September 30 - October 6, 2024: Week in Review
- Human Rights Research Center
- Oct 7, 2024
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October 7, 2024
Read our latest publications
Fear and Loaded Promises: ISIS and Its Exploitation of Humanitarian Crises by Renee D. Jean, MA
Venezuela's 2024 Election Crisis: Unveiling Electoral Fraud, Repression, and the Erosion of Civil Liberties by Andrea Serrano Santos
Human Rights Violations against Children under El Salvador’s “State of Emergency” by Sarisha Harikrishna
Hispanic Heritage & Human Rights in the United States by Deanna Wilken, MA
International Observances
October 2 - International Day of Non-Violence
October 5 - World Teachers' Day
News Briefs
October 3, 2024 - Lebanese Citizens Flee Ongoing Violence with Israel
October 4, 2024 - U.S. Bans Chinese Companies Under Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Other Breaking Human Rights News
September 30, 2024
Thai court orders extradition of Vietnam activist who rights groups say will be at risk if returned (AP News)
Niger: New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights (Human Rights Watch)
Mexico’s Judicial Reform Fuels Uncertainty for Movements and Communities Defending Human Rights (Wilson Center)
October 1, 2024
October 2, 2024
It’s time Iran’s artists be considered as human rights defenders (Atlantic Council)
Coalition calls for Saudi Arabia’s exclusion from upcoming UN Human Rights Council election (Jurist News)
October 3, 2024
October 4, 2024
Singapore: Unlawful execution despite ongoing legal appeal raises fears of more to come (Amnesty International)
‘Like we are trapped’: Minorities suffer amid conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine (Myo Thazin Nwe, Hpan Ja Brang and Emily Fishbein, Al Jazeera)
October 5, 2024
Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears (Giada Zampano and Sylvia)
Three hospitals in Lebanon forced to close amid Israeli bombing (William Christou, The Guardian)
Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee (Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland, Reuters)
October 6, 2024
Live: Israel bombs Beirut as protesters across globe urge end to Gaza war (Alastair Mccready, Al Jazeera)
Saudi Arabia bids for UN human rights spot, as it breaks annual execution record (David Brennan ABC News)
