‘There’s no such thing as a neutral algorithm’: the existential AI exhibition confronting Sydney - Gorman, Alyx (The Guardian, 2023)
Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Atmospheric Memory allows visitors to interact with generative tech – and become part of the show in unexpected ways
Australia
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Art; Art and design; Artificial intelligence (AI); Australia news; Computing; Culture; Sydney; Technology

‘Macabre curiosities’: top US medical museum confronts skeletons of its past - Helmore, Edward (The Observer, 2023)
Mütter Museum in Philadelphia at centre of ethics dispute over provenance of its collection of skulls, fetuses and body parts
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Culture; Museums; Philadelphia; US news; World news

The Censors Down Under: The ACMA Gambit on Misinformation and Disinformation - Kampmark, Binoy (International Policy Digest, 2023)
Can or should countries legislate disinformation? Australia just might try.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-08 August

A tsunami of AI misinformation will shape next year’s knife-edge elections - Naughton, John (The Observer, 2023)
If you thought social media had a hand in getting Trump elected, watch what happens when you throw AI into the mix
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Artificial intelligence (AI); ChatGPT; Computing; OpenAI; Politics; Social media; Technology; US elections 2024; US news; US politics

California dreamin’: scenes of Black joy and leisure in the Jim Crow era – in pictures - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
Historian Dr Alison Rose Jefferson has collected archival photos from the Jim Crow era that bring to life the stories of African Americans who settled by the beach, creating popular gathering places that challenged white supremacy.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; California; Race; US news

Klaemet Save: Vanatu's New Climate Brand For A Resilient Future - Global Voices MENA (Relief Web, 2023)
Vanuatu has a new brand identity for climate information – Klaemet Save. This new brand has been developed to focus attention on information products that increase the ability of Vanuatu’s people to plan for and respond to climate impacts.
Vanatu
Keywords: 2023-08 August

‘Our history is rotting away’: the newspaper archivists preserving Nigeria’s past - Adetayo, Ope (The Guardian, 2023)
Coups, civil wars, dictators, democracy … all the headlines that tell the country’s story since independence in 1960 are to be saved for posterity by an ambitious archive project
Nigeria
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Africa; Global development; Media; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Nigeria; World news

Dissident republicans claim to have data from PSNI breach, says chief constable - Carroll, Rory (The Guardian, 2023)
Dissident republicans claim to possess some of the information from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s “industrial-scale” data breach, the chief constable says.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Northern Ireland; Police; UK news

Familiares y agrupaciones de DDHH entregan carta interpelando al Poder Judicial su rol durante 50 años desde el golpe de Estado - Le Monde Diplomatique (Le Monde diplomatique, 2023)
Las y los familiares y organizaciones por los derechos humanos, Londres 38, espacio de memorias; la Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos (AFDD); y la Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos (AFEP); entregaron pasadas las once de la mañana de este viernes 4 de agosto, una carta dirigida al Pleno de la Corte Suprema, con el objetivo de interpelar al Poder Judicial en su rol durante estos 50 años, manifestar su preocupación por el estado de las causas por violaciones a los DD.HH. y expresar sus expectativas y demandas ante el Plan Nacional de Búsqueda.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Disinformation fuels church protest against gender equality in North Macedonia - Metamorphosis Foundation (Global Voices, 2023)
The iconography of June 29 protest, organized by Macedonian Orthodox Church and right-wing political parties, included religious and nationalist symbols, Russian flags and participation by pro-Kremlin politicians and associations.
North Macedonia
Keywords: 2023-08 August

'All Of It Must Be Recorded': Still No Justice Three Years After Crackdown On Belarus Protests - Tizard, Will (2023)
On the third anniversary of a disputed presidential vote in Belarus, opposition activists demanded justice for protesters jailed and beaten in a brutal crackdown.
Belarus
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Paradigm Initiative joins the National Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Content Moderation in Kenya - Zawya (Zamya, 2023)
The national coalition aims to address critical issues surrounding freedom of expression, content moderation and dis/misinformation in the digital age
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-08 August

India passes data protection law amid surveillance concerns - Blassy Boben (Zamya, 2023)
The law will allow companies to transfer some users' data abroad while giving the government power to seek information from firms
India
Keywords: 2023-08 August

DIFC issues first-of-its-kind adequacy decision regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act - Fahaam, Tariq Al (Zamya, 2023)
The decision facilitates personal data transfers between DIFC and California-based entities in accordance with the DP Law 2020
United Arab Emirates
Keywords: 2023-08 August

African tech startups take aim at AI 'colonialism' - Harrisberg, Kim; News, Reuters (2023)
While fears of data colonialism - the appropriation of Global South data by Big Tech - are not unique to Africa, tech researchers say weak AI regulations across the continent heighten the risk
South Africa
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Missing Maps: How geodata is helping humanitarian aid efforts - MSF (Relief Web, 2023)
With the Missing Maps initiative, MSF teams are leveraging spatial data to better evaluate the extent of displacement in the hard-to-reach camps around Goma, DR Congo.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Germany arrests military officer suspected of spying for Russia - Reuters (Reuters, 2023)
German prosecutors have arrested an officer of the military procurement agency on suspicion of passing secret information to Russian intelligence, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Germany
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Restoring Hope in Conflict-torn Northern Mozambique: Identification documents and livelihoods - World Bank (Relief Web, 2023)
Over 75,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in conflict-afflicted Cabo Delgado Province received birth certificates and new identification cards – critical for their civil rights.
Mozambique
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Files reveal Nixon role in plot to block Allende from Chilean presidency - Bartlett, John (The Guardian, 2023)
Days before Salvador Allende’s confirmation as Chile’s president in 1970, US President Richard Nixon met with a rightwing Chilean media mogul to discuss blocking the socialist leader’s path to the presidency, newly declassified documents have revealed.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Americas; Augusto Pinochet; CIA; Chile; Richard Nixon; US foreign policy; US news; World news

Ukraine creates database of art linked to sanctions-hit Russians - Boffey, Daniel (The Guardian, 2023)
Corruption agency hopes portal will ‘make it difficult for Russian oligarchs to sell such assets’
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Alberto Giacometti; Andy Warhol; Art; Europe; Francis Bacon; Ilya and Emilia Kabakov; Leonardo da Vinci; Roman Abramovich; Russia; The art market; The super-rich; Ukraine; World news

Ukraine: Database of Accidents and Victims of Explosive Ordnance - Danish Refugee Council (Relief Web, 2023)
Infographic and dashboard with verified information about the Explosive Ordnance (EO) victims & EO accidents, quantitative and qualitative information indicating the exact coordinates of the incident, information about the injuries received
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Norway to fine Meta nearly $100,000 a day over data use - EURACTIV (www.euractiv.com, 2023)
Norway's data protection agency said on Tuesday (8 August) it would start fining Facebook and Instagram owner Meta nearly $100,000 per day for defying a ban on using users' personal information to target ads.
Norway
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Belarus: How human rights defenders are being silenced - International Federation for Human Rights (International Federation for Human Rights, 2023)
Since 2020, human rights defenders have been one of the most actively persecuted social groups in Belarus. This massive crackdown has made it impossible for activists to engage in human rights work without risking their dignity, freedom and even their lives. All human rights organisations, independent media and trade unions have been closed down, and their activities were deemed extremist and constituting criminal offences.
Belarus
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Russia releases history schoolbook praising Ukraine invasion - Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2023)
Textbook apparently written in just five months is part of Kremlin’s tightening of control over historical narrative in schools
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Myanmar
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Myanmar : un mécanisme d’enquête de l’ONU révèle une hausse spectaculaire des crimes de guerre - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Un mécanisme d’enquête de l’ONU a annoncé mardi disposer de solides preuves d’une « hausse spectaculaire » des crimes de guerre et contre l’humanité au Myanmar.
Myanmar
Keywords: 2023-08 August

En Guyane, la quête des descendants des victimes des zoos humains parisiens : « On a eu des morts, ils sont où ? » - Guibert, Nathalie (Le Monde, 2023)
Les corps de huit Kaliña morts en 1892 et conservés dans les collections nationales pourraient être rendus à leur terre d’origine, alors que le gouvernement s’est engagé à faciliter les restitutions pour les outre-mer.
France
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Decolonization; French Guiana; Kalina; Repatriation; Restitution

Empire on the cheap — prison labour in the Pacific - Davidson, Jared (E-Tangata, 2023)
“Imprisoned workers were essential to creating the basic infrastructure of New Zealand’s Pacific empire. Government agents needed government buildings, so offenders who couldn’t (or wouldn’t) pay their fines built residencies, courthouses and other imperial premises.” — Jared Davidson.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Aotearoa; Prison Labour

EE. UU.: Funcionarios de Texas ponen en peligro a migrantes - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Deben investigarse las denuncias de que migrantes y solicitantes de asilo, incluidos niños y niñas, han sido objeto de empujones por parte de funcionarios de Texas, quedando varados bajo un calor sofocante, muchos con lesiones en la piel por el alambre de púas instalado como parte de las estrategias de la Operación Lone Star. La totalidad del financiamiento federal a la operación debe cesar.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

