October 16-22, 2023: Week in Review

October 23, 2023

Publications

“The Big Family Gathering” LGBTQ+ Rights and Persecution in Türkiye

By Autumn Coalwell

Violence Against Women During Extreme Weather Events: Bangladesh

By Xinyu Zheng

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News Briefs

October 18, 2023 - Japanese Court Strikes Down Mandatory Transgender Sterilization Requirement

October 13, 2023 - Activists Protest US Response at UNHRC Periodic Review

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Other Notable Stories

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October 16, 2023

FBI’s Annual Crime Report — Amid State of Emergency, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Hit Staggering Record Highs

By Delphine Luneau, Human Rights Campaign

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October 17, 2023

Myanmar: Airstrike on Village an Apparent War Crime

By Human Rights Watch

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October 19, 2023

First U.S. deportation flight lands in Venezuela under new Biden crackdown

By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Becerril, Reuters

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October 19, 2023

Iran’s Mahsa Amini awarded EU’s Sakharov human rights prize

By Deepa Parent, The Guardian

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October 19, 2023

Attacks on health care facilities have increased in past decade, human rights groups say

By Lauren Dunn, NBC News

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October 19, 2023

Commission finds Canadian mining practices could violate Southeast Alaska tribes’ human rights

By Sage Smiley, KSTK - Wrangell, Alaskan Public Media

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October 20, 2023

Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

By UN News

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