May 13 - May 19, 2024: Week in Review

May 20, 2024

Read our latest publications:

• The Medicinal Oligarchy in the United States by Kaylee Zimmerman

• Exploring the Impact of Juvenile Justice Policies on Youth Rehabilitation by Fatim Condé

• ADHD and its Hero | Martyr Complex by Bex Rose, LMHC
  

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HRRC News Briefs

May 15, 2024 - Guilty Verdict in High-Profile Kazakhstan Domestic Violence and Murder Case

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

May 13, 2024

Georgia: Police violence intensifies as parliament approves ‘foreign influence’ bill (Amnesty International)

Belfast judge says parts of the UK’s migrant deportation law shouldn’t apply to Northern Ireland (AP News)

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May 14, 2024

A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike (ABC News)

15 Years Since Sri Lanka’s Conflict Ended, No Justice for War Crimes (Human Rights Watch)

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships (AP News)

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May 15, 2024

Outdated laws stalling progress on women’s rights in 20 countries across Africa (The Guardian)

U.S. announces new sanctions against Nicaragua over migration, human rights abuses, ties to Russia (CBS News)

Peru Chooses Bigotry in Medical Services (Human Rights Watch)

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May 16, 2024

Human rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return home (AP News)

FIFA Has Yet To Release Qatar World Cup Human Rights Report (Forbes)

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May 17, 2024

UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared (UN News)

UN urges US to stop forced returns to Haiti after latest deportation flight (Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera)

in purple on International Women’s Day

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May 18, 2024

As repression rises in Venezuela, a human rights group keeps investigating (María Luisa Paúl, The Washington Post)

Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region (Max Hunder, Reuters)

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May 19, 2024

Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher (Diane Taylor, The Guardian)

Rescue workers search for survivors after Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp (Reuters via The Guardian)

‘Nothing left’: How climate change uprooted an Indigenous village (Neil Giardino, Al Jazeera)

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