May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025: Week in Review

May 26, 2025

Explore Our Latest Publications

Censored Beyond Borders: Turkey’s Crackdown on Dissidents in the Diaspora by Sarisha Harikrishna

The Trump Administration and Genocide: Understanding the Lemkin Institute’s Red Flag Alerts for Genocide in the United States by Nelson Kalberer, MSc

Hindi Hegemony in Modi’s India by Claire Ellison

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HRRC News Briefs

United Nations and Rights Groups Condemn India’s Alleged Forced Deportation of Rohingya Refugees by Aamnah Fatima Khan

Mali's Military Junta Clamps Down on Dissent by Aamnah Fatima Khan

As Hungary becomes latest to propose "foreign agents law," European publishers and editors sound alarm by Devin Windelspecht, MSc

Migrant workers face danger, exploitation in preparation for the 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia by Peter Clarkin, MA

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

May 19, 2025

El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer (NPR)

Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit (The Conversation)

If the Dead Come Home: Iraq’s Mass Graves (Al Jazeera)

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May 20, 2025

UN expert urges world leaders to prioritize human rights during upcoming UN Ocean Conference (Jurist News)

First trickle of aid in 3 months after Israel allows limited food into Gaza (Al Jazeera)

AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk (UN News)

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May 21, 2025

Bangladesh: Review Laws and Protect Human Rights Standards (Human Rights Watch)

The Trump Administration is Trying to Change the Historical Definition of Human Rights (TIME)

Haiti: Displaced children face sexual violence risk (UN News)

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May 22, 2025

A political prisoner dies in Belarusian prison, human rights activists say (AP News)

Lesbian mothers win legal status in Italy IVF ruling (Reuters)

Suspect charged with murder in shooting of two Israeli embassy workers (Al Jazeera)

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May 23, 2025

Young people sued Montana over climate change and won. Republicans are pushing back (NPR)

Climate change raises risk to maternal health and birth outcomes in India (The New Indian Express)

ICE arrests migrants at courthouses, opens door to fast-track deportations (Reuters)

Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says (Reuters)

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May 24, 2025

Council of Europe defends human rights court against criticism over expulsions (AP News)

Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP (AP News)

Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis (UN News)

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May 25, 2025

Africa's largest war: Atrocities, alleged war crimes and countless civilians caught in the crossfire (NBC News)

Israel says it has intercepted a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels (AP News)

Five years after George Floyd's murder, racial justice push continues (Reuters)

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