October 13-19, 2025: Week in Review

October 20, 2025

Explore Our Latest Publications

Counting the Cost: The Environmental Toll on Ukraine from the Russian Invasion by Anonymous HRRC Contributor

Shorelines of Exclusion: Islands’ Role in the Politics of Migration by Abigail Stofer

Illicit Affairs: How Smuggling Networks Shape Migrant Experience on the Balkan Route by Madi Carpenter

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HRRC News Briefs

EU Bans Pesticides at Home, Exports Them to the Global South by Vera Rousseff

Microsoft urged to end business ties with the Israeli military by Peter Clarkin, MA

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire prompts fresh calls for access to Gaza for foreign journalists by Devin Windelspecht, MSc

Chief Justice of India Calls for Stronger Laws to Protect Girls, Condemns FGM as Grave Human Rights Violation by Aamnah Fatima Khan

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Other Breaking Human Rights News

October 13, 2025

Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say (Reuters)

Mexico City's 'Trump refugees' cause housing crisis (Deutsche Welle)

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent (NPR)

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October 14, 2025

Supreme Court gender ruling risks leaving trans people in ‘intermediate zone’ and could breach ECHR, UK warned (The Independent UK)

Colombia: Attack on Venezuelan human rights defender condemned (Amnesty International)

European rights body urges UK ministers to review protest laws (BBC News)

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October 15, 2025

UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency (AP News)

Is your beef linked to Amazon deforestation? A report highlights loopholes (Al Jazeera)

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People (The New York Times)

India's pollution refugees fleeing Delhi's toxic air (AFP via Yahoo News)

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October 16, 2025

Myanmar elections unlikely to see credible outcome, EU human rights rep says (Reuters)

Lawyers ask ICC to investigate 122 European officials for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean (AP News)

Airbnb and Booking.com accused in France over Israeli settlement listings (AFP via MSN)

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October 17, 2025

Israel says Venezuela's Machado voices support in call to Netanyahu (Reuters)

US jury finds BNP Paribas liable for complicity in Sudan atrocities (Le Monde)

UN calls for surge in Gaza aid, Israeli restrictions remain (Deutsche Welle)

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October 18, 2025

Australia defends plan to send deportees to tiny Pacific nation of Nauru (Reuters)

Filipinos abroad: A hard life (Deutsche Welle)

Photos: Scenes from the No Kings Protests (NPR)

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October 19, 2025

Gaza authorities flag missing organs, signs of torture on Palestinian bodies returned by Israel (The New Indian Express)

Morocco unveils reforms to boost youth participation and address social unrest (Le Monde)

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire after more than a week of deadly clashes (CNN)

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