September 9 - 15, 2024: Week in Review

September 16, 2024

Read our latest publications:

The Insulin Crisis: America's Issue with Inaccessible Life-Saving Medications by Shirley Lin

Battling for Linguistic Freedom Amidst the Ukraine-Russia War: Part One by Claire Ellison

Long COVID, Longer Recovery: The Lasting Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Low-Income Countries by Aleris Law

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International Observances

September 9, 2024 - International Day to Protect Education from Attack

September 10, 2024 - World Suicide Prevention Day

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

September 9, 2024

UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation (Reuters)

Sri Lanka must break from the past and chart a new course (United Nations OHCHR)

EU Should Address Human Rights Risks to Achieve Deforestation-Free Supply Chains (Human Rights Watch)

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September 10, 2024

Human rights groups call on Iran's government to end 'systematic persecution of artists' (Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper)

Muslim advocacy group files civil rights complaint against University of Georgia (Kanishka Singh, Reuters)

Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition (Kate Payne, AP News)

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September 11, 2024

Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’  (Amnesty International)

US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns (Al Jazeera)

Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants (AP News)

Darién Gap: The Jungle Where Poor Migration Policies Meet (Human Rights Watch)

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September 12, 2024

UN warns of ‘staggering’ economic devastation in Gaza, occupied West Bank (Al Jazeera)

UN warns of escalating conflict in Yemen amid humanitarian crisis, regional tensions (UN News)

A rare look inside war-torn Sudan. And, the data behind grocery inflation. (NPR)

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September 13, 2024

EU fears for its human rights credibility as Tunisia crushes dissent, leak shows (The Guardian)

Roma mediators in Moldova enable Roma families to enjoy their human rights (OHCHR)

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September 14, 2024

Israel’s war on Gaza updates: 26 killed in Israeli attacks in one day (Alastair Mccready, Zaheena Rasheed, Usaid Siddiqui, Federica Marsi and Urooba Jamal, Al Jazeera)

Funeral held for Turkish-American activist Aysenur Eygi as Israeli airstrikes kill 14 in Gaza (CBS News)

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September 15, 2024

‘The war has stolen our future’: Gaza children begin second school year without education (Bethan McKernan, The Guardian)

Unchecked AI threatens democracy, warns UN chief (UN News)

Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' lives (Reuters)

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