November 25 - December 1, 2024: Week in Review

December 2, 2024

Read our latest publications

Second-hand Fast Fashion Waste in Ghana by Tara Zhang

School Choice Leads to Discrimination and Lack of Public Accountability by Melissa Paluch, MA

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International Observances

November 25, 2024 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 28, 2024 - Thanksgiving/National Day of Mourning (U.S.)

November 29, 2024 - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

November 29, 2024 - International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

November 30, 2024 - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

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News Briefs

November 26, 2024 - Nations Meet in South Korea to Address Global Plastic Crisis

November 27, 2024 - Hong Kong Court Rules to Uphold Same-Sex Couples' Housing Rights

November 29, 2024 - Suspected Sabotage of Sweden's Undersea Cables in Baltic Sea

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

November 25, 2024

What is climate change? A really simple guide (BBC News)

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique’s election protests (AP News)

Reports: Trump Poised To Reinstate & Expand Ban on Transgender Military Service Members (Human Rights Campaign)

Haiti: Scarce Protection as Sexual Violence Escalates (Human Rights Watch)

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November 26, 2024

Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030 (UN News)

UN rights chief 'gravely concerned' by Lebanon escalation (Reuters)

Human rights groups collect evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine (VOA News)

Sudan's 'invisible crisis' - where more children are fleeing war than anywhere else (BBC News)

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November 27, 2024

Human rights under threat in rural areas - report (BBC News)

Myanmar: ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant (Human Rights Watch)

Volkswagen to Exit China’s Xinjiang Region After 12 Years (The New York Times)

Are German carmakers exploiting Serbian workers? (Deutsche Welle)

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November 28, 2024

Venezuela: Torture, arbitrary detention and abuse of dozens of children must stir international justice into action (Amnesty International)

Dozens killed as armed groups attack Syrian military in northern Aleppo (Al Jazeera)

Remedy and Reparations for Climate Harm: The Human Rights Case (November 2024) (Center for International Environmental Law)

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November 29, 2024

Lebanon: Ceasefire implementation (UN OHCHR)

Royal Thai Government donates 3 million baht of humanitarian aid to UN agencies supporting refugees and displaced populations (UNICEF)

Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source (Radio Free Asia)

Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations (CNN News)

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November 30, 2024

FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says (NPR)

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli airstrike, Gaza health ministry says (NPR)

Bushra Bibi led a protest to free Imran Khan - what happened next is a mystery (BBC News)

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December 1, 2024

Human rights groups slam US decision to send landmines to Ukraine (France 24)

Forced labor on the rise around the world (Deutsche Welle)

Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen (CNN)

Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza (The New York Times)

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