Tyla’s racial identity: South African singer sparks culture war - Nesta Kupemba, Danai (BBC News, 2023)
The term "coloured" is a slur in the US, but for millions of South Africans it is part of their identity. Apartheid was a political system with a racial hierarchy and the Population Registration Act of 1950 required people to be registered into one of four racial categories - white, black, Indian or coloured.
South Africa
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Apartheid

Why Ukrainian archives must be protected - Reymann-Schneider, Kristina (dw.com, 2023)
Many archives have been destroyed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Is Vladimir Putin trying to erase Ukraine's cultural memory?
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Kenya at 60: the shameful truth about British colonial abuse and how it was covered up - Duffy, Aoife (The Conversation, 2023)
Thousands of Kenyans were held in detention camps, and the British imperialist government tried to cover up brutal violations that occurred there.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Humiliation and violence in Kenya’s colonial days – when old men were called 'boy' and Africans were publicly beaten - Shadle, Brett (The Conversation, 2023)
Colonialists daily reinforced a hierarchy that allowed white people to abuse Africans.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-12 December

It's one of the biggest experiments in fighting global poverty. Now the results are in - Aizenman, Nurith (NPR, 2023)
The study focuses on a universal basic income and spans 12 years and thousands of people in Kenya. How did the money change lives? What's better: monthly payouts or a lump sum.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-12 December

United States-born Pinochet hitman's "confessions" declassified - Contreras, Russell (Axios, 2023)
Recently declassified notes reveal for the first time the entire scope of the role an agent in Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's secret police played in multiple assassinations and in a fatal 1976 Washington car bombing that shocked Americans.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Peru braces for protests after former President Fujimori's release from prison - Tegel, Simeon (NPR, 2023)
The release from prison of the former authoritarian leader has triggered uproar in the Andean country. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives.
Peru
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Burundi: Amend gender-based violence law - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Burundi’s 2016 law against gender-based violence was a milestone achievement, bringing improved protection. However, it falls short of regional and international best practice, and in some instances undermines rather reinforces the fight against gender-based violence. This briefing proposes how to strengthen protections, including through revisions of the law.
Burundi
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Security forces used rape and other sexual violence to crush “Woman Life Freedom" uprising with impunity - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
A report demonstrates that security forces in Iran used rape and other forms of sexual violence, amounting to torture and other ill-treatment, to intimidate and punish peaceful protesters during the 2022 “Woman Life Freedom” uprising.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Barbados PM says country owed $4.9tn as she makes fresh call for reparations - Gentleman, Amelia (The Guardian, 2023)
Mia Mottley, Barbados PM, said during a visit in the UK that Barbados was owed $4.9tn (£3.9tn) by slave-owning nations, noting that conversations over how this debt should be repaid would “be difficult and will take time”
Barbados
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Americas; Barbados; King Charles III; Mia Mottley; Monarchy; Slavery; UK news

Turkmenistan remains unsafe for women - Tarp Nurmagambetova, Mia (Global Voices, 2023)
One in every six women experienced violence from their current or former partner, according to the first-ever national survey of domestic violence in 2020.
Turkmenistan
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Tribes in Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn. - Hudetz, Mary; Ngu, Nash (ProPublica, 2023)
The university’s Peabody Museum exploited loopholes to prevent repatriation to the Wabanaki people while still staying in compliance with NAGPRA. The tribes didn’t give up.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-12 December

'The category of domestic animals': Aboriginal people named Hitler, Stalin and Bing Crosby - Parke, Erin (ABC News, 2023)
Across northern Australia, some Aboriginal people have grown up bearing the names of Hollywood stars and fascist dictators. It's a link back to a dark chapter in history.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Australian history; bing crosby; cattle stations; hitler; names; slavery; stalin

Young Chinese people are finding creative ways keep 'white paper' protest alive - Asia Pacific Newsroom (ABC News, 2023)
One year on from the "white paper protests", one of the biggest displays of civil disobedience in China since the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, young people are finding creative ways to express political dissent.
China
Keywords: 2023-12 December; art; blank paper protest; china; dissents; protest; resistance; white paper anniversary; white paper protest; young people

Interview with Eira Tansey about “A Green New Deal for Archives” - Burkely Hermann, (Issues & Advocacy, 2023)
In a Green New Deal for Archives policy platform I think there’s an important role for community archives to play in documenting watersheds and local environmental problems. Community and activist archives can do this in ways that government archives likely could not or would not.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Russian Destruction Causes Loss of Ukrainian Archives - Kyiv Post (Kyiv Post, 2023)
Ukraine’s state archives were under threat even before the full-scale invasion of 2022, because of a lack of funding and resources. Now Russian occupiers seem intent on destroying what’s left.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-12 December

