January 1-7, 2024: Week in Review
- Human Rights Research Center
- Jan 8, 2024
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January 8, 2024
Read our latest publications:
Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine by Yulia Korableva
The Haitian Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Haiti: Analysing the Responsiblities of Caribbean States Towards Haitians Fleeing Crisis by Kalesh Loakman, LLM
HRRC News Briefs
Other Breaking Human Rights News
January 1, 2024
The forgotten human rights stories of 2023 – in pictures (Tom Levitt, The Guardian)
Israel-Hamas war: Hospitals facing ‘totally catastrophic’ situation (Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)
Nobel laureate Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case (Ruma Paul, Reuters)
January 2, 2024
Society Watch: Across the globe, indigenous rights are being trampled in lithium goldrush (Mark Hillsdon, Reuters)
Ukraine's Kyiv and Kharkiv hit by Russian strikes (Jessica Saltz, DW)
January 3, 2024
Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Action on Treaty (Human Rights Watch)
January 4, 2024
Myanmar's Annual Amnesty Criticized for Including Few Political Prisoners (Ingyin Naing, VOA News)
Iran targeted human rights sanctions series: Why are people and entities sanctioned for human rights abuses? (Celeste Kmiotek and Lisandra Novo, Atlantic Council)
The Promise and Risk of South Africa’s Case Against Israel (Alaa Hachem and Oona A. Hathaway, Just Security)
January 5, 2024
Switzerland/Gambia: Jammeh-Era Crimes on Trial (Human Rights Watch)
A drug cartel has attacked a remote Mexican community with drones and gunmen, rights group says (Megan Janetsky, Associated Press via ABC News)
January 6, 2024
Nigeria And India Do Not Make It As Countries Of Particular Concern (Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election (AP News)
United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28 (John Gambrell, Associated Press via ABC News)
An African gulag so ghastly that inmates risk death to escape (Katharine Houreld, The Washington Post)
January 7, 2024
Norwegian mass killer attempts to sue the state once more for an alleged breach of human rights (Mark Lewis, AP News)
