March 10 - March 16, 2025: Week in Review

March 17, 2025

Read our latest publications

Hungary Under Viktor Orbán: A Domino in The Global Fall of Democracy by Nathalie Gullo

Misinformation and Disinformation 101 by Nyra Wise, Nathalie Gullo, and Renee D. Jean, MA

Deforestation in the Amazon II: The Effect on Indigenous Groups by Megan Ryan

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Observances

March 14 - International Day to Combat Islamophobia

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HRRC News Briefs

Mozambique’s Escalating Political Crisis: Protests, Violence, and Human Rights Violations by Aamnah Fatima Khan

The suffering health of Assam's tea-picking women by Peter Clarkin, MA

Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Voices in Germany: A Disturbing Pattern by HRRC

Saudi Arabia to Deport Egyptian Dissident Ahmed Kamel Despite Risks of Torture by Aamnah Fatima Khan

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

March 10, 2025

Syria: End Coastal Killing Spree, Protect Civilians (Human Rights Watch)

Azerbaijan: Opposition activist Tofig Yagublu sentenced following sham trial (Amnesty International)

Human rights groups urge EU to reject proposed Omnibus Directive (Jurist News)

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March 11, 2025

US cuts force UN rights office to shut some work, including for Iraq torture victims (Reuters)

27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in Rohingya refugee camps (UNICEF)

Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests (Amnesty International)

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March 12, 2025

USA: Arrest and Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Is Chilling Attack on Human Rights (Amnesty International)

Hungary's government targets LGBTQ community, dual citizens in proposed constitutional changes (NBC News)

Congo, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks on March 18, Angola says (Reuters)

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March 13, 2025

Senate Must Reject Anti-Civil Rights Nominee to Lead Civil Rights Division (The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)

Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’ (UN News)

Proposed EU Return Rules for Migrants are Cruel, Unrealistic (Human Rights Watch)

FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated (AP news)

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March 14, 2025

Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law (The Guardian)

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers (AP News)

Cuban human rights groups worry about shutting down amid lack of U.S. funding (NBC News)

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March 15, 2025

hildren bear the brunt of violence in Sudan’s brutal civil war, report says (PBS News)

Rights group urges probe into Burkina Faso civilian massacre (DW)

Protesters flood Belgrade in one of biggest anti-government rallies (Reuters)

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March 16, 2025

UN chief: Discussing humanitarian aid corridor from Bangladesh to Myanmar (Radio Free Asia)

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists (NPR)

Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16 people (AP News)

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