'Israel destroyed Central Archives of Gaza City': Head of Gaza Municipality - Middle East Monitor (Middle East Monitor, 2023)
The head of Gaza Municipality said that Israel destroyed the “Central Archives” which contained thousands of historical documents dating more than 150 years.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Human rights defenders in Gaza risk death and can no longer carry out their mission - International Federation for Human Rights (International Federation for Human Rights, 2023)
Staff from international organisations are left almost entirely inoperative: they cannot document the human rights violations that are currently being committed, which reinforces the cycle of impunity for international crimes.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Disney says in lawsuit that DeSantis-appointed government is failing to release public records - Schneider, Mike (AP News, 2023)
Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida public records law.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Privacy, Trust and Social Media - Paliszkiewicz, Joanna; Kuanchin, Chen; Gołuchowski, Jerzy (Routledge, 2024)
The book examines the main issues and challenges associated with privacy and trust on social media in a manner relevant to both practitioners and scholars.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Privacy

How Environmental and Climate Racism Manifests in Cities - Ghisleni, Camilla (ArchDaily, 2023)
Given the impacts of climate change on the planet, environmental racism has expanded to encompass climate racism as well. However, the nations facing the most severe consequences of climate change are those in the global south. It's important to emphasize that the historical settlement of disenfranchised slaves is connected to its colonial past, with social structures based on the enslavement.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Reparation; Slavery

Climate Reparations Are Becoming a Reality. Here’s What They Could Look Like. - Doré, Gabrielle (Worth, 2023)
Grist asked 10 countries how they would use the long-awaited “loss and damage” fund launched at COP28.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

WMO issues new guidelines on evaluation of weather and climate extremes - World Meteorological Organization (World Meteorological Organization, 2023)
WMO has taken over responsibility for hosting the official Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes - the equivalent of the Guiness Book of records on heat, rainfall, wind, lightning and many other phenomena. It has also issued new guidelines on the evaluation of new records.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains - Einolf, Christopher Justin (The Conversation, 2023)
The 1973 world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution condemning torture. More than three-quarters of the world’s nations still engage in torture, which is notoriously difficult to study because it often occurs in secret.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Revised edition of 'Tintin in the Congo' aims to address racism, colonialism - RFI (RFI, 2023)
A new version of the comic book "Tintin in the Congo" seeks to address accusations of racism and colonialism with a reworked cover, new preface and modifications to the story. But the response from anti-racism groups has been mixed.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court publishes new Policy on Children: Statement by ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC - International Criminal Court (ICC) (Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, 2023)
As the suffering of children is witnessed worldwide, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has launched a new Policy on Children to help remedy their historic underrepresentation and lack of engagement in international criminal justice processes.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

After 75 years, what is the UN human rights system’s theory of change? - Limon, Marc (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
While celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights most commentaries have focused on the historical importance of the document, its relevance, and the fact that it would be impossible today for United Nations member states to adopt such an agreement. Yet two equally – if not more – crucial questions linger: what was the Universal Declaration’s theory of change, meaning how did its authors intend for it
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

EU Parliament agrees position on digitalising health data - Peseckyte, Giedre (www.euractiv.com, 2023)
The European Parliament agreed on their position on digitalising EU health data, paving the way for the start of interinstitutional negotiations. Secondary use of data would be possible after being anonymised or pseudonymised.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Digital archive on forced labor of the Dutch during WWII visited over 400,000 times - ANP (NL Times, 2023)
The digital archive of Dutch people who had to perform forced labor in Germany during the Second World War was accessed more than 400,000 times in the first week.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Dutch; Dutch ancestors; World War II

75 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a review - Ilaria, Federico (euronews, 2023)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 75 years old. What was so significant about this treaty and is it still relevant?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago - Hinton, Alexander (The Conversation, 2023)
While the Genocide Convention has helped raise awareness and prevent ethnic violence from escalating, it has not stopped many accusations of genocides, including violence in Darfur and in Ukraine.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Images of Syrian Civil War Take on a Second Life in Gaza Conflict - Koltai, Kolina (bellingcat, 2023)
The avalanche of disinformation shared about Israel and Palestine amid the recent conflict has been well documented. There is also a trend of footage and images from Syria’s long-running civil war being recycled and misattributed to the current Israel-Hamas conflict.
Western Asia
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Activists give 540,000 strong petition on online child abuse to MEPs - Marques da Silva, Isabel (euronews, 2023)
They are calling for the strongest possible measures when it comes to the EU's measures preventing and combating online child abuse.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-12 December

In 2024 elections, we have to act against AI-aggravated bias - Selva, Meera (euronews, 2023)
Journalists must give a voice to the underrepresented and underprivileged communities at the receiving end of much of the misinformation that drives polarising narratives and undermines trust in democracy itself.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Government

Censorship rises in Malaysia under Anwar despite his pro-reform pledge: report - Azmi, Hadi (South China Morning Post, 2023)
The People Power Under Attack 2023 report cited an increase in censorship under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration despite his pro-reform pledge.
South-Eastern Asia
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Indonesia; Malaysia

Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts: Recalling the Past in Africa - Ngoepe, Mpho; Bhebhe, Sindiso (Routledge, 2023)
Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts revisits the definition of a record and extends it to include memory, murals, rock art paintings and other objects.
Africa
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Botswana; South Africa; Southern Africa; Zimbabwe

Deploying OSINT in armed conflict settings: law, ethics, and the need for a new theory of harm - Ed Millett (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, 2023)
Explore the role of open-source information (OSINT) in 21st-century conflicts, its benefits in accountability and justice, and risks such as privacy violations. What are the legal frameworks and challenges in regulating OSINT's use by states and non-state actors in armed conflict settings?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

