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October 6-12, 2025: Week in Review
October 13, 2025 Explore Our Latest Publications "Alligator Alcatraz": A Case Study in State-Run Detention and the Erosion of Human Rights by Danielle Castano, MA Leveraging Starvation: Studying the Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid in a Political World ` by Trisha Sayal LA’s Tourism And The Underpaid Workers Behind It: A Local Community Organizer Shares The Biggest Challenges and Solutions by Ioana Podarita HRRC News Briefs Iran Upholds Death Sentence of Political Prisoner
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 13, 20252 min read


Bangladesh’s Interim Government Accused of Political Repression Under Amended Anti-Terrorism Law
Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan October 13, 2025 HRRC strongly condemns the Bangladeshi interim government’s misuse of the amended Anti-Terrorism Act to silence dissent and target political opponents. Such actions represent a grave violation of fundamental rights and undermine the country’s path toward democracy and justice. Protesters celebrate after the interim government officially bans all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act, pending the conclusion of t
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Oct 13, 20253 min read


Amid a renewed genocide in Sudan, ICC convicts past militant leader for war crimes in Darfur
Author: Devin Windelspecht, MSc October 9, 2025 HRRC applauds the International Criminal Court’s conviction of war criminal Ali Muhammad...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 9, 20253 min read


LA’s Tourism And The Underpaid Workers Behind It: A Local Community Organizer Shares The Biggest Challenges and Solutions
Author: Ioana Podarita October 9, 2025 [Image credit: UNITE HERE] Los Angeles’ economy has been a hot topic of discussion this past year,...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 9, 20257 min read


Leveraging Starvation: Studying the Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid in a Political World
Author: Trisha Sayal October 8, 2025 Introduction Humanitarian aid is under attack — the perpetrators of which are capitalist, democratic...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 8, 20259 min read


President of Madagascar Refuses to Resign Amidst Youth Protests
Author: Vera Rousseff October 7, 2025 HRRC stands with the people of Madagascar as they demand systemic reform from their government. We...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 7, 20253 min read


"Alligator Alcatraz": A Case Study in State-Run Detention and the Erosion of Human Rights
Author: Danielle Castano, MA October 7, 2025 [Image credit: Mickenzie Hannon/Naples Daily News/USA Today-Network-Florida] Introduction In...
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Oct 7, 20259 min read


Iran Upholds Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani
Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan October 7, 2025 HRRC strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s upholding of Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani’s death...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 7, 20253 min read


September 29-October 5, 2025: Week in Review
October 6, 2025 Explore Our Latest Publications Militarization Eroding Democracy: Ecuador’s Internal Armed Conflict by Santino Calcagno...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 6, 20252 min read


Afghan telecommunications blackout reflects growing pattern of internet shutdowns worldwide
Author: Devin Windelspecht, MSc October 6, 2025 HRRC expresses concern over the increase of internet blackouts worldwide, including most...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 6, 20253 min read


Banks and Corporations Linked to Migrant Worker Abuse in Saudi Green Energy Projects
Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan October 3, 2025 HRRC condemns the blatant exploitation of migrant workers underpinning Saudi Arabia’s clean...
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Oct 3, 20253 min read


Immigration in the United States and the Callous Policies of the New Administration
Author: Natalie Bello, PhD October 2, 2025 People are seen boarding a U.S. military aircraft for a deportation flight in a photo released...
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Oct 2, 20256 min read


Slovakia approves "traditional" constitutional amendment in threat to LGBTQ+ community
Author: Peter Clarkin, MA October 2, 2025 HRRC strongly condemns the decision of the Slovakian government to approve a change in the...
Human Rights Research Center
Oct 2, 20253 min read


Invisible Chains: Mapping the Global Scourge of Human Trafficking
Author: Ivan Francis, MS October 1, 2025 For a better experience, HRRC recommends viewing the interactive visual report here on Tableau....
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Oct 1, 202513 min read


Protests Erupt in Argentina After Brutal Narco-Femicide Case
Author: Vera Rousseff September 30, 2025 HRRC stands with the people of Argentina as they demand justice for the murder of Morena Verdi,...
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Sep 30, 20254 min read
