July 15 - 21, 2024: Week in Review
- Human Rights Research Center
- Jul 22, 2024
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July 22, 2024
Read our latest publications:
Sargassum Seaweed: A Growing Caribbean Climate Problem and its Potential Threat to Rights in the Region by Kalesh Loakman, LLM
News Briefs
July 15, 2024 - Japan Opposes the Development of Fully Autonomous Lethal Weapons
Observances
July 17, 2024 - Day of International Criminal Justice
July 18, 2024 - Nelson Mandela International Day
Other Breaking Human Rights News
July 15, 2024
The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights (World Health Organization)
France: Hijab Bans in French Sport Expose Discriminatory Double Standards Ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games (Amnesty International)
July 16, 2024
UN Body to Examine Türkiye’s Record on Torture (Human Rights Watch)
July 17, 2024
Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says (PBS News Hour)
It Is Time for the World to Listen and Act to Help Rohingya (The Diplomat)
July 18, 2024
In Landmark Verdict, South Korea's Top Court Recognizes Some Rights for Same-Sex Couples (U.S. News)
New Report Documents Russia's Disinformation Campaign Against Ukraine (Human Rights First)
Five activists speak out against inhuman prison conditions in Senegal (Amnesty International)
July 19, 2024
World Court Reviews 57-Year Israeli Occupation (Human Rights Watch)
Legacy of Gunpowder: Human Rights Situation in Yemen 2023 (Report by Mwatana for Human Rights)
July 20, 2024
Lebanon hosts Pride Festival ( The Enquirer )
UN human right chief urges accountability, dialogue after 75 victims killed in Bangladeshi protests (Anadolu Ajansi)
July 21, 2024
