November 18 - 24, 2024: Week in Review

November 25, 2024

Read our latest publications

Gang Violence in Haiti and the Decline of Human Rights Conditions by Noor Afrose, LLM

Southern Asia: Climate Disasters, Internally Displaced People, and Food Insecurity (2008-2023) by Mathilde Guenin, MA

The Impact of Medical Misinformation on Health Rights in India by Suyash Pasi, MA

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International Observances

November 18, 2024 - World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence

November 20, 2024 - World Children's Day

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News Briefs

November 18, 2024 - Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure Met with U.S. Weapons

November 21, 2024 - Apple, Netflix, Spotify Among Companies Blocking Access Based on Location

November 22, 2024 - UNICEF Report: Children's Futures are at Risk Due to Ongoing Global Challenges

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

November 18, 2024

Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler (The Guardian)

North Africa: The Plight of Forcibly Displaced Sudanese (World Organisation Against Torture)

Baku COP29 advances health-climate commitments with new coalition (World Health Organization)

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan (BBC News)

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November 19, 2024

Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House (CNN)

Myanmar overtakes Syria as country with highest landmine casualties (The Guardian)

EU Adopts New Regulation to Curtail Forced Labor (Human Rights Watch)

EU court starts hearing case over Hungary’s alleged anti-LGBTQ law (Al Jazeera)

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November 20, 2024

BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses (The Guardian)

Trump Has Promised Swift, Bold Actions as President. Will They Be Legal? (Council on Foreign Relations)

Hong Kong: 45 Democracy Advocates Harshly Sentenced (Human Rights Watch)

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November 21, 2024

Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights (UN News)

Human rights violations escalate in Iran: 133 executions in one month (VOA News)

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting (AP News)

Israeli attack on Syria's Palmyra kills 36 people, Syrian state media says (Reuters)

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November 22, 2024

Adani's Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint (Reuters)

'Chilling': Raising democracy & human rights on the world stage a 'red line' for Chinese government (France 24)

Egypt: New asylum law cracks down on human rights (Deutsche Welle)

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November 23, 2024

US refugee groups are staffing up as Trump’s return sows uncertainty (Adria R Walker, The Guardian)

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’ (UN News)

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading (Virginia Furness, Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop, Reuters)

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November 24, 2024

Dying in ‘Hell’: The fate of Palestinian medics jailed by Israel (Al Jazeera)

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops (AP News)

Huge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say (Georgina Rannard and Esme Stallard, BBC News)

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