April 7, 2025 - April 13, 2025: Week in Review

April 14, 2025

Read our latest publications

From Leopold to Lumumba to "Blood Minerals": The Place of DR Congo in Global Human Rights Discourses by Thomas Shacklock

The Role of Major Sporting Events in Human Rights Violations: FIFA, the Olympics, and Beyond by Megan Scopp, LLM

Natural Disasters & People Protection: An Early Warning from an International Law Perspective by Àlex Peralta Martínez, LLM

Harnessing Technology to Safeguard Human Rights: AI, Big Data, and Accountability by Theresa Adie, MS

The Digital Age and the Escalation of Cyber Gender-Based Violence by Antonia Vasileiadou

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Observances

April 7 - International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

April 7 - World Health Day

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HRRC News Briefs

Iran Executes Five Political Prisoners Over Political Dissent by Aamnah Fatima Khan

Lowering of legal marriage age further threatens Nepalese women by Peter Clarkin, MA

Europol Coordinates Global Takedown of Major Child Exploitation Website in Record Operation by Blene Woldeselasse, MSc

Germany's Dual Citizenship Debate Sparks Fears of Discrimination by Aamnah Fatima Khan

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

April 7, 2025

Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks, UN Report Reveals (Inside Climate News)

Thailand: Authorities must end malicious smear campaigns and cyberattacks on civil society (Amnesty International)

Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts (UN News)

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April 8, 2025

Thailand: US Scholar Detained on Royal Insult Charge (Human Rights Watch)

Rights groups urge Jamaica and Mexico to protect migrant workers and reassess detention practices (Jurist News)

EU Border Agency Probes 12 Alleged Migrant Rights Violations By Greece (StratNews Global)

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April 9, 2025

Migrant workers file human rights complaint against Hannaford parent company (News Center Maine)

US to screen social media of immigrants, rights advocates raise concerns (Reuters)

Sudan war: UNHCR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad (UN News)

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April 10, 2025

Yemen: US abrupt and irresponsible aid cuts compound humanitarian crisis and put millions at risk (Amnesty International)

Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza (UN News)

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies (Reuters)

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April 11, 2025

Trump ICC sanctions order challenged in US court by human rights advocates (The Guardian)

US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared (Human Rights Watch)

Gaza: Increasing Israeli “evacuation orders” lead to forcible transfer of Palestinians (OHCHR)

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April 12, 2025

Gabon votes in first presidential election since the 2023 coup (Al Jazeera)

Afghan refugee crisis: Reckoning of Pakistan’s duplicitous foreign policy (First Post)

UNHCR Commends Egyptian Government for Extending Refugee Residence Permits to One Year (Relief Web)

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April 13, 2025

Dozens reported killed in east Congo as government, Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame (ABC News)

Aid worker missing after deadly attack on colleagues is held by Israel, ICRC says (Reuters)

'Death is everywhere': Sudan camp residents shelter from attacks (BBC News)

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