November 11 - November 17, 2024: Week in Review

November 18, 2024

Read our latest publications

The Human Rights Violation of Wrongful Convictions in the U.S. by Ava Pakosta

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

The Impact of Far-Right Parties in Europe on EU Immigration Policy by Emma Nelson

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International Observances

November 15th - International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime

November 16th - International Day for Tolerance

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News Briefs

November 15, 2024 - COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief

November 13, 2024 - Spain Struggles Reopening Schools After Severe Floods Kill Hundreds

November 11, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence Tool Influences Immigration Enforcement in United Kingdom

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

November 11, 2024

Peru: Victims of lethal state repression commence international delegation, taking their voices to leaders in Europe (Amnesty International)

At least 40 killed in Gaza as Israeli drone attacks ‘safe zone’ café (Al Jazeera)

Gaza mother struggling to feed children says only death can end their suffering (Ramadan Abed, Reuters)

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November 12, 2024

Exxon CEO wants Trump administration to keep US in Paris climate agreement (James Powel, USA Today)

Refugees on front lines of global climate crisis, warns UN (Reuters)

Denmark: AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance and risks discriminating against marginalized groups – report (Amnesty International)

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November 13, 2024

Libyan Minister’s ‘Morality’ Measures Would Violate Women’s Rights (Hanan Salah, Human Rights Watch)

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms (UN News)

What’s at Stake for Abortion Rights in Trump’s Second Term (Andrea González-Ramírez, The Cut)

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November 14, 2024

Regional court blames Guatemala for the disappearance of 4 human rights activists in 1989 (Sonia Perez D., Associated Press via ABC News)

Yemen: Deaths in Houthi Detention, Unfair Trials (Human Rights Watch)

Israel committing ethnic cleansing with mass forced displacements in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says (Reuters via ABC News)

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November 15, 2024

Fears grow that Milei will withdraw Argentina from Paris climate accord (Patrick Greenfield and Oliver Milman, The Guardian)

Meet Somali families who have been forced to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps due to drought and floods. (Amnesty International)

Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence (AP News via NPR)

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November 16, 2024

Ethiopia’s visa policy shift leaves Sudanese refugees in limbo (Sudan Tribune)

They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive (Sam Mednick, AP News)

Australia operates ‘immigration prisons’, human rights lawyer tells UN (Karen Middleton, The Guardian)

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November 17, 2024

Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza (Reuters)

Dengue fever spiked to record levels in 2024: Climate change will make it even worse (Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today)

Israeli attack targets Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians (Al Jazeera)

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