July 15 - 21, 2024: Week in Review

July 22, 2024

Read our latest publications:

Sargassum Seaweed: A Growing Caribbean Climate Problem and its Potential Threat to Rights in the Region by Kalesh Loakman, LLM

Using a Housing First Model to Address Homelessness in the U.S. by Lucy Gao

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News Briefs

July 15, 2024 - Japan Opposes the Development of Fully Autonomous Lethal Weapons

July 18, 2024 - Canada's Legal Push for 'Right to Cooling' for Tenants and Farmworkers

July 19, 2024 - UN Urges Action on Human Rights Violations in Central African Republic Detentions

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Observances

July 17, 2024 - Day of International Criminal Justice

July 18, 2024 - Nelson Mandela International Day

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

July 15, 2024

The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights (World Health Organization)

France: Hijab Bans in French Sport Expose Discriminatory Double Standards Ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games (Amnesty International)

Climate change is upending NATO's operations (Axios)

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July 16, 2024

Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says (The Guardian)

EU council sanctions extremist Israel settlers and activists blocking aid to Gaza under EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (Jurist News)

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say (Reuters)

UN Body to Examine Türkiye’s Record on Torture (Human Rights Watch)

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July 17, 2024

Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says (PBS News Hour)

It Is Time for the World to Listen and Act to Help Rohingya (The Diplomat)

Libya, Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis (Al Jazeera)

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July 18, 2024

UK ‘turning a blind eye’ to threats to kill Saudi activists living in exile (The Guardian)

In Landmark Verdict, South Korea's Top Court Recognizes Some Rights for Same-Sex Couples (U.S. News)

New Report Documents Russia's Disinformation Campaign Against Ukraine (Human Rights First)

Five activists speak out against inhuman prison conditions in Senegal (Amnesty International)

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July 19, 2024

World Court Reviews 57-Year Israeli Occupation (Human Rights Watch)

Legacy of Gunpowder: Human Rights Situation in Yemen 2023 (Report by Mwatana for Human Rights)

Central African Republic rebels disarm, peace still elusive (VOA News)

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July 20, 2024

Lebanon hosts Pride Festival ( The Enquirer )

UN human right chief urges accountability, dialogue after 75 victims killed in Bangladeshi protests (Anadolu Ajansi)

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July 21, 2024

Saudi Arabia: Executions rise despite pledge to human rights (DW)

Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Ceasefire talks to restart this week – Israel (Al Jazeera)

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