January 20 - 26, 2025: Week in Review

January 27, 2025

Read our latest publications

Freedom from the Death Penalty is Not Just for the Innocent: Examining the Death Penalty in the United States by Sydney Sanders

Trust Me, I’ll Judge Fairly: Breaking down the Judicial Reform in Mexico by Paula Folino Juanola, MA

Maintaining Protection of Syrian Refugees in the Aftermath of al-Assad Regime’s Fall by Irem Cakmak, LLM

Hanni’s Testimony and Beyond: Labor Rights, Identity, and Inequality in Real World by Shuning Chen

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Observances

January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (U.S.)

January 24 - International Day of Education

January 26 - International Day of Clean Energy

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News Briefs

Australia's Offshore Detention: A stark violation of refugee rights

Israel Must End its Inhumane Detention Policies

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

January 20, 2025

USA: President Trump must respect human rights in his second term (Amnesty International)

Tears, hugs greet 90 Palestinian women, children freed from Israeli prisons (Al Jazeera)

South Sudan says 16 Sudanese nationals killed in last week's unrest (Reuters)

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January 21, 2025

Americas: Amnesty International Movement throughout the Americas raise concerns over President Trump’s second term (Amnesty International)

Haitians seek solidarity and resources as Trump launches immigration crackdown on Day 1 (The Haitian Times)

The US retreat on climate comes with steep costs for the economy and the American people (The Atlantic Council)

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January 22, 2025

Trump’s Executive Orders Threaten Broad Range of Human Rights (Human Rights Watch)

Illinois LGBTQ organization responds to Trump executive order slashing gender identity protections (WCIA)

Revealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right parties (The Guardian)

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January 23, 2025

Trump Executive Order Attempts to Reverse Civil Rights and Drive Division in Public and Private Sector (The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)

Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand (NPR)

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers (AP News)

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January 24, 2025

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier (UN News)

US Air Force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East (AP News)

Women This Week: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Executive Orders and Threats from President Trump (Council on Foreign Relations)

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January 25, 2025

DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma (Human Rights Watch)

Sudan briefs foreign diplomats on South Sudan tensions, humanitarian crisis (Sudan Tribune)

The Observer view on Russian aggression: the west risks a far worse conflict if it fails Ukraine now (The Guardian)

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January 26, 2025

Human Rights Watch Calls Out 'Worsening' Situation In Central Asia (Radio Free Europe)

Ethnic cleansing feared as Trump asks Jordan, Egypt to take Gaza residents (Al Jazeera)

UN chief urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels enter outskirts of key city (France 24)

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