August 19 - 25, 2024: Week in Review

August 26, 2024

Read our latest publications:

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - Part Three by Begüm Burak, PhD

Fighting the War against the Forced Sterilization of Disabled Women and Girls in Europe by Sarisha Harikrishna

Reproductive (In)justice and Obstetric Violence by Valentine Hallard, MA & MSc

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International Observances

August 19 - World Humanitarian Day

August 21, 2024 - International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

August 22, 2024 - International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

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News Briefs

August 21, 2024 - BC Human Rights Commissioner Report Calls for Urgent Action on Systemic Inequality and Discrimination

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

August 19, 2024

Panama starts returning migrants on US-funded flights (Vanessa Buschschlüter,

BBC News)

Venezuela passes “anti-NGO law” that punishes efforts to assist victims and defend human rights (Amnesty International)

Myanmar military launches heavy airstrikes to recapture town from rebels (RFA Burmese via Radio Free Asia)

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August 20, 2024

Children’s commissioner finds evidence of ‘most egregious’ human rights breaches in Australia (Ben SmeeThe Guardian)

Resilience and dynamism will advance human rights in Guatemala (OHCHR)

Nicaragua forces 1,500 church and civil society groups to close (Adam Pourahmadi and Avery Schmitz, CNN)

How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives in cities on the front lines (Leila Molana-Allen and Jorgen Samso, PBS News)

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August 21, 2024

Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan (Reuters)

US/Oregon: Wildfires Threaten Pregnancies (Human Rights Watch)

Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes Amid Fears of Escalation (The New York Times)

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August 22, 2024

Myanmar: New Atrocities against Rohingya (Human Rights News)

UN team in Bangladesh to discuss modalities of human rights probe (Ruma Paul, Reuters)

The Nuba Mountains: A Window into the Sudan Crisis (Daniel P. Sullivan, Refugees International)

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August 23, 2024

Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech (UN News)

Myanmar: Türk deplores attacks on civilians fleeing Rakhine, fears repeat of 2017 atrocities against Rohingya (OHCHR)

Thailand: Court decision on Tak Bai protest lawsuit a crucial first step towards justice (Amnesty International)

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August 24, 2024

Ukraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on (Hanna Arhirova, AP News)

Sudan army chief criticises Geneva talks, vows to continue fighting RSF (Al Jazeera)

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August 25, 2024

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar (Al Jazeera)

No agreement in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo; process to continue, sources say (Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Steve Holland, Reuters)

Caribbean islands hope UN court will end ‘debt cycle’ caused by climate crisis (Natricia Duncan, The Guardian)

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