The Qatargate Files: Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal - Braun, Elisa; Volpicelli, Gian; Wax, Eddy (POLITICO, 2023)
Evidence from the European Parliament graft investigation provides a record of more than 300 alleged attempts to manipulate EU democracy.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-12 December

ICC: Combat Double Standards for Justice - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should step up their political, practical and financial support so that the court can fully deliver on its mandate.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

A movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialism - Zage, Zita (Global Voices, 2023)
"The demand for reparations is not an attempt to rewrite history or to continue the cycle of victimization. It's a call to recognize the undeniable truth and rewrite the wrongs ..."
Africa
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Traditional Knowledge Database strengthening weather forecasting and observations in the Pacific - Siosinamele Lu (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2023)
There is a lot of data in our traditional knowledge. Our chants, songs, artefacts, and tattoos all hold data that only we can interpret and understand. However, there has been limited integration of this knowledge into our policies and decision-making processes.
Oceania
Keywords: 2023-12 December

The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age - Keats Citron, Danielle (W. W. Norton & Company, 2023)
Privacy is disappearing. Exploring why the law has struggled to keep up, the author reveals how our current system leaves victims—particularly women, LGBTQ+ people, and marginalized groups—shamed and powerless while perpetrators profit, warping cultural norms around the world.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

The Privacy Fallacy | Harm and Power in the Information Economy - Cofone, Ignacio (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
Our privacy is besieged by tech companies. Companies can do this because our laws are built on outdated ideas that trap lawmakers, regulators, and courts into wrong assumptions about privacy, resulting in ineffective legal remedies to one of the most pressing concerns of our generation
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

2023 Women, Peace & Security Index - Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security; Security and Peace Research Institute Oslo. (Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Security and Peace Research Institute Oslo)
The 2023 edition of the global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index) scores and ranks 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security. The WPS Index offers a tool for identifying where resources and accountability are needed most to advance women’s status - which benefits us all.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Conference Call for Proposals - Social justice and development in a polarising world - Development Studies Association (Development Studies Association, 2023)
Data are playing an increasingly important role in shaping patterns and trajectories of development. Data can be a powerful tool for challenging societal harms but can also reflect and reinforce existing relationships of power. Proposals to be submitted by 23 January 2024. Hybrid conference to be held at University of London 26-28 June 2024.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Training - Archives and Climate Change - Tansey, Eira (UCLA California Rare Book School, 2023)
Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to archives. This online course will run 5 August – 9 August, 2024. The tuition cost is $1,200.00
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Conference Call for Proposals - The Politics of Libraries Conference VI is looking for submissions on this year’s theme of *SOLIDARITY* in GLAM institutions - Politics of Libraries Conference (PoL, 2023)
Politics of Libraries VI (PoL VI) seeks to generate a thoughtful discussion on solidarity between information workers. Some of the themes are: academic freedom, white supremacy, heteronormative patriarchy, and ableism in the GLAM sector. This is a virtual conference taking place from 5 April to 24 May, 2024 on Fridays at 12pm MST
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Exhibition - Nelson Mandela is Dead - Nelson Mandela Foundation; Mokgopa, Kneo (Nelson Mandela Foundation, 2023)
Ten years after Nelson Mandela passing away. The thought-provoking Mandela is Dead exhibition curated by Kneo Mokgopa celebrates, as well as challenges, the legacy of a great Human Rights Activist and South Africa’s first democratically elected president - Exhibition launched 30th of November 2023 at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Houghton South Africa
South Africa
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Sharpeville: new research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted - Clark, Nancy L.; Worger, William H. (The Conversation, 2023)
Despite its historic importance, Sharpeville itself has remained unknown and its residents anonymous, yet they have a story to tell.
South Africa
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to transatlantic slavery - Donington, Katie (The Conversation, 2023)
The author's work on the Legacies of British Slavery project traced how the profits of slavery were invested in Britain. Research of this kind raises questions about reparations and whether responsibility, today sits with individuals, organisations or the state.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November

South Korea: Jail sentence for man who praised North an attack on freedom of expression - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Responding to the sentencing of a South Korean man, Lee Yoon-seop, to 14 months in prison for praising North Korea in a poem, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “South Korean authorities must drop all charges against Lee Yoon-seop, who has been sentenced to jail simply for exercising his right to freedom of […]
Korea, Republic of
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Republic of Korea

The spy tech firm managing NHS data - Iqbal, Nosheen; Crider, Cori (2023)
Palantir, the US spy-tech firm co-founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, has won a contract to handle NHS data. It’s a deal that has left privacy advocates with serious questions
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Business; Data protection; Espionage; Health; NHS; Society; Technology; UK news

Kazakhstan Woman’s Death a National Tragedy | Human Rights Watch - Kim, Viktoriya (2023)
Saltanat Nukenova is a name that is widely recognized in Kazakhstan these days. That is because, on November 9, Saltanat’s husband, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, the former economy minister, was detained in connection with her death. She was just 31 years old.
Kazakhstan
Keywords: 2023-10 November

