Brutal DeHumanization in Xinjiang & More — Ten Things that Caught My Eye Today, July 16, 2020

1. CNN: Disturbing video shows hundreds of blindfolded prisoners in Xinjiang

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4. Democratic Lawmaking and the Creation of International Abortion Rights

5. In India, child labour victims struggle to receive state compensation

“Children work at all hours, have no understanding of working hours or wages, and are scared to speak up in front of authorities,” said Nirmala Gorana, general secretary of the charity Bandhua Mukti Morcha (Bonded Labour Liberation Front).

“All forms of child labour are bonded labour and all rescued children should be made eligible for (compensation),” he said.

6. Catholic church connected to Knights of Columbus defaced with Satanic symbols

7. Ventura City Council votes to remove St. Junípero statues

8. Crux: Minorities under attack as PM pushes’ tolerant’ Pakistan

A Christian was gunned down because he rented in a Muslim neighborhood in northwest Peshawar, not far from the border with Afghanistan.

Another Christian, pastor Haroon Sadiq Cheeda, his wife and 12-year-old son were beaten by their Muslim neighbors in eastern Punjab and told to leave their village. The attackers screamed “you are infidels.”

“Imran Khan no doubt wants a more tolerant Pakistan, wants more accommodation for minorities, but the problem is he nullifies all of this by empowering extremist elements, so much so that it seems they can dictate to the state,” said Zahid Hussain, analyst and author of two books that track militancy in the region.

9. Janice Dean blasts NY Gov. Cuomo’s ‘tone-deaf’ media tour: ‘It’s not funny’

10. Five Siblings Separated in Foster Care Reunited After Adoption in Texas

The couple first fostered a newborn, who is now two years old, then two of his siblings, before finding out they were also related to older twin boys. The Bonuras got to know the older twin boys through visitations. “They were just precious and we loved them,” said Andi Bonura.