AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMass Graves in Iraq: In al-Saqlawiya near Fallujah, Al-Anbar activists are disputing the government’s claims about a newly found mass grave, warning that some recovered belongings don’t match the alleged 1990s timeline and calling for independent forensic scrutiny. Palestinian Torture: A UN rapporteur says Israel’s torture of Palestinian detainees is systematic and extends beyond prisons, including through sieges, displacement and attacks that aim to break resistance. Afghanistan Child Marriage: The Taliban’s new family law reportedly treats a “virgin girl’s” silence as consent in some cases and keeps annulment tightly controlled by Taliban courts, drawing fresh international backlash. LGBTQ Rights: Botswana moves to ease anti-LGBTQ laws as repression grows elsewhere, while IDAHOBIT on 17 May spotlights ongoing violence and discrimination. Local Justice Pressure: In Nigeria, Omoyele Sowore condemns a court jailing over a false social media post, calling the police a “private army for the rich.”
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