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El Salvador’s state of emergency has led to severe human rights violations against children of low-income communities.

In a recent report, HRW documents how children are bearing the brunt of the government's indiscriminate security policies: https://bit.ly/4fhfdYv

This week the International Court of Justice found serious international law violations by Israel toward Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

HRW Executive Director Tirana Hassan explains the Court's historic opinion ⤵️

From the Olympics, to children’s rights in El Salvador, to good news in South Korea, learn what happened this week in human rights.

27 Cameroonian asylum seekers have been allowed back into the US after they were deported in 2020.

Their experiences highlight the need for reforms within the US immigration system and the need to protect Cameroonians from deportation.

Lawmakers in Gambia have upheld a ban on female ge***al mutilation (FGM), rejecting a bill proposing to decriminalize the practice.

The government should now implement the law. Women and girls have the rights to be free from violence and cruel treatment.

For a recent report on the events of October 7, 2023, HRW analyzed more than 280 videos and photos.

But how did our investigators know those images were what they appeared to be?

Watch to learn more ⤵️

A decade of conflict in Sudan gave way to the ousting of a dictator and great hopes for democracy, only for the country to plunge into brutal conflict again.

Learn more in HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️

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Paris is set to host its third Olympics in 100 years.

As the games begin later this month, here a few human rights issues to keep in mind ⤵️

Young people are among those bearing the brunt of Haiti's violence.

15-year-old "Anne" explains how she was shot. "I just felt a lot of pain and I saw a lot of blood."

Listen to her story. ⤵️

A lot happened in the world of human rights this week.

Learn about some of the top headlines in our 60-second weekly roundup.

A Russian court has issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russian authorities should end their harassment and abuse against Navalny's supporters and political and human rights activists.

In Haiti, more than 180,000 children have been displaced by violent criminal groups.

After being shot in crossfire, “Joseph”, 16, left his neighborhood to live on the streets.

Listen to his story ⤵️

Over one million refugees were living in Sudan when the conflict started there last year, after fleeing repression in Eritrea and atrocities in Ethiopia.

There’s no clear protection or evacuation strategy for any of these refugees.

More in Andrew Stroehlein's Daily Brief:

At least 44 human rights defenders have been convicted after criticizing the government in the UAE and sentenced to between 15 years and life in prison.

The international community should not stay silent.

After an election campaign marked by extreme polarizing rhetoric, French civil society mobilized impressively to call for tolerance, non-discrimination and the defense of human rights.

Learn more about France's election results ⤵️

The EU and its member states have had some truly terrible policies toward asylum seekers in recent years.

There is now a moment of possible change for Europe, says Andrew Stroehlein in his Daily Brief:

"Imagine you’re the leader of your country… Would you meet with a leader from another country responsible for atrocities and wanted for war crimes?"

Andrew Stroehlein explores this question in today's Daily Brief:

In the early aughts, a campaign to “Save Sudan” became the bipartisan issue of the time. What has happened in Sudan since the world stopped paying attention?

Learn more in HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️

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It’s been another busy week in the world of human rights.

Learn about the good news coming from Sierra Leone, and more in our weekly roundup ⤵️

In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party won the election after 14 years of Conservative-led government.

They inherit a country where basic rights and freedoms have been seriously eroded.
How can the new Labour government fix the UK’s rights record?
Learn more⤵️

Let's remember one thing: there is no place in that’s safe for refugee returns.

Andrew Stroehlein tells you all about a fact-avoiding mission that aims to create a “safe zone” in Syria, so countries in the European Union can deport Syrian refugees there.

Learn more⤵️

The healthcare system in Ethiopia's Amhara region is experiencing "utter devastation."

In today's Daily Brief, Andrew Stroehlein discusses urgent questions amid widespread attacks in Ethiopia ⤵️

A court in Cambodia has sentenced 10 environmental activists associated with the Mother Nature group to six to eight years in prison.

The Cambodian government needs to listen to its environmental activists, instead of jailing them.

Those imprisoned should be immediately released.

Since conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023, over 500,000 Sudanese civilians have been displaced.

What has happened in Sudan? Listen to the latest episode of Rights & Wrongs, out now ⤵️

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