No stone without a name - Warne, Kennedy (E-Tangata, 2023)
“Aboriginal people, if they appear at all in the landscape, are presented as ornamental figures, framing devices, exotic touches. Only rarely is their humanity expressed . . . Mostly they are simply absent.” — Kennedy Warne on the erasure of Aboriginal people in colonial art.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Aoteoroa; Land-based knowledge; Terra nullius

“Death came to our home”. War crimes and civilian suffering in Sudan - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks. Read the Report
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-08 August

« La mort a frappé à notre porte ». Crimes de guerre et souffrances des populations civiles au Soudan - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Soudan. Généralisation des crimes de guerre avec des attaques aveugles et aussi délibérées contre la population civile – publication d’un nouveau rapport
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-08 August

‘Death Came To Our Home’. Crímenes de guerra y sufrimiento de la población civil en Sudán - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
Sudán: Crímenes de guerra generalizados. Muertes de civiles en ataques deliberados e indiscriminados. Nuevo informe
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Todos los archivos son archivos de derechos humanos - Bravo, Paulina; Cea, Karen; Manzi, Javiera; Rojas, Valentina (Le Monde diplomatique, 2023)
A propósito del anuncio de un Archivo Nacional de la Memoria en Chile.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Archivos Puga - Peña, Juan Cristóbal (Revista Anfibia, 2023)
El primer civil de la dictadura. Los archivos secretos de Álvaro Puga es un proyecto periodístico multimedia que revela, a través del análisis de documentos inéditos, una faceta desconocida del régimen, sus pugnas internas, sus mecanismos de poder y control. A 50 años del golpe de Estado presentamos una investigación exclusiva liderada por Juan Cristóbal Peña.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand - Davidson, Jared (Bridget Williams Books, 2023)
Forced labour haunts the streets we walk today and the spaces we take for granted. Blood and Dirt explains, for the first time, the making of New Zealand and its Pacific empire through the prism of prison labour. Jared Davidson asks us to look beyond the walls of our nineteenth- and early twentieth-century prisons to see penal practice as playing an active, central role in the creation of modern New Zealand. Journeying from the Hohi mission station in the Bay of Islands through to Milford Sound, vast forest plantations, and on to Parliament itself, this vivid and engaging book will change the way you view New Zealand.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Aoteoroa; Prison Labour

Fifty Years On, the “Chicago Boys” Remain Difficult to Discuss - Winter, Brian (Americas Quarterly, 2023)
A new book tries to address the thorny, still evolving legacy of Chile’s radical free-market reformers.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Dictatorship; Neoliberalism; United States

US: Texas Officials Put Migrants in Danger - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Reports that migrants and asylum seekers, including children, have been pushed back by Texas officials, stranded in sweltering heat, and wounded by razor wire installed under Operation Lone Star should be investigated and all federal support to the operation ended.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Toward an Abolitionist Archival Practice - Eve Glazier (Barnard Center for Research on Women, 2023)
In the space of the archival encounter is a chance to practice a radically different way of relating with the past and the people who made it.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Stealing Ukraine's Children: Inside Russia’s Camps - VICE News (2023)
Moscow has been accused of abducting and forcibly deporting more than 19,000 Ukrainian children. In what could amount to the most horrific war crimes committed to date, the Russian state is allegedly attempting to turn a generation of Ukrainian children into Russians.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-08 August

The 272 - Swarns, Rachel L. (PenguinRandomHouse, 2023)
In 1838, a group of America’s most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their largest mission project, what is now Georgetown University. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, professor Rachel L. Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and to help finance its expansion.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Cultural Survival y socios presentan informe sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas para el Examen Periódico Universal de México - Cultural Survival (Cultural Survival, 2022)
Bajo la mirada pública, México se ha mostrado como un ferviente defensor de los derechos Indígenas tanto a nivel internacional como nacional. Además, su Constitución enumera una serie de artículos para la protección de derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. No obstante, la violencia contra los Pueblos Indígenas prevalece en el país.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August; UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Cultural Survival and Partners Submit Report on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights for Mexico’s Universal Periodic Review - Cultural Survival (Cultural Survival, 2021)
Under the public eye, Mexico has shown itself to be a fervent advocate of Indigenous rights at both the international and domestic levels. Nevertheless, violence against Indigenous Peoples is prevalent in the country.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August; UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Countries must safeguard children’s rights from climate change and environmental damage - UN committee - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded that countries must urgently implement measures to address the damage and threat to children’s rights from climate change and environmental degradation.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Child Rights

Crise climatique. Les États doivent protéger les droits des enfants du changement climatique et des dégradations de l’environnement - Comité des Nations unies - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Les enfants sont parmi les personnes les plus vulnérables aux conséquences du changement climatique et des dégradations de l’environnement dans le monde.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Comité de la ONU Los países deben salvaguardar los derechos de la infancia frente al cambio climático y los daños para el medioambiente - Comité de la ONU - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
El Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU ha concluido que los países deben implementar urgentemente medidas para abordar los daños y amenazas para los derechos de la infancia derivados del cambio climático y la degradación medioambiental.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Child Rights

'First of its kind': Scottish museum to return 'stolen' totem to native home - Elliards, Xander (The National, 2023)
A CEREMONY has been held to prepare a “stolen” 37ft memorial totem pole for its return to Canada from Scotland in what is said to be the first transfer of its kind from a UK institution.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Indigenous Matters; National Museums Scotland; Nisga'a Nation; Nisga’a Lisims Government; Scotland; United Kingdom

Family of former British PM apologises for links to slavery - News Agencies (Al Jazeera, 2023)
The apology by family of William Gladstone comes as many descendants of African slaves have sought reparations.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Caribbean; Enslavement; Guyana; Human trafficking; Indentured Labour; United Kingdomw

Stolen Nisga'a memorial pole about to start journey home from Scottish museum | CBC News - Owen, Brenna (CBC, 2023)
A memorial totem pole belonging to members of the Nisga'a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is about to begin its journey home from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where it has been on display for nearly a century.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Canada; Nisga'a Nation; Scotland; United Kingdom

Un totem de la Nation Nisga’a s’apprête à quitter l’Écosse pour revenir en C.-B. - Radio-Canada (Radio-Canada, 2023)
Un totem commémoratif appartenant à la Nation Nisga’a s’apprête à commencer un voyage de rapatriement d’environ un mois de l’Écosse vers le nord-ouest de la Colombie-Britannique.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Canada; Nisga'a Nation; Scotland; United Kingdom

Documents linked to Quaker-run boarding schools to be digitized - Henao, Luis Andres (ICT Indian Country Today, 2023)
A coalition advocating for Native people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers.
Northern America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Canada; Child abuse; Digitization; Medical Records; Residential Schools; United States

The world has a big appetite for AI – but we really need to know the ingredients - Naughton, John (The Observer, 2023)
Much ‘artificial intelligence’ harvests original creative work by humans. Regulators must demand transparency about training data
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Artificial intelligence (AI); ChatGPT; Computing; Technology

Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation - UN News (UN News, 2023)
With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a “digital army” aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and beyond.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Scientists lament Southern Ocean ‘data desert’, just as climate crisis brings frightening changes - Readfearn, Graham (The Guardian, 2023)
Loss of sea ice and rising temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica have a huge effect on the Earth’s climate, but the ability to track them is lagging
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Antarctica; Climate crisis; Environment; Marine life; Oceans; Polar regions; Sea ice

Harnessing the potential of human-in- the-loop artificial intelligence for risk anticipation and violence prevention - United Nations Development Programme (2023)
Conflicts evolve at such a rapid pace that the amount of data produced by conflict or crisis situations is simply overwhelming. Because of the sheer amount of data and the pace at which they are being produced, human beings are unable to track crisis evolutions and manage effective decision-making processes.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Guidance Note on Data Responsibility and Accountability to Affected People in Humanitarian Action - The Centre for Humanitarian Data (The Centre for Humanitarian Data, 2023)
Data responsibility is the safe, ethical, and effective management of personal and non-personal data for operational response and is therefore central to the humanitarian system’s Accountability to Affected People (AAP).
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Neurotech: should our brains have rights? - Geneva Solutions - Langrand, Michelle (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
As technology unlocks the doors to our minds, scientists urge for human rights protection. Imagine being able to watch your long-lost childhood memories on a screen or suppress a traumatic experience.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Des Autochtones à la reconquête de hauts lieux touristiques | Radio-Canada.ca - Zone International- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2023)
À travers le monde, des peuples autochtones luttent pour se réapproprier des territoires ancestraux dont ils ont été chassés ou sur lesquels ils ont été dépossédés de leurs droits. Certains de ces lieux sont très touristiques, ce qui rend leurs batailles – et parfois leurs victoires – encore plus symboliques. Petit tour d’horizon de lieux emblématiques au cœur du mouvement Land Back.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Australia; Canada; Decolonization; Nouvelle-Calédonie; Tourism; United States of America

Internet shutdowns: here’s how governments do it - Garbe, Lisa (The Conversation, 2023)
Senegal’s government has shut down internet access in response to protests about the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. This is a tactic governments are increasingly used during times of political contention, such as elections or social upheaval.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Internet Shutdown