‘Like knives penetrating me’: Greenland’s victims of forced contraception seek justice - France 24 (France 24, 2023)
In the late 1960s, Denmark implemented a brutal contraceptive policy to limit births in its former colony of Greenland, forcing thousands of teenage girls to have IUDs inserted without their consent. After decades of repressing their trauma, the women are now speaking out and demanding reparation.
Denmark
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Greenland

Hunger for Truth - Tkach, Andrew (Kyiv Post, 2023)
Ukraine commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, or death by hunger, when millions starved to death in Europe's breadbasket after Stalin ordered the seizure of farmers' crops and food. This film is based on a Canadian reporter's unauthorised truth-telling trip through the starving Soviet heartland. It's interwoven with the story of a Ukrainian prisoner of war from Russia's invasion.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Holodomor

What can Taiwan learn from Ukraine? - Noubel, Filip (Global Voices, 2023)
Can Taiwan learn from Ukraine as it faces military threats from China? Fighting disinformation, utilizing technology and establishing command systems are crucial.
Republic of China (Taiwan, not a UN member)
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Japan ordered to compensate wartime 'comfort women' - BBC News (BBC News, 2023)
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate a group of women who were forced to work in wartime brothels.
Korea, Republic of
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Personal data stolen in British Library cyber-attack appears for sale online - Sherwood, Harriet (The Guardian, 2023)
The library said it was “aware that some data has been leaked, which appears to be from files relating to our internal HR information”. Academics and researchers who use the library have been told that disruption to the institution’s services after the serious ransomware attack was likely to continue for months.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Books; British Library; Cybercrime; Data and computer security; Internet; Libraries; London; Technology; UK news

French Senate debates compensation for gay men jailed under homophobic laws - France 24 (France 24, 2023)
An estimated 60,000 gay men were convicted by French courts between 1942 and 1982 under homophobic laws that were repealed just four decades ago. On Wednesday, French senators will discuss a bill acknowledging France’s role in the persecution of homosexuals and offering compensation to those still alive, mirroring steps taken elsewhere in Europe.
France
Keywords: 2023-10 November

British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack - Rufo, Yasmin (BBC News, 2023)
A group of cyber criminals have claimed they are behind the ransomware attack and are auctioning off the data.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November

On #International_Children_Day: #Justice_for_Yemen_Children Must Be Included in Peace Talks - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
November 20th marks International Children's Day. This day serves as a poignant reminder that we must take a resolute stand to defend, promote, and celebrate the rights of Yemeni children. We, the undersigned, call on the parties to the conflict in Yemen and the international community to work towards securing justice for Yemeni children and enabling them to lead dignified lives, in accordance with the principles enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Yemen is a signatory.
Yemen
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Urge Laos to Address Rights Abuses - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
In the context of the upcoming Australia-Laos 8th bilateral human rights dialogue, the Australian government should press Lao government leaders to end their systemic human rights violations when the two governments meet for a bilateral rights dialogue.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2023)
As of 15 November 2023, UNESCO has verified damage to 329 sites since 24 February 2022 – 125 religious sites, 143 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 28 museums, 19 monuments, 13 libraries, 1 Archive.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan KC, on the Situation in the State of Palestine: receipt of a referral from five States Parties - International Criminal Court (ICC) (International Criminal Court, 2023)
The Office of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor received a referral of the Situation in the State of Palestine, from the following five States Parties: South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Comoros, and Djibouti.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Palestinian Statehood

Five Anti-War Price Tags, Seven Years in Russian Prison | Human Rights Watch - Lokhmutov, Aleks (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Russian court sentenced artist Aleksandra Skochilenko to seven years in prison for replacing supermarket price tags with information about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-10 November

UN Rights Review Amid Violent Crackdown - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The Bangladesh government should seriously respond to concerns regarding grave abuses and the crackdown on civil society raised by member states on November 13, 2023, during Bangladesh’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Bangladesh
Keywords: 2023-10 November

World Court Rules Against Syria in Torture Case - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) order on November 16, 2023, directing Syria to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture and other abuses is a milestone toward protecting civilians in the country
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 November; The Netherlands

UN Syria Commission welcomes landmark ICJ order to Syria to prevent torture and destruction of evidence - OHCHR (OHCHR, 2023)
The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry welcomesd a landmark order by the International Court of Justice in The Hague binding the Syrian Arab Republic to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and ensure that its officials - as well as any organizations or persons under its control, direction or influence - do not commit any such acts.
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 November

France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - France 24 (France 24, 2023)
France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Syrian Arab Republic

Ethiopia Partnership Eases Vulnerable Returnee Access to Legal Identity Documents - International Organization for Migration (International Organization for Migration, 2023)
IOM has signed a cooperation agreement with the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia’s National Identification Program (NIDP) to facilitate access to identification documents for vulnerable migrant returnees, displaced persons and affected communities as a prerequisite for global mobility and development.
Ethiopia
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Why Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'pretendian' case strikes a nerve - Yousif, Nadine (BBC News, 2023)
Prominent figures in North America have faced allegations of lying about being indigenous. But none have touched a nerve quite like the recent allegations about Buffy Sainte-Marie - an Oscar-winning folk singer long celebrated as an indigenous icon and biggest name caught up in questions around indigenous identity.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Cambodia: Mass evictions at UNESCO World Heritage site Angkor violate international law - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Cambodian authorities cruelly uprooted families who have lived in Angkor for several generations.
Cambodia
Keywords: 2023-10 November

