News Clips- March 10, 2017

On Wednesday, to mark International Women’s Day, women demonstrated around the world for equality. [Reuters]
On Tuesday, in Argentina tens of thousands joined in a march protesting job cuts and other policies initiated under President Mauricio Macri. [Al Jazeera]
On Monday, Israel passed a law denying entry visas to foreign nationals who support boycotts against Israel or its West bank settlements. [Washington Post]

On Thursday, a human rights organization reported it is likely that a United States-led coalition is responsible for air strikes on an ISIL controlled village in Syria that resulted in 23 civilian deaths. [Al Jazeera]
On Wednesday, 21 Guatemalan girls were killed by a fire that occurred amid protests against alleged rights abuses at San Jose Pinula child centre. [Al Jazeera]
On Wednesday, gunmen disguised as medical personnel carried out attacks, claimed by ISIL, killing 30 people in a hospital in Afghanistan. [Reuters]
On Monday, rebels from Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army initiated an attack against law enforcement officials in the Kokang region near China; 30 people were killed. [Al Jazeera]
Last week, government officials in Zimbabwe reported 246 deaths and thousands homeless after recent floods. [Al Jazeera]

This week, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq estimated that 450,000 internally displaced persons are expected to flee to camps as violence in western Mosul, Iraq continues. [Al Jazeera]
On Tuesday, Hungary approved a policy of detaining asylum seekers in guarded and enclosed camps as a way of deterring migration. [New York Times]
On Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration reported that violence between rival smuggling gangs caused 22 migrant deaths. [Reuters]
On Wednesday, the state of Hawaii filed for a temporary restraining order against United States President Trump’s revised executive order that temporarily bans citizens of Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen from securing visas to enter the United States. [Al Jazeera]

On Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presented to the Human Rights Council his annual report covering the office’s activities during the period of December 2015 to November 2016. [Jurist]
Recently, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights participated in a workshop organized by Colombia, focused on protecting human rights defenders in the State. [IACHR Press Release]
On Tuesday, the United Nations Secretary General received a letter from South Africa revoking its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, citing a prior national court ruling that the withdrawal was unconstitutional. [New York Times]