Aaju Peter dans Twice Colonized | Combat et guérison - Gignac, Martin (La Presse, 2023)
Est-il possible de changer le monde tout en pansant ses blessures ? C’est ce que tente de découvrir la militante inuite Aaju Peter dans le documentaire Twice Colonized.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Canada; Colonization; Greenland; Inuit; Norway; Sami

Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century - Schneier, Bruce (The Conversation, 2023)
The modern representative democracy was the best form of government mid-18th-century technology could invent. The 21st century is a different place scientifically, technically and socially.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Democracy

USAID Releases Historic LGBTQ-Inclusive Development Policy - Cooper, Alex (Advocate, 2023)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its first-ever LGBTQI+ inclusive development policy, which will guide the agency’s inclusion of LGBTQ+ rights support in its programming.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Diversity; Inclusion; United States Agency for International Development (USAID); United States of America

Distortion of the Roma genocide and anti-Roma discrimination today - Míšková, Anna (IHRA, 2023)
To mark Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on 2 August, the IHRA shares this article by Anna Míšková, Chair of the IHRA Committee on the Genocide of the Roma.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Remotely Useful: Practical Lessons for Northern Community Archiving - Mills, Morgen; Turner, Mark David (Council on Library and Information Resources, 2023)
Remotely Useful pioneers a first-of-its-kind guide, bridging the gap between the archival field and the day-to-day concerns of preserving cultural and community records in the North–encompassing the upper latitudes of Canada and the United States. These Arctic and Subarctic regions are on the front lines of the climate crisis, making the urgent documentation and preservation of their histories, traditions, and ecological knowledge vital before they are lost or altered forever.
Northern America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Artic; Artic Circle; Canada; Northern Europe; United States of America

The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media - Trepte, Sabine; Masur, Philipp (Routledge, 2023)
This volume provides the basis for contemporary privacy and social media research and informs global as well as local initiatives to address issues related to social media privacy through research, policymaking, and education.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Social Media

Civil Society Space in Southern Africa Shrinking as Repression Rises - Bagana, Bufani (Inter Press Service, 2023)
Freedom of expression is under threat as governments in Southern Africa have enacted laws restricting civil society organizations.
Southern Africa
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Civil Rights; Freedom of Expression; Repression

Decolonial Archival Futures - McCracken, Krista; Hogan-Stacey, Skylee-Storm (ALA Neal-Schuman, 2023)
Providing examples of successful approaches to unsettling Western archival paradigms from Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, this book showcases vital community archival work that will illuminate decolonial archival practices for archivists, curators, heritage practitioners, and others responsible for the stewardship of materials by and about Indigenous communities.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Australia; Canada; Colonisation; Community Based Archival Description; New Zealand; Protocols; Provenance; UNDRIP; United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; United States of America

Guidelines for Identifying Relevant Documentation for Holocaust Research, Education and Remembrance - International Holocaust Rememberance Alliance (IHRA) (IHRA, 2022)
For decades, a significant amount of the documentation bearing on the Holocaust and its historical context has been scattered, endangered and in many cases made inaccessible.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Lignes directrices de l’IHRA pour recenser la documentation utile à la recherche, à l’enseignement et à la mémoire de la Shoah/l’Holocauste - International Holocaust Rememberance Alliance (IHRA) (Drupal, 2022)
Durant des décennies, un nombre important de documents portant sur la Shoah et son contexte historique ont été disséminés ou leur intégrité compromise et sont souvent devenus introuvables. Les nazis, leurs alliés et leurs collaborateurs n’ont pas seulement assassiné des Juifs, des Roms, des opposants politiques et d’autres personnes encore ; ils ont également cherché à détruire leur culture. Aussi tout document relatif à la vie de ces victimes avant, pendant ou après la Shoah, est-il extrêmement précieux.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Genocide; Holocaust

Lineamientos de la IHRA para la identificación de documentación pertinente para la investigación, educación y memoria en relación con el Holocausto - International Holocaust Rememberance Alliance (IHRA) (Drupal, 2022)
Durante décadas, una gran cantidad de documentos relacionados con el Holocausto y su contexto histórico estuvo desperdigada, en riesgo y, en muchos casos, inaccesible. Los nazis, sus aliados y colaboracionistas no solo asesinaron judíos, romaníes, enemigos políticos y otras víctimas, sino que además se empeñaron en destruir sus culturas. Por lo tanto, cada uno de los documentos relativos a la vida de estas víctimas antes, durante y después del Holocausto es extremadamente valioso.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Genocide; Holocaust

Conference Call for Proposals - Colonisation allemande et traitement mémoriel : entre regards croisés, approches récentes et perspectives interdisciplinaires (Lomé, Togo) - Équipe de recherche Fabula (fabula.org, 2023)
En ce XXIe siècle, l'héritage colonial allemand est encore très présent dans l'imaginaire collectif de populations anciennement colonisées principalement. Il est visible à la fois dans la littérature coloniale, les musées, les monuments (y compris les monuments d'honneur ou les mémoriaux) et la photographie coloniale. Ce constat oblige à se pencher sur la question coloniale et d'en souligner la pérennité à travers d'éventuels discours et récits cachés ou occultés dans les représentations et les expositions sur le colonialisme. Il s'inscrit également dans un contexte de résurgence de la mémoire coloniale en Allemagne depuis 2004 qui font intervenir différentes disciplines avec des éléments et des approches plus récents de la question.
Togo
Keywords: 2023-08 August; German Colonialism

Training - "Ready-Or Not" Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project Info Sessions - Marchese, Ryan (Society of American Archivists, 2023)
The "Ready-Or Not" project funded by the California State Library offers free, on-site emergency preparedness consultations. Consultants address specific organizational concerns and provide tailored assessments to help collections staff meet their preparedness goals. The first training sessions have been recorded and are freely available on-line. The upcoming sessions will also be made available on-line.
United States
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Disaster preparedness

Conference - Does Confronting Our History Build a Better Future? - On Line 2023-10-27 - Zócalo Public Square (Zócalo Public Square, 2023)
Upcoming Events - How Should Societies Remember Their Sins? | Friday, October 27, 2023 | Los Angeles In-Person | Streaming Online | Attempts to confront difficult history appear to be dividing the United States and entangling communities in cultural and legal conflict. But historians, social justice activists, and many others argue that grappling with the sins of the past, and the way they reverberate into the present, is a necessary foundation for reimagining the future. What are the best and most creative ways societies are using history to make a better tomorrow?
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Conference Call for Proposals - ARL IDEAL 2024—Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives Conference - 2024-07-15 to 17, in Toronto, Canada - Keig, Alisha (Association of Research Libraries (ARL), 2023)
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is now accepting proposals for the 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, to be held July 15–17, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The conference theme is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities. Proposals should consider how the content of the session connects to the larger landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice (DEIA/J) and how the session reasonably engages adult learners.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Victoria Amelina: Ukraine and the meaning of home - Amelina, Victoria (The Guardian, 2023)
Before she was killed by a Russian missile strike, the acclaimed novelist and war crimes researcher wrote about growing up in Moscow’s shadow, and how she came to understand what being Ukrainian really meant
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Russia; Social Media; Vladimir Putin

L'AfricaMuseum de Belgique a un sombre passé colonial : il assume timidement son histoire - Bobineau, Julien (The Conversation, 2023)
La restitution des objets pillés dans les anciennes colonies d'Afrique est une composante essentielle de la réparation postcoloniale.
Belgium
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Africa; Decolonization; Reconciliation

Sudan: Sexual violence against women spikes - Hairsine, Kate (dw.com, 2023)
Dozens of women and girls have been raped and sexually assaulted by fighters in Sudan as the conflict approaches its third month.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July; War Crimes

IACHR Welcomes Full Compliance with the Friendly Settlement Agreement in Case 12,756—El Aracatazzo Bar Massacre, Colombia - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 2023)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has decided to declare full compliance with Friendly Settlement Report 10/15, concerning Case 12,756—El Aracatazzo Bar Massacre, Colombia—and will stop monitoring it. This case concerns the international responsibility of the Colombian State for the deaths of 18 people on August 12, 1995, at the bar El Aracatazzo, in the municipality of Chigorodó, in Antioquia. The killings were allegedly perpetrated by members of paramilitary groups, in connivance with law enforcement officers at a checkpoint operated by the National Army's Infantry Battalion 46. These law enforcement officers allegedly failed to take protection measures to support civilians, despite having heard shots. They also allegedly failed to conduct a diligent criminal investigation and a disciplinary review of the people involved. The case went unpunished for more than 10 years.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Colombia: CIDH saluda el cumplimiento total del acuerdo de solución amistosa del Caso 12.756, Masacre Estadero El Aracatazzo - Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) (Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), 2023)
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) comunica su decisión de declarar el cumplimiento total y el cese del seguimiento del Informe de Homologación No. 10/15, relativo al Caso 12.756, Masacre Estadero El Aracatazzo. El asunto se relaciona con la responsabilidad internacional del Estado colombiano por la muerte de 18 personas en el estadero "El Aracatazzo", municipio de Chigorodó, Antioquia, el 12 de agosto de 1995. La muerte se habría dado en manos de miembros de grupos paramilitares, con la aquiescencia de agentes de la fuerza pública que se encontraban en un retén del Batallón de Infantería No. 46 del Ejército Nacional. Los agentes policiales habrían omitido tomar medidas de protección frente a disparos y socorrer a la población civil. Así mismo, habrían fallado en realizar, de manera diligente, una investigación penal y disciplinaria de los involucrados, habiendo transcurrido más de 10 años sin que se sancionara a los presuntos responsables.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations - Ross, Janell (Time, 2023)
How a tiny island became a global leader in the effort to demand meaningful recompense.
Barbados
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Reconciliation; Reparation; Slavery