US Army clears historical convictions of 110 black soldiers - Comerford, Ruth (BBC News, 2023)
The soldiers were court martialled after a 1917 riot in a process with "numerous irregularities".
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

WHO paid compensation money to sexual abuse victims in Congo - Euro News (euronews, 2023)
Internal documents show the World Health Organisation paid $250 to victims in Congo who were sexually abused by their employees during the Ebola outbreak and made them take a training course to receive the money.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Rights Concerns Over License Plate Tracking - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Uganda’s new surveillance system, which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks to the rights to freedom of association and expression.
Uganda
Keywords: 2023-10 November

“They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings” - Kasai, Teppei (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
“‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” documents the abusive conditions in many women’s prisons in Japan.
Japan
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Digital apartheid and the use of social media algorithms in humanitarian crises - Seerat Khan (Global Voices, 2023)
Big tech platforms extensively censor Palestinian voices, shadow banning them and their supporters, violating their rights to free speech, assembly, information access, political participation, and protection from discrimination.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-10 November

'The artwork is not guilty': Swiss museum unveils Nazi era collection - Farrant, Theo (euronews, 2023)
A prestigious Swiss institution is attempting to navigate the troubled waters of displaying an art collection with questionable origins dating back to World War II and Nazi looted art.
Switzerland
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Academia and Education

'We need to record everything': This team stayed behind in a Ukrainian war zone - Mosley, Tonya (NPR, 2023)
Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov was in Mariupol when Russia invaded. "I just understood that we need to record everything," he says. His new documentary is 20 Days in Mariupol.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Kazakhstan Opens Secret KGB Archives Amid Moves Toward Decolonization In Central Asia - Chynybaeva, Baktygul (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2023)
Central Asian states are trying to rehabilitate the victims of Stalin’s repression by opening up KGB archives and clearing the names of executed politicians, rebels, and other victims. But the Kremlin is not happy.
Kazakhstan
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Features; Kazakhstan; Russia

Amnesty petition demanding ceasefire in Gaza, Israel backed by over million signatures - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The world is watching in horror as more and more civilians lose their lives each day amid Israel’s relentless bombardment and ground operations.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Amnesty petition demanding ceasefire in Gaza, Israel backed by over million signatures - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The world is watching in horror as more and more civilians lose their lives each day amid Israel’s relentless bombardment and ground operations.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Redacted and out of reach: Canada’s access laws keep the country’s history locked away - Cardoso, Tom; Doolittle, Robyn (The Globe and Mail, 2023)
Researchers are often denied decades-old documents because there’s no process for declassifying them and poor records of what’s piled up in government warehouses
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Politics; Social Issues

Gaza: Hostage Videos an 'Outrage on Personal Dignity' - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The practice by Hamas and Islamic Jihad of publicly releasing videos of Israeli hostages is a form of inhumane treatment that amounts to a war crime.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Gaza: Hostage Videos an 'Outrage on Personal Dignity' - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The practice by Hamas and Islamic Jihad of publicly releasing videos of Israeli hostages is a form of inhumane treatment that amounts to a war crime.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 November

We are witnessing a pandemic of inhumanity: to halt the spread, we must cling to the law - Khan, Karim (The Guardian, 2023)
There is no blank cheque in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is working to ensure justice is on the frontlines, says Karim Khan Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Gaza; Hamas; International criminal court; International criminal justice; Israel; Israel-Hamas war; Law; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; War crimes; World news

Canada’s broken information laws keep history in the dark - The Globe and Mail (2023)
It can be incredibly frustrating trying to get access to historical records in Canada. There are often lengthy delays and confusing inconsistency. That’s in large part because Canada’s historical records are tied up in our access to information system, which has a lot of problems.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Tanks on the Playground - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
“Tanks on the Playground,” documents the damage and destruction of schools and kindergartens in four Ukrainian regions during the first months of the fighting, causing significant damages. Russian forces also frequently looted and pillaged schools they occupied, a war crime.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Russia

What Really Happened to JFK? - Sayare, Scott (Intelligencer, 2023)
One thing’s for sure: The CIA doesn’t want you to know.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

In Turkey, the state is targeting scores of journalists - Geybullayeva, Arzu (Global Voices, 2023)
Content about corruption or irregularities in due process is frequently blocked in Turkey. By some estimates, close to half of the blocked news is directly related to Erdoğan, his family, or other government officials.
Türkiye
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Senate Committee provides little pushback on Catholic representatives over residential school documents - Narine, Shari (Windspeaker.com, 2023)
A Canadian Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples may have been shocked two weeks ago when witnesses told them about the difficulties they were having in accessing Catholic Church records for children who attended Indian residential schools.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Canada; Europe; Indigenous Matters; Privacy laws; Residential Schools; Rome; Vatican

