February 24 - March 2, 2025: Week in Review

March 3, 2025

Read our latest publications

China’s Human Rights Discourse: Reshaping the International Framework - Part Two by Vivian Sun

Conservative Politics in Canada and the Implications for Human Rights by Natalie Bello, PhD

Pregnancy and Motherhood in Prison Through a Reproductive Justice Lens by Valentine Hallard, MA & MSc

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Observances

March 3rd - Zero Discrimination Day

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HRRC News Briefs

Urgent International Humanitarian and Diplomatic Intervention Required in Ukraine by Aisha Noor

Justice in Action: The African Union’s Push for Reparations by Blene Woldeselasse, MSc

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

February 24, 2025

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites (The New York Times)

UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers (AP News)

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February 25, 2025

UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions (UN News)

UK may have to leave human rights treaty (BBC News)

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support.” (Human Rights Watch)

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February 26, 2025

Israel has shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza, UN human rights chief says (Reuters)

How refugees strengthen the U.S. economy (International Rescue Committee)

Senator Jon Ossoff introduces bipartisan bill to protect incarcerated pregnant women (MSN)

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February 27, 2025

40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China (AP News)

USAID’s extremely uncertain future risks global aid efforts, especially in Ukraine (CNN)

Israel's refusal to withdraw from narrow strip of desert could threaten ceasefire (ABC News)

UN rights chief warns of 'mass deaths from famine' in Sudan (Voice of America)

Orbán’s government bans Budapest Pride in ‘public form’ (Politico EU)

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February 28, 2025

Facebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules (CNN)

Nicaragua withdraws from UN Human Rights Council (Reuters)

Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections (NBC News)

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March 1, 2025

‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war (UN News)

Lawyers sue to stop Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay (PBS News)

Serbian students declare ‘we deserve better’ as latest anti-graft rally adds pressure on government (AP News)

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March 2, 2025

Israel attacks north Gaza as first phase of ceasefire deal comes to an end (Al Jazeera)

UN Establishes Mechanism To Investigate Atrocities In DR Congo (Forbes)

Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal (The Guardian)

Thailand acted in accordance with human rights when deporting 40 Uyghurs to China, says PM (Reuters)

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