France : les racines de la colère - Carrard, Claire (Courrier international, 2023)
France : les racines de la colère. Du malaise des banlieues au “racisme systémique” de la police, de l’origine des violences urbaines à leurs conséquences politiques, les envoyés spéciaux des grands médias étrangers ont multiplié les analyses, témoignages et reportages pour tenter de comprendre les origines de cette colère française. Dans notre dossier cette semaine, nous vous en proposons une sélection représentative. C’est un autre regard, plus distancié, sur ce qui se passe en France, et c’est un regard nécessaire.
France
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Nahel; Racism

Burundi Government Walks Out on UN Review - De Montjoye, Clementine (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
This week, Burundian authorities once again displayed their contempt for human rights by walking out of the country’s review before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.
Burundi
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Geneva

Le gouvernement burundais se retire de son examen devant l’ONU - De Montjoye, Clementine (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Cette semaine, les autorités burundaises ont une fois de plus affiché leur mépris pour les droits humains en se retirant de l’examen périodique de leur pays devant le Comité des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies à Genève.
Burundi
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Modi Supporters' Hate Speech Belies Claims of Indian Democracy During US Visit - Ganguly, Meenakshi (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the United States included yoga at the United Nations, an address to the U.S. Congress that promised strides in the bilateral partnership, and a lavish state dinner at the White House with 400 guests. President Joe Biden spoke of the “unlimited potential” of ties between India and the United States.
India
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Sénégal : derrière les manifestations se cache un combat pour les libertés démocratiques - Ndiaye, Bamba; Riedl, Rachel Beatty (The Conversation, 2023)
L'ambiguïté de Macky Sall sur sa candidature à un troisième mandat, la perception d'un système judiciaire militarisé et la détention abitraire d'opposants sont les moteurs de la violence politique.
Senegal
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Netherlands: 'Historic victory' as law amended to recognize that sex without consent is rape - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Responding to the news that the Netherlands’ House of Representatives has voted to amend the Sexual Offences Act by introducing a consent-based definition of rape.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Pays-Bas. La loi a été modifiée pour reconnaître qu’un rapport sexuel sans consentement est un viol : une «victoire historique» - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
« L’adoption de ce projet de loi est une victoire historique pour les victimes de violences sexuelles.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Russia: Investigate vicious attack on Elena Milashina and Aleksandr Nemov in Chechnya - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The vicious beating of Elena Milashina and Aleksandr Nemov by masked assailants in Chechnya this morning was an abhorrent act of violence that must not go unpunished
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Chechnya; Tchétchénie

Russie. Il faut enquêter sur l’agression dont ont été victimes Elena Milachina et Alexandre Nemov en Tchétchénie - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Le passage à tabac d’Elena Milachina et d’Alexandre Nemov par des assaillants masqués en Tchétchénie est un acte de violence qui ne doit pas rester impuni.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Chechnya; Tchétchénie

Belgium's AfricaMuseum has a dark colonial past – it's making slow progress in confronting this history - Bobineau, Julien (The Conversation, 2023)
The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation.
Belgium
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Colonialism; Decolonization

Hong Kong: Warrants Aim at Activists Abroad - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Hong Kong authorities have issued baseless arrest warrants and HK$1 million (US$128,000) bounties on eight exiled democracy activists and former legislators that expand China’s political intimidation campaign beyond its borders.
China
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Hongkong

Centre to prosecute alleged war crimes in Ukraine opens in The Hague - Euro News (euronews, 2023)
After months of lobbying from Kyiv, the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) has opened in The Hague, Netherlands. #EuropeNews
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; The Natherlands

How to have informed and respectful conversations about Indigenous issues like the Voice - Hill, Braden; Gringart, Eyal; Macdonald, Maryanne; Somerville, Robert Stanly; Booth, Sarah (The Conversation, 2023)
As the Voice referendum approaches, it is becoming more important to facilitate constructive and sensitive discussions. New research shows how to approach this.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Referendum; The Voice

'Why didn't we know?' is no excuse. Non-Indigenous Australians must listen to the difficult historical truths told by First Nations people - Payne, Anne Maree; Norman, Heidi (The Conversation, 2023)
Non-Indigenous Australians need to actively seek the truth about past violence and injustice against Indigenous Australians.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Colonialism; Reconciliation; Referendum; The Voice

Femicide in Brazil: Inter-American Condemnation - Reale, Nicolette (Harvard International Review, 2023)
"Due to the governments’ lack of urgency and failure to implement change, international legal institutions have been brought in to help condemn and combat femicide in Latin America."
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Feminicide

‘Resistance is possible’: Ravish Kumar, the broadcaster risking his life to tell the truth about India​ today​ - Adams, Tim (The Observer, 2023)
The journalist’s fearless reporting on India under Narendra Modi cost him his job and freedom. Now broadcasting to millions on YouTube, he is the subject of a new documentary
India
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Culture; Documentary films; Freedom of speech; Human rights; India; Journalist safety; Media; Narendra Modi; South and central Asia; Television; World news

En Australie, un référendum pour donner une « voix » aux autochtones au Parlement - Roussel, Léo (Le Soir, 2023)
L’Australie va voter, lors d’un référendum d’ici fin 2023. Les citoyens décideront si, oui ou non, ils autorisent la modification de la Constitution pour y reconnaître les autochtones et la création d’un organe représentatif, d’une « Voix » au Parlement.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Referendum; The Voice

Le roi des Pays-Bas présente ses excuses officielles pour l’esclavage - Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2023)
Le roi des Pays-Bas Willem-Alexander a présenté samedi ses excuses officielles pour l’implication de son pays et de sa dynastie dans l’esclavage, se déclarant « personnellement et extrêmement » touché.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Slavery

Matilda Joslyn Gage: The suffragist who defied the US government - Paquet, Laura Byrne (BBC News, 2023)
She propelled women's rights, admired Indigenous societies and sought to impeach the US government. So why has history all but forgotten her name?
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July

As comissões da verdade e os arquivos da ditadura militar brasileira - Tenaglia, Mônica (SciELO - Editora UnB, 2023)
Esta obra explora o contexto histórico-legal das comissões da verdade no Brasil e no mundo e reconstrói as estratégias e ações das comissões brasileiras para o acesso aos arquivos da ditadura militar (1964-1985). A partir da análise da emergência do reconhecimento dos arquivos para as investigações sobre violações dos direitos humanos e a efetivação do direito à informação, à verdade e à memória, o livro discute o fenômeno da criação de comissões da verdade em todo o território nacional brasileiro e as relações das comissões com os arquivos. Nesse sentido, evidenciam-se a insuficiência das políticas de gestão documental e um quadro de negação, ocultamento e destruição dos arquivos do período da ditadura militar. Todavia, identifica-se que, apesar dos problemas e limitações, as comissões da verdade conseguiram criar estratégias e implementar ações para superar essas dificuldades, dentre elas, parcerias com as universidades, especialmente com os cursos de Arquivologia. Como lacuna na atuação das comissões da verdade no Brasil, o livro constata que foram poucas as ações educativas realizadas fora dos círculos acadêmicos e voltadas a uma parcela mais ampla da população brasileira.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Dictatorship; Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Brazil

Future Bleak for Rohingya in Bangladesh, Myanmar - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
One million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face little prospect of safely returning home, six years since the Myanmar military launched a campaign of mass atrocities in Rakhine State on August 25, 2017.
Bangladesh
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Refugees; Rohinga

The novelist who became a war crimes investigator – and uncovered a secret diary - Moore, Hannah; Higgins, Charlotte; Glasser, Tom; Khaleeli, Homa (2023)
Victoria Amelina was an award-winning novelist. But after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, she began investigating war crimes
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Culture; Ukraine; World news

Liberty, equality … embroidery: the political power of textile art - Fisher, Alice (The Observer, 2023)
A series of exhibitions this summer and autumn highlight the protest woven into stitchwork
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Art; Art and design; Craft; Culture; Sewing; UK news

Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Act’ erodes freedoms and may be a tool for repression - Sithole, Tinashe (The Conversation, 2023)
Opposition activists have previously been accused of treason and unpatriotic behaviour for expressing concerns about human rights abuses.
Zimbabwe
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Racism in Finland: Government minister embroiled in shocking new row - Dougall, David Mac (euronews, 2023)
Minister for Economic Affairs Wille Rydman only took up his role recently, after his predecessor quit for his own racist views and links to neo-Nazi groups.
Finland
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Tina Ngata: Waiting for the fox to give the henhouse back - Ngata, Tina (E-Tangata, 2023)
“Those in power are so accustomed to extreme privilege that anything less than maintaining that feels like oppression.” — Tina Ngata.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Aotearoa; Government; Racism; Work Place

