December 2023: Week in Review (Extended Version)
- Human Rights Research Center
- Jan 1, 2024
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January 1, 2024
Read our latest publications:
The Fundamental Right to Dissent by Christopher Lu
Southeast Asia Post-Independence Political History: A Timeline by Christopher Lu
Forced Displacement and Democratic-Backsliding in Nicaragua by Danielle Castano
Telehealth's Impact on Healthcare by Jasmyn J. Tang, MPH
The Real Cost of Fast Fashion by Kalesh Loakman, LLM
Blasted and Bulldozed without Tribal Consultation: The Trump Administration’s Construction of the Border Wall and its Disastrous Effects on the Tohono O’odham Nation by Savannah Wagoner
How China’s New Regulation Further Strangles Religious Freedom by Xun Jia
HRRC News Briefs
Other Breaking Human Rights News
December 18, 2023
UN human rights expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system (Emma Burrows, Associated Press via PBS)
Gulf States Treat Migrant Workforce as Disposable (Human Rights Watch)
December 19, 2023
Rwanda explained: From politics to human rights and refugees (Katie Hairsine, DW)
Civil rights, advocacy groups sue to stop Texas immigration law (Astrid Galván, Axios)
December 20, 2023
Meta: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content (Human Rights Watch)
Blinken says US wants Israel to shift to targeted operations in Gaza focusing on Hamas leadership (Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay, Reuters)
Congo holds elections amid conflict (Minka Curr, DW)
December 21, 2023
Human Rights and Protecting Cambodia’s Rainforests (Luke Hunt, The Diplomat)
December 22, 2023
Envisioning AI that expands civil rights (Daniel Payne, Erin Schumaker, and Carmen Paun, Politico)
A World Leader on Ukraine, the U.S. Is Now Isolated Over Gaza (Michael Crowley, The New York Times)
Bahrain: Repression of Pro-Palestine Protests (Human Rights Watch)
December 23, 2023
Behind Bars for ‘Blasphemy’ in Indonesia (Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)
December 24, 2023
Civilian Deaths in Custody Fuel Anger and Questions in Kashmir (Sameer Yasir, The New York Times)
Israel-Hamas war updates: Dozens killed, many buried in Israeli air strikes (Mersiha Gadzo and Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera)
Freed From Never-Ending Detention, They Ended Up in Another Limbo (Natasha Frost, The New York Times)
December 25, 2023
Belgrade: Unrest erupts over irregularities during elections (Melissa Kent, DW)
Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed (Abdulrahman Zeyad and Hogir Abdo, Associated Press via ABC News)
December 26, 2023
Turkish Parliamentary Panel Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid (Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)
Israeli airstrike kills senior Iranian general in Syria (William Noah Glucroft, DW)
US extends tariff exclusions on some Chinese categories till May 31 (Kanishka Singh, Reuters)
December 27, 2023
Mauritania: The refugees putting out fires - and prejudice (Maria Gerth, DW)
December 28, 2023
India: Pegasus spyware used to target journalists — reports (Alex Berry, DW)
Worries grow for mental health of Afghan girls under Taliban (Ali Kaifee, DW)
December 29, 2023
December 30, 2023
Opinion: This Was a Terrible Year, and Also Maybe the Best One Yet for Humanity (Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times)
December 31, 2023
Burundi’s President Says Gay People Should Be Stoned (Abdi Latif Dahir, The New York Times)
Assad forces target crowded market, kill two: Syria’s White Helmets (Ali Haj Suleiman and Husam Hezaber, Al Jazeera)
