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

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Other Notable Stories

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February 27, 2023

UN chief slams ‘climate-wrecking’ firms at human rights body

By Jamey Keaton, AP News

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March 2, 2023

Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates say

By Daniel Hurst, The Guardian

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March 2, 2023

Sakharov Center forced to close as wartime Russia purges human rights groups

By Robyn Dixon, The Washington Post

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March 2, 2023

Norway wind farms at heart of Sami protest violate human rights, minister says

By Reuters

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March 3, 2023

Belarus court jails Nobel laureate Bialiatski for 10 years

By Yuras Karmanau, AP News

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March 5, 2023

Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

By Al Jazeera