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May 13, 2024
Georgia: Police violence intensifies as parliament approves ‘foreign influence’ bill (Amnesty International)
Belfast judge says parts of the UK’s migrant deportation law shouldn’t apply to Northern Ireland (AP News)
May 14, 2024
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike (ABC News)
15 Years Since Sri Lanka’s Conflict Ended, No Justice for War Crimes (Human Rights Watch)
US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships (AP News)
May 15, 2024
U.S. announces new sanctions against Nicaragua over migration, human rights abuses, ties to Russia (CBS News)
Peru Chooses Bigotry in Medical Services (Human Rights Watch)
May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024
UN urges US to stop forced returns to Haiti after latest deportation flight (Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera)
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May 18, 2024
As repression rises in Venezuela, a human rights group keeps investigating (María Luisa Paúl, The Washington Post)
Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region (Max Hunder, Reuters)
May 19, 2024
Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher (Diane Taylor, The Guardian)
Rescue workers search for survivors after Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp (Reuters via The Guardian)
‘Nothing left’: How climate change uprooted an Indigenous village (Neil Giardino, Al Jazeera)