any calls for an amnesty for serious human rights crimes. Amnesty is often the first demand from leaders who have blood on their hands. Mediators need to make clear that lasting peace cannot be achieved without justice and that no one is above the law.  See the Latest News in Africa >> share on:   Airstrike Deaths in Gaza Raise Concerns on Ground Offensive After Israeli missiles killed boys on a beach and repeatedly struck a well-marked hospital, one can only be gravely concerned for the safety of civilians caught up in the ground offensive. Israel needs to do more than try to explain away unlawful attacks – it needs to stop them.  See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa >> share on:   In the US, Terrorism Prosecutions Often An Illusion The US Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have targeted American Muslims in abusive counterterrorism “sting operations” based on religious and ethnic identity. Take a closer look and you’ll realize that many of these people would never have committed a crime if not for law enforcement encouraging, pressuring, and sometimes paying them to commit terrorist acts.  See the Latest News in the United States >> share on:   SPECIAL FEATURE Uganda’s homeless children face violence, exploitation. View Now >> VIDEO FBI entraps Americans in terrorism sting operations. Watch Now >> TWEET OF THE WEEK Dispatches: In The HIV Response, Who is ‘Hard to Reach’? Follow Joe Amon >>