Ada Nield Chew: The factory girl who fought for women’s rights - Watterson, Kaleigh (BBC News, 2023)
Campaigners hope to remember forgotten tailor Ada Nield Chew by building a statue of her in Crewe.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Labor Rights

Whipped Peter: The Photograph That Exposed the Brutality of American Slavery - Africana, Talk (TalkAfricana, 2023)
Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," was a former enslaved man who became famous for being the subject of photographs that revealed the extensive scarring on his back from the brutal whippings he endured during slavery.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Slavery; Whipped Peter; Whipping

Bangladesh: La ejecución de dos hombres revela cruel desprecio por el derecho a la vida - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
Amnistía Internacional pide al gobierno de Bangladesh la abolición de la pena de muerte en el país.
Bangladesh
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Ysens de France (Gendarmerie nationale) : "Toutes nos actions d'intelligence artificielle doivent être justifiées" - Aurélien Defer; De France, Ysens (L'usine Digitale, 2023)
La gendarmerie nationale développe de plus en plus de projets basés sur l'intelligence artificielle. Chargée de mission en la matière au sein de l'institution, Ysens de France dresse un état des lieux.
France
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Artificial Intelligence; Gendarmerie Nationale; Interview

Survivors Speak Out on Sexual Violence in West Darfur - Bader, Laetitia (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Nusra and Khadija share the bond of being cousins and of living in the same small town in West Darfur. Now they share a darker bond: both survivors of sexual violence in the conflict in Sudan.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Human Rights; Women's Rights

Travail. Les emplois féminins sont les plus menacés par l’IA - Courrier international (Courrier international, 2023)
Plusieurs études conduites aux États-Unis montrent que les femmes sont plus susceptibles que les hommes de perdre leur emploi du fait de l’automatisation des tâches.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Artificial Intelligence; Labor Rights; Women's Rights

Enfants autochtones : l’entente de 23 milliards de dollars approuvée par le Tribunal | Radio-Canada.ca - ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (Radio-Canada, 2023)
Le Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne a approuvé une entente de règlement de 23,4 milliards de dollars pour les enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations touchés par le sous-financement des services de protection de l'enfance par le gouvernement fédéral.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Children Health; First Nations; Reconciliation; Reparation; Sixty Scoop

Brazil: descendants of Africans who escaped slavery gain census recognition - Malleret, Constance (The Guardian, 2023)
Groundbreaking data counts 1.3m quilombola, historically excluded population whose communities were founded by fugitive enslaved people
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Americas; Brazil; World news

Iran: International community must stand with women and girls suffering intensifying oppression - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The Iranian authorities are doubling down on their oppressive methods of policing and severely oppressing Iranian women and girls for defying degrading compulsory veiling laws, Amnesty International said today. In a detailed analysis published today, the organization exposes the authorities’ intensified nationwide crackdown on women and girls who choose not to wear headscarves in public.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Iran. La communauté internationale doit se tenir au côté des femmes et des filles qui souffrent de l’intensification de l’oppression - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Les autorités en Iran intensifient considérablement la répression des femmes et des filles iraniennes qui défient la législation imposant le port du voile.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Irán: La comunidad internacional debe apoyar a las mujeres y las niñas, víctimas de una opresión cada vez más intensa - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
“Las autoridades iraníes están redoblando sus sofocantes métodos policiales y oprimiendo severamente a las mujeres y las niñas que se atreven a desafiar las degradantes leyes sobre la obligatoriedad del uso del velo”, ha declarado hoy Amnistía Internacional.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Divergencias en torno a preservar los testimonios sobre las escuelas residenciales - Canadian Press (Radio-Canada.ca, 2023)
La Corte Suprema de Canadá confirmó la orden de destrucción de los documentos para septiembre de 2027.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Destruction of documents; Reconciliation; Residential Schools

Human rights tribunal approves $23B revised First Nations child-welfare compensation deal | CBC News - Major, Darren (CBC News, 2023)
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approved a $23.4-billion revised agreement to compensate victims of the underfunded First Nations child-welfare system on Wednesday.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Children Health; First Nations; Reconciliation; Reparation; Sixty Scoop

‘We hid our stock in case we were raided’: Scotland’s pioneering LGBTQ+ bookshop - Goh, Katie (The Guardian, 2023)
Opened two years after the country legalised ‘homosexual acts’, Lavender Menace made a huge impact. Now it has opened a public queer books archive.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Books; Booksellers; Culture; Edinburgh; LGBTQ+ rights

Scholars uncover censored Hebrew texts in Vatican collection - The Jerusalem Post - Klein, Zvika (The Jerusalem Post, 2023)
A group of over 20 Christian and Jewish clergy and scholars from around the world had come together for a once-in-a-lifetime experience – a captivating journey through time, delving into the treasures of the Vatican's Hebrew manuscript collection.
Holy See (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Mexican security forces were complicit in kidnapping of 43 student teachers, report reveals - Reuters (The Guardian, 2023)
Report finds army, navy, police and intelligence agencies knew, minute by minute, where the student teachers were
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Americas; Mexico; World news

Nigeria. Les autorités doivent agir immédiatement pour sauver des vies face au risque d’inondations meurtrières - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Les autorités nigérianes doivent sans attendre prendre des mesures concrètes pour se préparer aux crues et en atténuer les conséquences potentielles.
Nigeria
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Tunisie. Les droits humains en danger deux ans après l’accaparement du pouvoir par le président Kaïs Saïed - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Au cours de la deuxième année qui s’est écoulée depuis l’accaparement du pouvoir par le président Kaïs Saïed, les autorités tunisiennes ont poursuivi sur la voie de la répression en emprisonnant des dizaines d’opposant·e·s politiques et de détracteurs et détractrices du régime, bafoué l’indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire, supprimé des garanties institutionnelles en matière de droits humains et incité à la discrimination à l’égard des personnes migrantes, a déclaré Amnesty International le 24 juillet 2023. « Décret après décret, attaque après attaque, le président Kaïs Saïed, avec son gouvernement, a considérablement porté atteinte au respect des droits humains en Tunisie depuis qu’il s’est accaparé le pouvoir en juillet 2021. Ce faisant, il a privé les Tunisien·ne·s de droits élémentaires qu’ils avaient obtenus de haute lutte et a alimenté un climat de répression et d’impunité. Il faut que les autorités tunisiennes inversent immédiatement cette trajectoire dangereuse et respectent leurs obligations internationales en matière de droits humains », a déclaré Heba Morayef, directrice du programme Afrique du Nord et Moyen-Orient à Amnesty International.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Kaïs Saïed

Túnez: Los derechos humanos, en peligro, dos años después de la toma de poder del presidente Saied - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
“En el segundo año tras la toma del poder del presidente tunecino Kais Saied, las autoridades del país han tomado más medidas encaminadas a la represión con el encarcelamiento de decenas de oponentes políticos y personas que critican al Estado, han violado la independencia del poder judicial, han desmantelado salvaguardias institucionales de los derechos humanos y han incitado a la discriminación hacia las personas migrantes”, ha declarado hoy Amnistía Internacional. “Desde que tomó el poder en julio de 2021, decreto a decreto, golpe a golpe, el presidente Saied y su gobierno han debilitado dramáticamente el respeto a los derechos humanos en Túnez eliminando libertades fundamentales duramente conseguidas por la ciudadanía y alimentando un clima de represión e impunidad. Las autoridades tunecinas deben invertir inmediatamente esta trayectoria traicionera y cumplir sus obligaciones internacionales en materia de derechos humanos”, ha afirmado Heba Morayef, directora regional de Amnistía Internacional para Oriente Medio y el Norte de África.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Des survivants autochtones divisés sur la conservation des archives des pensionnats - Canadian Press (Radio-Canada.ca, 2023)
Les témoignages des abus pourraient servir à d'autres enquêtes. Mais la confidentialité promise dans les règlements d'indemnisation fait obstacle.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Destruction of documents; Reconciliation; Residential Schools

Some advocates want residential school abuse records re-examined, archived as debate on their future continues - Canadian Press (Radio-Canada.ca, 2023)
Under Supreme Court ruling, transcripts will be destroyed by 2027 unless survivors want them archived
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Destruction of documents; Reconciliation; Residential Schools

DR Congo: Deadly Militia Raid on Ituri’s Displaced - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a displaced people’s camp on June 12, 2023, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-07 July

RD Congo : Raid meurtrier d’une milice contre des déplacés en Ituri - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Les combattants d’une milice ont tué au moins 46 civils, dont la moitié étaient des enfants, et ont pillé et incendié un camp de personnes déplacées le 12 juin 2023 dans la province de l’Ituri, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-07 July

