August 5 - 11, 2024: Week in Review

August 12, 2024

Read our latest publications:

Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation: Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Colombia by Danielle Castano

The Plight of Refugees: Humanity vs. Legality by Swachita Ravi

The Great Infiltration: Far-Right Extremism’s Adaptation into the Mainstream by Renee Jean

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International Observances

August 9, 2024 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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News Briefs

August 5, 2024 - Tanzania Government Forcibly Evicts Indigenous Maasai

August 6, 2024 - UN Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Human Rights Groups and Tech Corporations

August 7, 2024 - HRRC Condemns Russia's Use of Repressive Laws to Crush Civic Freedoms

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

August 5, 2024

EU sanctions 28 accused of rights abuses and links to crackdown in Belarus (AP News via ABC News)

Bangladesh prime minister resigns as deadly anti-government rallies grip nation (Isaac Yee and Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, CNN)

Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation (UN News)

UK riots: Why are far-right groups attacking immigrants and Muslims? (Al Jazeera)

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August 6, 2024

New human rights report says Israeli prisons are ‘torture camps’ (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia: Human rights bodies failure to act as justice continues to elude victims of atrocities (Amnesty International)

Olympic boxer at center of gender misconceptions fights for spot in gold medal bout (Greg Beacham, PBS News)

Climate Change Progress: Where Does Technology Fit In? (Jesse Damiani, Forbes)

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August 7, 2024

Rights groups condemn Iran's 'abhorrent' execution of protester (France 24)

Court Disbands Thailand’s Most Popular Political Party (Sui-Lee Wee and Mukita Suhartono, The New York Times)

Yemen: Houthis Obstructing Aid, Exacerbating Cholera (Human Rights Watch)

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August 8, 2024

UN rights chief calls for access to Cameroon's Anglophone regions (Reuters)

Vandalism, Attacks Follow Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Exit (Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch)

Republic of Congo: Metssa Congo recycling plant under investigation due to health risks documented by Amnesty International (Amnesty International)

Fears for women's rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces (France 24)

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August 9, 2024

UN's Turk 'extremely concerned' after spate of executions in Iran (Friederike Heine and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters)

‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape (Simon Speakman Cordall, Al Jazeera)

Britain Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Belarus Over Human Rights Violations (Reuters via U.S. News)

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August 10, 2024

‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school (UN News)

Exclusive: Inside the foreign mission sent to battle Haiti’s gangs (Caitlin Stephen Hu, Larry Madowo and Evelio Contreras, CNN News)

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August 11, 2024

Dozens of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed in drone attack (Shoon Naing, Poppy Mcpherson and Devjyot Ghoshal, Reuters)

Demonstation against racism takes place in London (Africa News)

Sudanese consultations with US on peace talks conclude without agreement, Sudan official says (Reuters)

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