News Clips- September 9, 2016

Migrants and Refugees

• The United Nations Children’s Fund released a report on refugee and migrant children around the world, finding that over 28 million children have migrated in an effort to leave violence and insecurity. [UN News Centre]
• Locals in Calais, France gathered to protest the migrant camp in the town where over 7,000 people live. [BBC]

Civil Society

• The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has called for South Sudan to stop suppressing the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of movement of civil society members. [UN News Centre]
• Before and during the G-20 meeting held in Hangzhou, China this week, Chinese authorities arrested dozens of journalists and activists. [Washington Post]
• An activist and village leader in China was sentenced to three years in jail this week after he confessed to bribery. [BBC]
• The High Court in Zimbabwe ruled this week that a two week ban on protests was unconstitutional. [Jurist]
• The Supreme Court of Thailand upheld the prison sentence of 20 years in the case of Sondhi Limthongkul, an opposition party leader. [Jurist]
• The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights jointly published a report this week on freedom of expression in Somalia. [OHCHR Press Release]
• Authorities in Brazil used tear gas and stun grenades against protestors after tens of thousands of people turned out to demonstrate against President Michel Temer. [BBC]

Human Rights Bodies’ Activities

• The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights announced this week a re-distribution of country rapporteurships among its members. [IACHR Press Release]
• The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) announced this week that its application for Consultative Relationship with the AICHR is now open and due on October 3, 2016. [AICHR Press Release]
• The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a statement this week expressing its concern over the violations of Cuban human rights defenders. [IACHR Press Release]

Politics

• The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized Donald Trump, a United States presidential nominee, and Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician, for spreading fear and manipulating the public in a way that may lead to violence. [Guardian]
• Denmark has started negotiating to buy data on Danish tax payers from the Panama Papers. [Guardian]
• The United States and China both signed the Paris Agreement on climate change this week. [Jurist]