The EU and WFP provide cash assistance to internally displaced and crisis affected Iraqis missing civil documentation - Iraq | ReliefWeb - World Food Programme (World Food Programme, 2023)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Iraq welcomed a generous €5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to provide cash assistance to internally displaced and crisis-affected Iraqis missing one or more essential civil documents until they are integrated within the national social safety net.
Iraq
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Tunisia: Human rights at risk two years after President Saied’s power grab - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further steps towards repression by jailing dozens of political opponents and state critics, violated the independence of the judiciary, dismantled institutional human rights safeguards, and incited discrimination against migrants, Amnesty International said today. “Decree by decree, blow by blow, President Saied and his government have dramatically undermined respect for human rights in Tunisia since his power grab in July 2021. In doing so, he has stripped away basic freedoms that Tunisians fought hard to earn and fostered a climate of repression and impunity. The Tunisian authorities must immediately reverse this treacherous trajectory and uphold their international human rights obligations,” said Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Kaïs Saïed

Opinion: Israel's Government Has Declared a War on Women - Gouri, Hamutal (Haaretz, 2023)
As it is poised to pass another bill that will roll back women's rights, Israel's far-right government should not underestimate the power of the rage and courage of women who refuse to see their rights usurped in the name of a conservative, religious and messianic agenda.
Israël
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Benjamin Netanyahou; Democracy; Judicial Coup; Judicial Reform

Barack Obama's Defense of Librarians Amid 'Profoundly Misguided' Book Bans and Attacks - Obama, Barack (FlaglerLive, 2023)
"You’re on the front lines – fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone," Obama tells librarians in a letter. "Your dedication and professional expertise allow us to freely read and consider information and ideas, and decide for ourselves which ones we agree with."
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Our land died so others could live - Hele, Christopher-Ikimotu (E-Tangata, 2023)
“New Zealand’s history of colonialism with Banaba should be part of the current education curriculum. Students should understand how Banaba had to die for New Zealand’s grazing agriculture to live.”
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Aotearoa; Banaba; Pacific Island

Putting Pākehā in the shoes of a colonised people - Tihema, Baker (E-Tangata, 2023)
“I wanted to write something that puts Pākehā in the shoes of a colonised people. I want them to imagine a world in which their principles and values are routinely laughed at.”
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Aotearoa; Colonialism; Maori; Public Service; Racism

Cambodge. L’élection se déroule sous la menace d’une crise des droits humains - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
La répression contre les droits fondamentaux dans le pays s’intensifie.
Cambodia
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Cambodia: Election takes place under cloud of human rights crisis - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The human rights situation in Cambodia has severely deteriorated since the last national election in 2018, Amnesty International’s interim Deputy Regional Director for Research Montse Ferrer said today, ahead of Sunday polls expected to be dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party after the sole viable opposition group was blocked from participating. “Authorities in Cambodia have spent the past five years picking apart what’s left of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association. There is a growing crackdown on human rights in Cambodia. Many people feel that they are being forced to participate in this election despite their party of choice not being on the ballot.
Cambodia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Government; Human Rights

Suisse : l’art de décoloniser un pays sans colonies - Pinoja, Letizia Gaja (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
Pourquoi la Suisse, un pays qui n’a jamais eu de colonies, commence à parler de colonialisme et de décolonisation ? Les Suisses sont-ils prêts à l'entendre ?
Switzerland
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Switzerland: the art of decolonizing a country without colonies - Pinoja, Letizia Gaja (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
Why is Switzerland, a country that has never had colonies, starting to talk about colonialism and decolonization? Are the Swiss ready to hear it?
Switzerland
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Disinformation reimagined: how AI could erode democracy in the 2024 US elections - Robins-Early, Nick (The Guardian, 2023)
Advances in generative artificial intelligence could supercharge the propaganda playbook, experts warn.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Technology; US elections 2024; US news; US politics

Warsaw Ghetto's defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book rediscovered on a library shelf - Rosenberg, Irwin; Fitzpatrick, Merry (The Conversation, 2023)
The story behind the research can be as compelling as the results. Recording the effects of starvation, a group of Jewish doctors demonstrated their dedication to science – and their own humanity.
Poland
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Medical Doctor; Nazi; Personal Diary; Starvation; War Crimes; Warshaw Ghetto

Margaret Thatcher praised Tony Blair for supporting US after 9/11, files reveal - Davies, Caroline (The Guardian, 2023)
‘I greatly admire the resolve you are showing,’ former PM said in handwritten note released to National Archives.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Foreign policy; Margaret Thatcher; National Archives; Politics; September 11 2001; Tony Blair; UK news; US news; World news

Colombia: desentierro de una calumnia política contra la justicia transicional - Liévano, Andrés Bermúdez (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
Las sonadas confesiones de militares ante la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) desmintieron una vasta campaña de desinformación para desacreditar el proceso de justicia transicional en Colombia.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Disinformation; Transitional Justice

Colombia: unburying of a political smear against transitional justice - Liévano, Andrés Bermúdez (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
The resounding confessions of soldiers before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) disproved a vast campaign of disinformation to discredit the transitional justice process in Colombia.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Disinformation; Transitional Justice

Colombie : déboulonnage d'une campagne de calomnie contre la justice transitionnelle - Liévano, Andrés Bermúdez (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
Les aveux retentissants de militaires devant la Juridiction spéciale pour la paix (JEP) ont invalidé une vaste campagne de désinformation visant à discréditer le processus de justice transitionnelle en Colombie.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Disinformation; Transitional Justice

Médicos judíos del gueto de Varsovia documentaron en secreto los efectos de las políticas nazis de hambruna en un libro redescubierto recientemente - Rosenberg, Irwin; Fitzpatrick, Merry (The Conversation, 2023)
El libro registra los sombríos efectos de una falta casi total de alimentos en el cuerpo humano. Es un tesoro para los médicos que también muestra la dedicación y humanidad de los científicos judíos.
Poland
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Medical Doctor; Nazi; Personal Diary; Starvation; War Crimes; Warshaw Ghetto

Biden’s ‘Final’ Order on Kennedy Files Leaves Some Still Wanting More - Baker, Peter (The New York Times, 2023)
The president has finished a review first mandated by law in 1992, and while a vast majority of papers related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released, some remain redacted.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Archives and Records; Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations; Biden; Joseph R Jr; Central Intelligence Agency; Conspiracy Theories; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Kennedy; John Fitzgerald; Oswald; Lee Harvey; United States Politics and Government; internal-open-access-from-nl

What does restorative justice look like? - Adams, Caralee (The Hechinger Report, 2023)
Maryland lawmakers prioritized the alternative disciplinary practice four years ago, but the rollout has been complicated.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Maryland; Restorative Justice

Las madres de Srebrenica y su batalla continua en busca de justicia | Noticias ONU - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Las zapatillas de punta eran un testimonio de esperanzas incumplidas. Pertenecían a una joven bailarina de ballet de Bosnia y Herzegovina cuya vida cambió para siempre por el brutal conflicto que estalló en el corazón de Europa a finales del siglo XX. Se expusieron en la sede de la ONU en Nueva York para educar a los visitantes sobre los horrores de la guerra y el genocidio.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Stalin erased one generation of Ukraine’s artists. Now Putin is killing another – including my friend - Higgins, Charlotte (The Guardian, 2023)
An archive holding works by writers purged in the 1930s also hosted Victoria Amelina, lost to a Russian strike this summer.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Books; Culture; Europe; Literary festivals; Ukraine

City of Spies: DC Is the World Capital of Espionage - Beaujon, Andrew; Hruby, Patrick; Mullins, Luke; McNamara, Sylvie (Washingtonian, 2023)
From spy attractions around town to intelligence recruitment at local colleges, the city is a hot bed for spy activity.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Washington DC

Canada forcibly sterilized Indigenous women after other countries stopped - Cheng, Maria (ICT News, 2023)
A Senate report found that the genocidal practice is continuing today, including a case as recently as 2019.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Colonialism; Sterilization; Women's Rights

Egypt: Civilians Fleeing Sudan Conflict Turned Away - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The Egyptian government’s decision in June 2023 to require all Sudanese to obtain visas to enter Egypt has reduced access to safety for women, children, and older people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Egypt

Mali : Les groupes armés islamistes multiplient les meurtres et les viols - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Depuis janvier 2023, des groupes armés islamistes ont perpétré des meurtres à grande échelle, des viols et des pillages dans des villages du nord-est du Mali.
Mali
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Sexual Violence

Mali: Mounting Islamist Armed Group Killings, Rape - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since January 2023.
Mali
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Sexual Violence

The 10 second rule: Why are Italians groping themselves in protest? - Mouriquand, David (euronews, 2023)
Italian social media users are expressing outrage after judges said groping had to last 10 seconds to be considered sexual assault.
Italy
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Native American leaders visit site of archeological dig to find remains of boarding school students - Ahmed, Trisha; Neibergall, Chsrtlie (Two Row Times, 2023)
Archeologists resumed digging Tuesday at the remote site of a former Native American boarding school in central Nebraska, searching for the remains of children who died there decades ago. The search for a hidden cemetery near the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Nebraska gained renewed interest after the discovery of hundreds of children’s remains at other Native American boarding school sites across the U.S. and Canada since 2021, said Dave Williams, the state’s archeologist whose team is digging at the site.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Bording School; Industrial School; Native Americans; Nebraska

