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Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across the United States in pride and protest to celebrate and demand full rights for the LGBT community.

The referral of a businessman to trial before a military court, and the incommunicado detention of seven other men in undisclosed locations, is a threat to human rights in Tunisia, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 09.

A Turkmen court sentenced 18 men to up to 25 years in prison on February 8, 2017, in what appears to be a purge of people associated with Turkish schools believed to have been previously affiliated with the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 09. In a statement published on June 9, seven organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, called on the Turkmen government to ensure that the men are released and their sentenced quashed.

A child stands barefoot alongside other children, after they fled with their families from fighting between ISF and ISIL in an area west of Mosul, Iraq. Many of those fleeing are using the cover of night to evade ISIL snipers.

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ trip to Central Asia, beginning June 8, 2017, is a major opportunity for the UN to mark its concern at the highest level over the worrying state of human rights in the region, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 07. The secretary-general should push Central Asian leaders for specific improvements, including ending torture and the crackdowns on demonstrations and freedom of expression.

A prominent human rights defender in Armenia has received death threats, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 07. The authorities should immediately investigate the threats, made on the rights defender’s Facebook page, and ensure that he gets the protection he needs.

A woman stands in a shelter for girls and women who have endured sexual and gender-based violence, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against 14 Burmese migrant workers who alleged that their employer violated their labor rights, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 06. Proceedings in the case will begin in Don Muang Magistrates Court in Bangkok on June 7, 2017.

The United Arab Emirates’ moves to adopt a new law that will guarantee domestic workers a weekly rest day and paid leave is long overdue, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 07. After the bill becomes law, the Human Resources and Emiratization Ministry should develop implementing regulations that will bring the country into line with the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention by ensuring that migrant domestic workers enjoy the same labor protections as other workers in the UAE.

At least 26 bodies of blindfolded and handcuffed men have been found in government held areas in and around Mosul since the operation to retake the city began in October 2016, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 04.