Hungary sacks museum chief for not enforcing under-18s ban at LGBTQ+ exhibition - Oltermann, Philip (The Guardian, 2023)
László Simon dismissed after National Museum allowed children to visit a World Press Photo show.
Hungary
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Art and design; Culture; Europe; Exhibitions; Hungary; LGBTQ+ rights; Museums; Photography; The far right; World news

Inuit leader warns of Labrador group's 'illegitimate claims' to Inuit identity - Forester, Brett (CBC News, 2023)
The head of the national organization for Inuit in Canada is warning the public about what he calls “illegitimate claims to Inuit rights” being advanced by a self-identified Indigenous group in south and central Labrador.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Stored in the Bones - Pawlowska-Mainville, Agniszka (University of Manitoba Press, 2023)
Stored in the Bones, details intangible cultural heritage (ICH) community-based practices, knowledges, and customs with Anishinaabeg and Inninuwag harvesters, showcasing their cultural heritage and providing a new discourse for the promotion and transmission of Indigenous knowledge.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Propaganda and Persecution. The French Resistance and the “Jewish Question” - Poznanski, Renée (University of Wisconsin Press, 2023)
Jews in France suffered a double persecution: one led by the Vichy government, the other imposed by the Nazis. Meanwhile, a propaganda war developed between the Resistance and the official voice of Vichy. The author draws on a array of sources to show how the Resistance both fought and accommodated the deeply entrenched antisemitism within French society.
France
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Belonging, Identity, and Conflict in the Central African Republic - Vlavonou, Gino (University of Wisconsin Press, 2023)
Political conflict in many parts of the world has been shaped by notions of who rightfully belongs to a place. The concept of autochthony—that a true, original people are born of a land and belong to it above all others—has animated struggles across postcolonial Africa.
Central African Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Meet the Archivist Whose Obsession for Detail Matches Martin Scorsese’s - Hemphill, Jim (IndieWire, 2023)
"Killers of the Flower Moon" executive producer Marianne Bower talks about her decades-long role as Martin Scorsese's researcher and archivist and what it meant for the director's newest film.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence - The White House (The White House, 2023)
US President Biden issued an Executive Order establishing new standards for AI safety and security, protecting Americans’ privacy, advancing equity and civil rights, standing up for consumers and workers, promoting innovation and competition.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Mapping with deep meaning: Preserving memory in El Salvador - Stacey, Megan (Western News, 2023)
Western University Libraries (London, Ontario, Canada) is contributing to Surviving Memory in Postwar El Salvador by capturing the history of Salvadoran Civil War
El Salvador
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry - The Fifth Estate (CBC News / The Fifth Estate, 2023)
Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and a Fifth Estate investigation that includes genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts. The Fifth Estate examines the harms of “pretendians” — those faking Indigenous heritage.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Human rights are a low priority for many national climate change adaptation policies, research finds - Lejtenyi, Patrick (Phys.org, 2023)
The link between human rights and climate change adaptation policy has not been a major source of discussion in national policies, according to a new study.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say - AP News (Associated Press, 2023)
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe - Hurtes, Sarah (The New York Times, 2023)
Governments have declared the practice a human rights violation. But they have made exceptions that are divisive among parents, doctors and social workers.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Abuse of the Disabled; Belgium; European Union; France; Hysterectomies; Iceland; Intellectual Disabilities; Reykjavik (Iceland); Women and Girls; audio-negative-sad; audio-negative-tragedy; audio-neutral-informative

Can we make better use of humanitarian data for an impartial and humane response to crisis? - Cara Kielwein (Humanitarian Practice Network, 2023)
Data is everywhere, and the humanitarian sector is no exception. As humanitarians, we want decision-making to be ‘data-driven’ or ‘evidence-based’. However, this opportunity also presents a risk of misguided analysis supporting misguided response.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Michelle Bachelet: The Universal Declaration is ‘good enough’ - Foulkes, Imogen (SWI swissinfo.ch, 2023)
Over a year out of her job as Human Rights Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet talks about her legacy and controversies that rocked her presidency.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Unappreciated Necessity of Contempt Proceedings in International Criminal Accountability - Bartels, Rogier (Just Security, 2023)
The contempt cases may assist the Kosovo Specialist Chambers Special Prosecutor's Office and the judges in carrying out their mandates and building the judicial record.
Southern Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Kosovo

The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future - Braidwood, Ella (The Observer, 2023)
Around the world, highly secure chambers are being built to preserve everything we need to withstand any number of worst-case scenarios.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November; DNA database; Environment; Plants; Science; World news

Labour abuses, including slavery, found on European fishing vessels - O'Donoghue, Saskia (euronews, 2023)
Research by a Washington DC-based organisation which tracks illicit money flows has found that tens of thousands of workers every year on these boats are estimated to be trapped in unsafe conditions.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

A Desperate Call from the Cold Crematorium - Meerwald, Johannes (2023)
This podcast talk about a letter dated 23 April 1945, from a man called Hans Frölicher to the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hans Frölicher was the Swiss ambassador to Germany during World War II. The official letter starts: ”I have the honour to enclose a copy of a communication that was secretly delivered to the Consulate General in Munich/Rottach-Egern."
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 November; World War II

