Bogotá will be the epicenter on Saturday of protests against the government of President Gustavo Petro. Mobility gridlock will affect Colombia's major cities.
On Monday, the police carried out a ‘head-shaving campaign’ targeting a group of young men at the Bahri Market in Khartoum North. In response, a group of young Sudanese decided be ahead of the police by shaving their heads themselves.
The practice is similar to what the now dissolved Public Order Police used to do, claiming to “maintain appearance in public places”.
In a mockery of the campaign, young men shaved their heads bald and published their photos on social media platforms with the hashtag #'shave bald, leave the public order out in the cold'.
The Sudanese Ministry of Interior’s decision to establish a new ‘Community Police’ has triggered widespread controversy in the country amidst fears that the decision will facilitate the return of the Public Order Police in Sudan.
This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s main concerns with respect to the human rights situation in Cambodia, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in advance of its third periodic review of Cambodia at the Committee’s 134th session (February 28 to March 25, 2022). We hope it will inform the Human Rights Committee’s preparation for its upcoming review of the Cambodia’s compliance with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter “the Covenant”).