December 30, 2024 - January 5, 2025: Week in Review

January 6, 2025

Read our latest publications

Divergent Diversity: Dyslexia and the Duality it Holds by Bex Rose, LMHC

Overview: Social Determinants of Health and Its Relationship to Health Equity and Human Rights by Jasmyn J. Tang, MPH

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International Observances

January 1: Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)

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News Briefs

Jimmy Carter's Influence in the Realm of Human Rights

Twelve remains are discovered by police in secret graves in northern Mexico

Egypt: Asylum Legislation Endangers Refugee Rights

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

December 30, 2024

Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped (UN News)

Israel’s assault on the foundations of international law must have consequences: UN experts (OHCHR)

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Tehran (France 24)

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December 31, 2024

Zimbabwe: Historic moment as President signs into law a bill to abolish death penalty for ordinary circumstances (Amnesty International)

Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion (UN News)

US hits Russian judge with sanctions over human rights (Reuters)

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January 1, 2025

Why protecting human rights defenders must be a priority for us all (Amnesty International)

Gaza population down by 6% since start of war - Palestinian statistics bureau (Reuters)

Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank (CNN)

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January 2, 2025

Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 (Al Jazeera)

Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians (BBC News)

Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean (CNN News)

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January 3, 2025

Ohio Lawmakers Passed A Wave Of Anti-LGBTQ Bills During The Most Recent General Assembly (Lavender Magazine)

UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals (Al Jazeera)

Kurds, women must be included in Syria's transition, European ministers say (Reuters)

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January 4, 2025

Reflecting on Jimmy Carter's work for human rights and health equity (CBS News)

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island (AP News via Reuters)

Fortress Europe: The Fight for Refugees in Greece (Reveal News)

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January 5, 2025

Nigeria’s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security (Al Jazeera)

Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam (BBC News)

Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department (The Guardian)

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