Abuses on Nauru revealed; #HaltArms in South Sudan: HRW Daily Brief

The devastating trauma and abuse inflicted on children held by Australia in offshore detention on the island of Nauru has been exposed in a huge cache of leaked documents by The Guardian newspaper. The files document assaults, sexual abuse, self-harm attempts and child abuse endured by asylum seekers. Renewed fighting in South Sudan continues to drive people from their homes by the tens of thousands. There has been little to no accountability for nearly three years of war crimes and attacks on civilians by government and rebel forces, have included the use of child soldiers, rape, and murder. And with resupplied weaponry, there is little end in sight. Join us and call on President Obama's advisors to lead on imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan. It is long overdue. Journalists in Ukraine, especially those covering the armed conflict in the east, often put their safety on the line to get their stories out. But after hackers released an archive of emails containing the personal information of local reporters and human rights monitors, some are now receiving death threats. Ukraine's leaders should clearly condemn these actions and protect journalists. Dozens of organizations have written to President Obama to end the hazardous practice of child labor on United States tobacco farms. They have now been joined by the AFL-CIO, the largest labor organizations in the US. There are growing concerns about the fate of some 75,000 people trapped inside Syria just yards from the border with Jordan, which remains shut to refugees wishing to cross to safety. Meanwhile fierce fighting and siege conditions continue in Syria's second largest city of Aleppo. Angolan soldiers fired live ammunition during a peaceful protest and the "unsurprising result" is the death of a teenage boy. Authorities should promptly investigate his death, HRW says.