YouTube creators: Disclose AI use or face suspension - Euro News (euronews, 2023)
YouTube said creators that don't disclose their use of AI tools to make “altered or synthetic” videos face penalties - including content removal or suspension.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Mary Robinson: ‘everyone has core human rights’ - Foulkes, Imogen (SWI swissinfo.ch, 2023)
In 1997, Robinson’s friends warned her – in vain – not to take the job of UN Human Rights Commissioner. She talks about the challenges of the role.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed risks pushing children and young people towards harmful mental health content - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
TikTok’s content recommender system and its invasive data collection practices pose a danger to young users of the platform by amplifying depressive and suicidal content that risk worsening existing mental health challenges.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds - Henley, Jon (The Guardian, 2023)
UN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on elections.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Digital media; Europe; Internet; Media; Politics; Social media; UK news; United Nations; World news

What To Expect from The International Criminal Court's Investigation in Israel and Palestine - Goldberg, Mark Leon (UN Dispatch, 2023)
The International Criminal Court is opening an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Palestine following the October 7 attacks and Israeli military action in Gaza. This may set into motion a process that leads to ICC indictments of Israelis and Palestinians.
Western Asia
Keywords: 2023-10 November

The role of data and statistics in advancing the population and sustainable development agenda - Napaphat Satchanawakul; Jessica Gardner; Christophe Lefranc (UNFPA Asiapacific, 2023)
In a world increasingly driven by information, the role of ‘data’ and ‘statistics’ is guiding decisions, including on population and sustainable development. In Asia and the Pacific, home to 60 per cent of the global population, data are an important foundation of informed policymaking. But does data drive policy development by shedding light on where disparities exist or where progress is slow? Or does a focus on data drive us to prioritize only those issues that can be measured and quantified?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

This activist built himself a website to track global LGBTQ+ laws. Now the UN uses it too. - Owen, Greg (LGBTQ Nation, 2023)
Equaldex maps where it's safe to travel so you don't have to.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Naomi Klein on “Selective” Information About Israel and Gaza (2023)
Host Brian Stelter joins Naomi Klein to discuss how right-wing podcasters helped create “a parallel reality,” and the challenges of understanding what’s happening on the ground in Israel and Gaza as an information war plays out alongside the carnage.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

data.org Partners With the World Health Organization on Global Health Response - The Rockefeller Foundation (The Rockefeller Foundation, 2023)
This partnership will drive the development and deployment of digital public goods for pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Resisting the Colonial Imagination: The Role of Exhibition Design in the Decolonial Project - Lalli Hills, Adrienne; Middleton, Margaret (American Alliance of Museums, 2023)
The staff of First Americans Museum are among many museum professionals seeking to disrupt the methods of presentation still endemic among collections of Indigenous cultural materials. These models may feel nostalgic or elevated to some, but can make an thoughtful and compelling exhibition feel hostile for the descendants of people brutalized by European and American empires.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Right to information still an ‘empty promise’ for billions - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The UN-appointed expert on freedom of opinion and expression has called for governments to strengthen efforts to close the “digital divide” and remove all barriers to the right to information.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Freedom of the Press

Democracy in Darkness Secrecy and Transparency in the Age of Revolutions - Carter, Katlyn Marie (Yale University Press, 2023)
Does democracy die in darkness, as the saying suggests? This book reveals that modern democracy was born in secrecy, despite the widespread conviction that transparency was its very essence. But as revolutionaries sought to fashion representative government, they faced a dilemma. In a context where gaining public trust seemed to demand transparency, was secrecy ever legitimate?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Shaping Archaeological Archives: Dialogues between Fieldwork, Museum Collections, and Private Archives - Raja, Rubina (Brepols, 2023)
Most of the book's case studies explore archaeological sites in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Some contributions showcase the depth of research on archaeological archives as a representation of past excavations and surveys and the colonial context.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Event - Discussion with David Ferriero on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and History in Today's Democracy - Durham Library Foundation (Eventbrite, 2024)
Justice Willis P. Whichard is welcoming David Ferriero for a conversation about Ferriero’s transformational leadership of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and their shared interests in history, libraries, and democracy - Durham Arts Council, Sunday, January 28, 2024 - 3 - 5:30pm EST
United States
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Exhibition - ‘Women in Revolt!’ at Tate Britain is a deliciously angry tour de force of feminist art - Silver, Hannah (wallpaper.com, 2023)
‘Women in Revolt!’ puts feminist art from 1970 – 1990 under the spotlight at Tate Britain - Until 2024-04-07 at Tate Britain, London
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Exhibition - "Out Down South: Voices & Portraits of LGBTQ+ Atlanta" - National Center for Civil and Human Rights (National Center for Civil and Human Rights, 2023)
Out Down South: Voices & Portraits of LGBTQ+ Atlanta presents stories of change-making LGBTQ+ Atlantans. The exhibit features the photographs and recorded stories of Atlantans, told in their own words. In Atlanta (Georgia), Exhibition launched in October 2023, at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Acting Piapot chief, other Sask. Indigenous people react to CBC investigation into Buffy Sainte-Marie - Quon, Alexander (CBC News, 2023)
Indigenous idendity - Investigation by CBC revealed details that contradict the songwriter's claims to Indigenous ancestry but Acting chief of Piapot First Nation says "When it comes to Buffy specifically we can't pick and choose which part of our culture we decide to adhere to.… We do have one of our families in our community that did adopt her. Regardless of her ancestry, that adoption in our culture to us is legitimate."
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Cultural appropriation; Identity Usurpation; Indigenous Identity

