HUMAN RIGHT WATCH:A GLOBAL RIGHTS RESTORATION PLATFORM

Time to End Waste Crisis in Lebanon: Daily Brief Plus: Expanding the understanding of human rights; Canada should lead action for accountability in Burma; Sexual harassment at the UN; Appalling conditions in main refugee camp on Lesbos, Greece; Office of Russian rights group attacked; and the new HRW World Report. .  Storified by Human Rights Watch · Fri, Jan 19 2018 11:10:25 .  Lama Fakih @lamamfakih There are 150 open dumps across #Lebanon burning garbage every week, putting lives and health at risk. Call on the government to #StopTheBurning. Sign the petition today: https://t.co/9k8IuZM9TH @HRWhttps://t.co/wgttUfMZ4Q 19 JANUARY 2018 08:46 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Human Rights Watch has launched a billboard and online campaign on to end the waste management crisis in Lebanon, calling for an end to the dangerous practice of open burning of waste and for parliament and the cabinet to adopt a national waste management law and strategy. The petition is online here. .  Birgit Schwarz @BirgitMSchwarz In online campaign starting today @hrw calls for end to dangerous practice of open burning of waste across #Lebanon https://t.co/X9aNxx0hHnhttps://t.co/uVRbyAIf2D 19 JANUARY 2018 09:33 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  The Lebanese government has long found hollow excuses to not fulfill its obligations, but today the state has the wealth, know-how, and international support to make progress on providing education, health, and basic services. .  Iain Levine @iainlevine Human rights in Lebanon are not just torture, free speech, or women’s rights. A dysfunctional waste management system, limited water supply, and a struggling public education system are also human rights issues. https://t.co/q5tnrnQCt7https://t.co/KoihPQJc9m 17 JANUARY 2018 15:53 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Canada has reacted with strong words and generous humanitarian assistance to the victims of the ethnic cleansing campaign by Burmese security forces against the Rohingya people. Now the government should support concrete action to ensure that those responsible are held accountable for their crimes. .  Farida Deif @FaridaDeif My op-ed in today's @globeandmail outlining the measures Canada should take without further delay to advance justice and accountability for one of the world's most persecuted peoples #Rohingya #cdnpoli https://t.co/wFUIYdVDj0https://t.co/txKXVGYNce 18 JANUARY 2018 20:40 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  A Guardian investigation has found that sexual harassment and assault are common in UN offices around the world. Dozens of current and former UN employees told the paper that a culture of silence allowed perpetrators to act with impunity. .  Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein “If you report it, your career is pretty much over." Sexual harassment and assault rife at United Nations, staff claim. https://t.co/i2bXiH6jxhhttps://t.co/HoELoc5c9e 19 JANUARY 2018 08:29 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Even though far fewer migrants and refugees are arriving on Lesbos now than in 2015 and 2016, conditions at the Greek island’s main camp have rarely been as bad as they are this winter. The Greek government should end the inhumane containment of asylum seekers and#opentheislands. .  Jan Kooy @KooyJan Conditions are horrific at #Greece’s ‘island prisons’ for refugees. Is that the point? Short answer: Yes. Excellent article @washingtonpost article quoting @hrw's @Eva_Cosse: https://t.co/tdD8L7Uema #OpenTheIslandshttps://t.co/PN6Y26iRZI 19 JANUARY 2018 08:04 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  The attack on the Ingushetia office of Russia’s leading human rights organization, Memorial,likely has everything to do with the group’s work in neighboring Chechnya and its efforts to secure the release of Oyub Titiev, Memorial’s Chechnya director. Titiev was arrested last week by Chechen authorities on bogus drug possession charges. .  Iain Levine @iainlevine Memorial has been a brave voice for human rights in Russia despite growing repression; now its office in Ingushetia is torched https://t.co/57TZPsNGnahttps://t.co/TpCQUyPQa2 17 JANUARY 2018 20:40 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  HRW World Report launched on Thursday, offering a snapshot of human rights in countries around the world, covering multiple topics. .  Emina Ćerimović @EminaHRW In #Croatia, adult persons with #disabilities continue to be placed in residential institutions without their consent. Read more in @hrw World Reporthttps://t.co/dCwfnirAnt #Rights2018 https://t.co/kzBjUxdH2shttps://t.co/v1bRMcHJf1 18 JANUARY 2018 20:14 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Shantha Rau Barriga @ShanthaHRW Want to know abt #human rights issues around the world? Check out @hrw World Report, and learn what you can do to defend the rights of all:https://t.co/dB6SnlvSo0 #Rights2018 https://t.co/aBGJWE6Gil 18 JANUARY 2018 17:19 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Ben Doherty @BenDohertyCorro Australia's human rights record attacked in @hrw global report for 'serious shortcomings' https://t.co/I2fExDgBFB 18 JANUARY 2018 08:56 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Birgit Schwarz @BirgitMSchwarz "Failed leadership, failed governments, and failed policies have brought nothing but catastrophe for the youth and future generations of the #MiddleEast caught up in the region’s wars", says @hrw @sarahleah1 #Rights2018https://t.co/p9grPb1p2Q https://t.co/5CweigMbNI 19 JANUARY 2018 09:49 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  Lea Labaki @Lea_li The #Trump administration’s proposed cuts could undermine the rights of people with #disabilities in the #US. Read more in @hrw World Report:https://t.co/qrkQnDkdAr #Rights2018 https://t.co/r3mOwto0H6https://t.co/0FdJdpKIqh 19 JANUARY 2018 08:51 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .  .

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