May 15-21, 2023: Week in Review

May 22, 2023

News Highlights

May 15, 2023 - European Human Rights Summit to Focus on War in Ukraine

May 17, 2023 - Angola Government Targets Human Rights Activists

May 17, 2023 - Slovakia Bill Will Block Legal Recognition of Transgender People

May 19, 2023 - UN Member States Supplying Myanmar with Weapons

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Other Notable Stories

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May 15, 2023

75 Years Later, Israel Blocking Palestinian Refugees’ Return

By Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch

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May 15, 2023

Ukraine strikes Russian forces in Luhansk before expected counteroffensive

By Luke Harding, The Guardian

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May 15, 2023

DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida’s public colleges

By Jack Stripling, The Washington Post

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May 18, 2023

Bangladesh: New Risks for Rohingya Refugees

By Human Rights Watch

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May 18, 2023

Australia: Deliver on Human Rights Pledges

By Human Rights Watch

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May 19, 2023

US: Big Tech must be regulated to protect human rights, despite US Supreme Court decision

By Amnesty International

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May 20, 2023

Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition

By Human Rights Watch

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May 20, 2023

Canadian MPs flag ‘grave’ human rights crisis in Pakistan to Justin Trudeau

By Arpan Rei, The Independant