Don't Call 911

		Having trouble viewing this email? Click here THE WEEK IN RIGHTS May 22, 2014 Follow us on: US Immigrants Are Scared to Call 911 Photo credit by © 2014 Reuters New American Media For years Claudia lived a clandestine life in Nashville's Clairmont Apartment complex – a clutch of buildings on the city's south side that had become home to hundreds of low-income immigrants. Claudia rarely ventured outside the lines of daily routine, prepping her three children for school, getting herself to work, and then quickly back home in the evening. An undocumented immigrant, Claudia lives in fear of US authorities. She is desperate to remain in the United States, as she fled Honduras after the father of her two daughters was murdered by gangs who also threatened Claudia and her girls. Claudia's deliberately quiet life in Nashville ended when her daughter Adriana, then 10 years old, was assaulted in an isolated stairwell. Claudia and her neighbors heard Adriana scream. Claudia raced to the stairwell. The man who assaulted Adriana tried to run, but neighbors captured him. At that moment, despite her horror of what happened, Claudia didn't want to call the police. "One always has this fear of being illegal," she said. Read more >> share on: UN Security Council: Vetoes Betray Syrian Victims Moscow and Beijing can veto a resolution but they can't suppress the desire for justice by the Syrian people and the dozens of governments that stood for their rights. With the Syrian crisis entering a fourth year, atrocities raging on all sides, and the death toll skyrocketing well over 150,000, Russia and China's vote for continued impunity is a disgrace. See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa >> share on: In the Philippines, Death Squad Linked to Hundreds of Killings Tagum City's former mayor helped organize and finance a death squad linked to the murder of hundreds of residents. Rey Uy called these citizens 'weeds.' He and other city officials and police officers underwrote targeted killings as a perverse form of crime control. See the Latest News in Asia >> share on: Dispatches: In Nigeria, a Troubling Impulse to Vigilantism By Andrew Stroehlein As details emerge of yesterday's bombings in the Nigerian city of Jos, it seems the horrific death toll – now 118 and counting, as rescue teams pull victims from the debris – was augmented by frustrated residents taking the law into their own hands. See the Latest New in Africa >> share on: VIDEO Philippines Death Squad Killings – A former hitman tells his story Watch Now, click here >> PUBLICATION The Courts of "Absolute Power" Fair Trial Violations by Somalia's Military Court Download Now, click here >> TWEET OF THE WEEK #Ukraine: The authorities need to stop the arbitrary detention of journalists. https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/21 /ukraine-journalists-detained-denied-entry Follow Wenzel Michalski >> Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch. Follow us on: Home | Take Action | Donate | Privacy Human Rights Watch - 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700 | news@hrw.org

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