Viet Nam: Drop charges and immediately release activist sentenced to six years in prison - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
“The unfair charges and inhumane prison conditions shows the Vietnamese authorities’ willingness to systematically silence dissent in direct violation of international human rights law."
Viet Nam
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Viêt-Nam. Il faut que le militant condamné à six ans d’emprisonnement soit immédiatement libéré et que les charges retenues contre lui soient abandonnées - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
À l’approche du procès en appel, jeudi 13 juillet 2023, de Truong Van Dung, défenseur des droits humains condamné pour « propagande contre le gouvernement » et condamné à six ans d’emprisonnement en mars 2023 uniquement pour avoir exprimé librement ses opinions, Ming Yu Hah, directrice régionale adjointe pour le travail de campagne à Amnesty International, a déclaré : « Les autorités vietnamiennes utilisent une fois de plus à mauvais escient le système pénal pour réprimer la dissidence. Truong Van Dung, qui a été arrêté pour avoir donné des interviews à des médias, n’aurait jamais dû être emprisonné. Les autorités vietnamiennes doivent abandonner les accusations fallacieuses retenues contre lui et le libérer immédiatement et sans condition.
Viet Nam
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Kenneth Myrie and the ‘missing file’ - Edmond Campbell (Jamaica Gleaner, 2023)
IT WAS a matter that felt like life or death. Kenneth Myrie’s health was declining rapidly and he wanted a copy of his medical records dating back to 2004 to determine what type of medical procedure was carried out on him at the Kingston Public.
Jamaica
Keywords: 2023-07 July

14 Juillet 1953 : six Algériens et un Français tombent sous les balles de la police. - Hamza, Assiya (France 24, 2023)
Amar Tabjadi, Abdallah Bacha, Larbi Daoui, Abdelkader Dranis, Mohammed Isidore Illoul, Medjen Tahar, Maurice Lurot... Six Français musulmans d’Algérie (FMA) et un Français, militant de la CGT. Ces noms vous sont probablement inconnus. Et pourtant. Tous sont morts sous les balles de la police à Paris, le 14 juillet 1953. À l’époque, les revendications indépendantistes fleurissent au sein de l’Empire colonial français. Si les regards sont focalisés sur l’Indochine où la guerre fait rage depuis 1946, les nationalistes algériens du Mouvement pour le triomphe des libertés démocratiques (MTLD) commencent à faire entendre leur voix. Leur seule présence au traditionnel défilé populaire célébrant "les valeurs de la République" suffit à transformer la fête en bain de sang.
France
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Migration

The American Barbarossa Plan for Ukraine.1957 - Lurye, Oleg (The Times of Israel, 2023)
Exactly 66 years ago, in August 1957, the CIA released its secret report “Resistance Factors and Special Forces Areas. Ukraine.” This voluminous 200-page “work,” which resembled a doctoral dissertation, was prepared for the US intelligence community by staff members of Georgetown University. Despite its academic content, the CIA report is a detailed manual for the occupation of the Ukrainian territory by the Special Forces.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Barbarossa Plan; CIA; Cold War; Georgetown University; United States of America

Giuliani and election fraud promoters didn't vet claims, new court documents show | CNN Politics - Polantz, Katelyn; Sneed, Tirney; Holmes, Lybrand; CNN (CNN, 2023)
New court filings in a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani show the promoters of the election fraud narrative after Donald Trump lost the presidency failed to do basic vetting of the claims they were touting – and didn’t see such vetting as necessary.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Disinformation; Donald Trump; Electoral Fraud; Rudy Giuliani

Ré-écrire l’histoire : comment le pouvoir en Inde cherche à diffuser une vision exclusivement hindoue de son passé - Viguier, Anne (The Conversation, 2023)
Le projet politique des ultra-nationalistes du BJP, au pouvoir en Inde depuis maintenant neuf ans, passe par une réécriture de l’histoire visant à imposer un récit centré sur l’hindouisme.
India
Keywords: 2023-07 July; BJP; Hinduism; Historical Revisionism

RDC: la Céni refuse un nouvel audit du fichier électoral demandé par une partie de l'opposition - Bottin, Aline; Wane, Fatimata; Ballong, Stéphane (France 24, 2023)
Il n'y aura pas de nouvel audit du fichier électoral en République Démocratique du Congo. Ainsi en a finalement décidé la Céni, la Commission électorale nationale indépendante qui souhaite que les élections générales aient lieu en décembre comme prévu. L'opposition, elle, ne décolère pas.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-07 July; République Démocratique du Congo

A fire destroyed millions of veterans' records. 50 years later, families are still seeking answers - Breed, Allen G.; Herschaft, Randy (Yahoo!, 2023)
he July 12, 1973, fire in Overland, Missouri, consumed an estimated 16 to 18 million personnel files, the vast majority covering the period just before World War I through 1963. It’s believed to be the largest loss of records in one catastrophe in U.S. history.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Access; Veterans Affairs

“Pensé que nos llevaban para matarnos”: los niños que fueron separados de su familia injustamente como resultado del trabajo de una ONG estadounidense - Francavilla, Chiara; Afreh-Nuamah, Kwakye; Boateng, Kyenkyenhene (BBC News Mundo, 2023)
El trabajo de la ONG International Justice Mission en Ghana fue puesto en cuestión por una investigación de BBC Africa Eye que reveló irregularidades en la forma en la que separan a algunos niños de sus familias.
Ghana
Keywords: 2023-07 July

La nueva política migratoria de Chile no incluye una regularización masiva de migrantes - Fuente, Antonieta de la (El País, 2023)
Solo aquellos sin antecedentes penales, que estén insertos en la economía formal o tengan vínculos familiares en el país sudamericano, podrán optar a residencia.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Mères de Srebrenica : « Malheureusement, les tueries continuent dans le monde » | ONU Info - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Les chaussons de danse témoignent d'espoirs insatisfaits. Ils appartenaient à une jeune danseuse de ballet de Bosnie-Herzégovine dont la vie a été changée à jamais par le conflit brutal qui a éclaté au cœur de l'Europe à la fin du XXe siècle et qui ont été exposés au siège de l'ONU à New York pour éduquer les visiteurs sur les horreurs de la guerre et du génocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world’ | UN News - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The pointe shoes were a testament to unfulfilled hopes. They belonged to a young ballet dancer from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose life was forever changed by the brutal conflict that broke out in the heart of Europe at the end of the 20th century and were on display at UN Headquarters in New York to educate visitors about the horrors of war and genocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Uni blocked questions over controversial royal archive - Williams, Martin (openDemocracy, 2023)
Press officers were told to “ignore” enquiries about the Mountbatten diaries, saying: “Let the answerphone get it”.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Mountbatten Diaries

“Una heroína anónima que permitió resguardar la memoria”: INDH realiza homenaje a Amira Arratia - Carvalho, Joana (Diario Universidad de Chile, 2023)
Arratia es la jefa del Departamento de Documentación de TVN y 50 años atrás se embarcó en la misión de preservar los archivos audiovisuales de lo ocurrido durante el gobierno de la Unidad Popular y también de la represión durante la dictadura.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-07 July

El juez archiva el caso Pegasus por la "absoluta" falta de cooperación jurídica de Israel - EFE-Madrid; EUROEFE EURACTIV (EuroEFE, 2023)
El juez de la Audiencia Nacional José Luis Calama ha archivado la investigación por el supuesto espionaje con el programa informático Pegasus del móvil del presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, detectado hasta en cinco ocasiones, así como el de tres ministros ante la «absoluta» falta de cooperación jurídica de Israel.
Spain
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Estado Islámico | "Esclava a la venta 12 años, no es virgen, muy hermosa”: el infierno de las niñas y mujeres vendidas por el grupo radical - Wright, Rachel (BBC News Mundo, 2023)
Durante los años de ocupación de las fuerzas de EI en Irak y Siria, las minorías yazidíes fueron vendidas como fuerza esclava.
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Violencia en México: Encuentran el cuerpo de Luis Martín Sánchez, el sexto periodista asesinado en México en lo que va de año - BBC News Mundo (BBC News Mundo, 2023)
La Fiscalía confirmó que fue asesinado y que el ataque en su contra estaba relacionado con su profesión.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Nayib Bukele busca perpetuarse en el poder - Maldonado, Carlos S. (El País, 2023)
El mandatario salvadoreño oficializa este domingo su candidatura a la reelección, a pesar de que la Constitución se lo prohíbe y en medio de críticas por su modelo autoritario. “No soy un dictador”, se ha defendido.
El Salvador
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president - Ethirajan, Anbarasan (BBC News, 2023)
One year after Sri Lanka's extraordinary people's protest, what has changed in the country?
Sri Lanka
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn: A radar for injustice - Husband, Dale (E-Tangata, 2023)
“When I see environmental destruction, ecological destruction, I’m compelled to do something. When I see human rights violations, I just feel aroha for people because, what's that saying? ‘There but for the grace of God go I.’”
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation - Sardarizadeh, Shayan (BBC News, 2023)
False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days. Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter, posted by subscribers with a blue tick, who pay for their content to be promoted to other users.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Propaganda; Technology; Twitter

Les archives nationales bientôt accessibles au public - Sfeir, Edward (Ici Beyrouth, 2023)
Grâce à un financement français et à l’expertise de l’Institut national de l’audiovisuel (INA), un programme de préservation et de valorisation des archives des médias publics libanais permettra bientôt au public d’accéder à des décennies d’informations historiques.
Lebanon
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Access; Digitization; Transparency

Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The US Government's Infamous 40-Year Experiment on African Americans - Talk Africana (TalkAfricana, 2023)
For 40 years, from 1932 to 1972, the United States government conducted a controversial and unethical experiment known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This study targeted a vulnerable population - African American men - and exploited their trust, resulting in tragic consequences.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; African American; Medical Experimentation; Syphilis; Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Missing Mexican Journalist Found Dead With Messages Attached to His Chest - The Messenger - Chiaramonte, Perry (The Messenger News, 2023)
Data from Reporters Without Borders shows that at least 80 journalists have been murdered in Mexico in the last decade.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Journalism; Murder

Guatemala: Respect Election Results - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Guatemalan authorities should respect the results of elections held on June 25, 2023, Human Rights Watch and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) said today. Concerned governments, including from Latin America, should urge the government and other authorities to ensure democratic values and respect the will of Guatemalans expressed at the polls.
Guatemala
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Guatemala: Se deben respetar los resultados electorales - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Las autoridades guatemaltecas deben respetar los resultados de las elecciones celebradas el 25 de junio de 2023,, señalaron hoy Human Rights Watch y la Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos (WOLA). La comunidad internacional, incluyendo los gobiernos de América Latina, deben instar al gobierno de Guatemala y a otras autoridades a garantizar los valores democráticos y respetar la voluntad de los guatemaltecos expresada en las urnas.
Guatemala
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Death of a radio host: the web of corruption, lies and revenge behind the killing of Martinez Zogo - ZAM magazine (The Guardian, 2023)
A dossier of bank slips detailing suspect payments of millions of dollars handed to the journalist brought the downfall of a political upstart in Cameroon. But it also led to Zogo’s murder. His colleagues went to investigate why.
Cameroun
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Africa; Cameroon; Corruption; Global development; Governance; Journalist safety; Media; World news

Tunisia: Crisis as Black Africans Expelled to Libya Border - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Tunisian security forces have collectively expelled several hundred Black African migrants and asylum seekers, including children and pregnant women, to a remote, militarized buffer zone at the Tunisia-Libya border. The group includes people with both regular and irregular legal status in Tunisia, expelled without due process. Many reported violence by authorities during arrest or expulsion.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Libya

Tunisie : Crise liée aux expulsions collectives d’Africains noirs vers la frontière libyenne - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Depuis le 2 juillet 2023, les forces de sécurité tunisiennes ont expulsé collectivement plusieurs centaines de migrants et de demandeurs d’asile africains noirs, parmi lesquels enfants et femmes enceintes, vers une zone tampon militarisée à la frontière entre la Tunisie et la Libye, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd’hui. Parmi ces personnes, expulsées sans aucun respect des procédures légales, certaines vivaient en Tunisie en situation régulière, d’autres en situation irrégulière. Beaucoup d’entre elles ont fait état de violences de la part des autorités lors de leur arrestation ou de leur expulsion.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Libya

Soudan. Les pays voisins doivent assurer le passage en toute sécurité des personnes fuyant le conflit - Amnesty International - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Les pays limitrophes du Soudan doivent immédiatement lever les restrictions d’entrée pour ceux qui fuient le conflit dans le pays et garantir l’accès à la protection et à la sécurité aux plus de 500 000 personnes qui ont déjà fui les combats, a déclaré Amnesty International le 6 juillet 2023.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Sudan: Neighbouring countries must provide safe passage to those fleeing conflict - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Between 9 May and 16 June, Amnesty International interviewed 29 civilians faced with the difficult choice of whether to return to the conflict they fled, or remain stranded at the border, where they may wait for an indefinite period without basic supplies to maintain their health, privacy, and dignity.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Sudán: Los países vecinos deben proporcionar un paso seguro a quienes huyen del conflicto - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
Los países que hacen frontera con Sudán deben levantar de inmediato las restricciones de entrada para las personas que huyen del conflicto en ese país y garantizar el acceso a protección y seguridad a aproximadamente medio millón de personas que ya han huido del conflicto. Así lo ha manifestado hoy Amnistía Internacional.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-07 July

usia: Investiguen brutal ataque contra Elena Milashina y Aleksandr Nemov en Chechenia - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
La brutal paliza que unos atacantes enmascarados han infligido esta mañana a Elena Milashina y Aleksandr Nemov en Chechenia ha sido un abominable acto de violencia que no debe quedar impune.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Chechenia

Meet the ‘headstrong historian’ bringing Africa’s past to life – for Africans - Kimeu, Caroline (The Guardian, 2023)
A visit to Nairobi’s archives led to a ‘eureka moment’ for Kenyan Chao Tayiana. She set out to retell colonial narratives – using digital technology to bring lost and suppressed stories to light.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Africa; Colonialism; Global development; History; Kenya; Rail transport; Uganda

Senegal: behind the protests is a fight for democratic freedoms - Ndiaye, Bamba; Riedl, Rachel Beatty (The Conversation, 2023)
President Macky Sall’s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition are the drivers of political violence in Senegal.
Senegal
Keywords: 2023-07 July

La science ouverte - Graindorge, Catherine (ed); Guigueno, Brigitte (Culture & Recherche, 2023)
Ce nouveau numéro de la revue Culture & Recherche est dédié à la science ouverte. Il présente les productions de la recherche culturelle des acteurs et partenaires institutionnels du ministère de la Culture dans un contexte national, européen et international. Parmi les modes de « faire de la recherche » aujourd’hui, « les pratiques scientifiques plus ouvertes, transparentes, collaboratives et inclusives, associées à des connaissances scientifiques plus accessibles et vérifiables et soumises à l’examen et à la critique, améliorent l’efficacité, la qualité, la reproductibilité et l’impact de l’entreprise scientifique » (Recommandation de l’UNESCO sur une science ouverte, 2021). Trois écosystèmes sont sollicités : les données ouvertes (Open Data), le libre accès (Open Access) et des outils-logiciels libres et gratuits (Open Source). Chercheurs, ingénieurs, informaticiens, bibliothécaires et documentalistes, usagers et société civile se mobilisent pour expérimenter et mettre en œuvre ce régime de productions des savoirs partagés, afin de répondre, notamment, à des enjeux à fort impact sociétal.
France
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Open Access; Open Data; Open Source

Bolsonaro barred from political office for eight years - Timerman, Jordana (Latin America Daily Briefing, 2023)
Four judges of Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal have voted to bar former President Jair Bolsonaro from holding political office for eight years. A majority of the court’s seven magistrates ruled that Bolsonaro had violated Brazil’s election laws when, less than three months before last year’s vote, he summoned diplomats to the presidential palace and made baseless claims that the nation’s voting systems were likely to be rigged.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July

How the author of 'California, a Slave State' revised our too-sunny history - Pfaelzer, Jean (Yale University Press, 2023)
By looking west to California, Jean Pfaelzer upends our understanding of slavery as a North-South struggle and reveals how the enslaved in California fought, fled, and resisted human bondage. In unyielding research and vivid interviews, Pfaelzer exposes how California gorged on slavery, an appetite that persists today in a global trade in human beings lured by promises of jobs but who instead are imprisoned in sweatshops and remote marijuana grows, or sold as nannies and sex workers.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Slavery

La notion de génocide : entre l’histoire, le droit et la politique - Zielinska, Anna C. (The Conversation, 2023)
L’Assemblée nationale a reconnu le Holodomor, la grande famine qui a décimé l’Ukraine au début des années 1930, comme un génocide. Retour sur cette notion et les débats qui l’entourent.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-07 July; French National Assembly; Holodomor

Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage: Experiences of Return in Central Australia - Gibson, Jason (Routledge, 2023)
Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage examines how returned materials - objects, photographs, audio and manuscripts - are being received and reintegrated into the ongoing social and cultural lives of Aboriginal Australians. Combining a critical examination of the making of these collections with an assessment of their contemporary significance, the book exposes the opportunities and challenges involved in returning cultural heritage for the purposes of maintaining, preserving or reviving
Australia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Central Australia; Repatriation

Los nicaragüenses desterrados: esperanza, miedo e incertidumbre - Sanz, José Luis (Elfaro 25, 2023)
Los 220 presos políticos excarcelados el jueves pasado por el régimen de Daniel Ortega celebran la libertad después de años o meses de encierro y tortura, pero muchos dudan de su futuro y tienen miedo a opinar porque temen represalias contra sus familias en Nicaragua. La mitad no tienen parientes o amigos en Estados Unidos y se preguntan cómo reconstruir la vida lejos del lugar y la gente que les importa.
Nicaragua
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Prisoners Expelled from Nicaragua Land in US Limbo - Sanz, José Luis (Elfaro 25, 2023)
The 222 political prisoners banished by the regime of Daniel Ortega last Thursday are celebrating their freedom after years or months of lockdown and torture, but many doubt their future and stifle their opinions out of fear for their family in Nicaragua. Half of them have no family in the U.S. and are wondering how to rebuild a life far from their country and loved ones.
Nicaragua
Keywords: 2023-07 July