- Human Rights Research Center
February 27 - March 5, 2023: Week in Review
March 6, 2023
News Highlights
February 27, 2023 - United Nations Human Rights Council Begins 52nd Session
February 28, 2023 - Tunisia Authorities Threaten Judicial Independence
March 1, 2023 - United Nations Calls for Worldwide Abolishment of Death Penalty
March 2, 2023 - UN Urged to Intervene Over Destruction of US Abortion Rights
March 3, 2023 - Nicaragua Government Committing Crimes Against Humanity
Other Notable Stories
February 27, 2023
UN chief slams ‘climate-wrecking’ firms at human rights body
By Jamey Keaton, AP News
March 2, 2023
Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates say
By Daniel Hurst, The Guardian
March 2, 2023
Sakharov Center forced to close as wartime Russia purges human rights groups
By Robyn Dixon, The Washington Post
March 2, 2023
Norway wind farms at heart of Sami protest violate human rights, minister says
By Reuters
March 3, 2023
Belarus court jails Nobel laureate Bialiatski for 10 years
By Yuras Karmanau, AP News
March 5, 2023
Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
By Al Jazeera