September 23 - 29, 2024: Week in Review

September 30, 2024

Read our latest publications

The Impact of Generative AI on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: Part I by Cherry Wu, MS

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - Part Four by Begüm Burak, PhD

Gun Violence: A Human Rights Crisis in America by Ava Pakosta

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International Observances

September 23 - Bi Visibility Day

September 26 - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

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News Briefs

September 23, 2024 - U.S. Abortion Bans Delay Critical Medical Care, Resulting in Death

September 27, 2024 - Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Displace 90,000 People

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

September 23, 2024

Syria: US must provide support to thousands stranded in horrifying conditions in Rukban camp (Amnesty International)

Israel orders 45-day closure of Al Jazeera West Bank office (Jacqueline Howard, BBC News)

World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update (UN News)

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September 24, 2024

Red Cross appeals for more attention on deaths of local aid workers (Simon Lewis, Reuters)

Ukrainians face growing homelessness crisis at home and abroad, report finds (Liz Cookman, The Guardian)

Israel and Hezbollah trade intense fire as thousands flee south Lebanon (Al Jazeera)

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September 25, 2024

"We Can’t Write the Truth Anymore": Academic Freedom in Hong Kong Under the National Security Law (Human Rights Watch)

UN General Assembly: Georgia's rights violations under focus (International Service for Human Rights)

Dominican president warns of ‘drastic measures’ if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails (AP News)

At Climate Forward Event, World Leaders and Scientists Discuss Our Warming Planet (The New York Times)

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September 26, 2024

Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination (AP News via ABC News)

Cameroon: Civil society members arbitrarily detained in Garoua must be immediately released (Amnesty International)

Rwandan forces and M23 rebels shelled refugee camps in DRC, report claims (Carlos Mureithi, The Guardian)

‘A violent atmosphere’: Brazil’s alarming rise in police officer suicides (The Guardian)

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September 27, 2024

At least 3,661 killed in ‘senseless’ Haiti gang violence this year: UN (Al Jazeera)

Migrants from around the world are trying to reach the U.S. via charter planes (NPR)

Haiti: Tackling insecurity “utmost priority” UN report says, as hundreds killed by ongoing gang violence (OHCHR)

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September 28, 2024

‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws (Sophie Neiman, Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia: Highest execution toll in decades as authorities put to death 198 people (Amnesty International)

Ukraine: UN official deplores deadly double attack on hospital (UN News)

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September 29, 2024

US changes tack on Haiti peacekeeping push amid China, Russia opposition (Michelle Nichols, Reuters)

Israeli attacks kill 105 people in Lebanon as war escalates (Al Jazeera)

An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict (Melanie Lidman & Kareem Chehayeb, AP News)

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