Social media companies must step up crisis response on Israel-Palestine as online hate and censorship proliferate - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Social media companies must urgently address the fanning of online hate and racism against Palestinian and Jewish communities, Amnesty International said as the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories escalates further
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Palestine

Spanish probe estimates more than 200,000 children abused by Roman Catholic clergy - France 24 (France 24, 2023)
Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission.
Spain
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? - Leo, Geoff; Woloshyn, Roxanna; Guerrero, Linda (CBC News, 2023)
Indigenous idendity - Late 2022, CBC received a tip that Sainte-Marie is not of Cree ancestry but, in fact, has European roots. She is the latest high-profile public figure whose ancestry story has been contradicted by genealogical documentation - the latest chapter in the complex and growing debate around Indigenous identity in Canada.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Cultural Appropriation; Identity Usurpation; Indigenous Identity

Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations - Mallaret, Constance (The Guardian, 2023)
Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country’s institutions
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Israel-Hamas: How an AI photo of a baby duped social media users - Khatsenkova, Sophia (euronews, 2023)
The war between Israel and Hamas has generated so much false or misleading information online that even fact-checkers and analysts are having a tough time keeping up. Social media is flooded with misleading posts and artificial intelligence is making things worse.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Palestine

'The police were feeding information to the press': The Australian mother wrongly convicted of murder - Burke, Myles (BBC News, 2023)
After being convicted of murder in 1982, Lindy Chamberlain was exonerated six years later. In these exclusive BBC Archive clips, she describes what it was like to be wrongly accused.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Misinformation

The long road to reconciliation in Burundi - Schwikowski, Martrina (DW, 2023)
Thirty years after the civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi began in Burundi, nobody has forgotten the atrocities. But the country's current conflict is more political than ethnic.
Burundi
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Israeli attacks wipe out entire families in Gaza - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Amnesty International has documented damning evidence of war crimes.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Palestine

Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine - Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (UN News, 2023)
A new UN report has found continued evidence of war crimes and human rights violations committed by Russian authorities in Ukraine, including torture, rape and the deportation of children.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Measures taken following the unprecedented cyber-attack on the ICC - International Criminal Court (ICC) (International Criminal Court, 2023)
Five weeks ago, the International Criminal Court detected a serious cyber security incident, thanks to the alert mechanism provided by its monitoring system. The ICC has made various and serious efforts to address this attack. The Court deems it is its responsibility to continue to inform about these efforts and to provide the relevant additional information on the attack itself.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-10 October

What the Tokyo Trial Reveals About Empire, Memory, and Judgment - Buruma, Ian (The New Yorker, 2023)
The Allied tribunal in postwar Tokyo was modelled on the one in Nuremberg. If the Nuremberg trial was questionable in some respects, the trial of Japanese wartime leaders in Tokyo was far more dubious. John Dower, the finest American historian of modern Japan, called the Tokyo trial “a murky reflection of its German counterpart.”
Japan
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Gangsters are the villains in 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' but the biggest thief of Native American wealth was the US government - Fodder, Torivio (The Conversation, 2023)
The Osage murders of the 1920s are just one episode in nearly two centuries of stealing land and resources from Native Americans. Much of this theft was guided and sanctioned by federal law.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

‘Take flowers to our mass grave’: letters from Spain’s Franco victims collected in new book - Jones, Sam (The Guardian, 2023)
Thousands of people were imprisoned and shot by the Franco dictatorship between 1939 and 1944. Their letters home form a moving memorial to their bravery
Spain
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Books; Europe; Francisco Franco; History books; Spain; World news

An American Puzzle: Fitting Race in a Box - Lai, Rebecca K. K.; Medina, Jennifer (The New York Times, 2023)
Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Black People; Census; Census Bureau; Race and Ethnicity; United States; United States Politics and Government

‘A knife in your heart’: Indigenous Australians grapple with grief after voice defeat - Collard, Sarah (The Guardian, 2023)
Australia overwhelmingly voted against enshrining an Indigenous voice to parliament to advise policy and lawmakers on issues affecting First Nations people. Just 40% of Australians voted in favour while indigenous communities overwhelmingly voted yes
Australia
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Australia news; Australian politics; Indigenous Australians; Indigenous voice to parliament

A New York Museum's House of Bones - Thompson, Erin L. (Hyperallergic, 2023)
The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

The Voice: Australians vote No in historic referendum - Ritchie, Hannah (BBC News, 2023)
The country has overwhelmingly voted No to a proposal aimed at elevating First Nations voices.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-10 October

The failed referendum is a political disaster, but opportunity exists for those brave and willing to embrace it - Williamson, Bhiamie (The Conversation, 2023)
The Voice to Parliament has failed. What does this mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Australia
Keywords: 2023-10 October

The dangers of digital colonisation - Yates, Siena (E-Tangata, 2023)
The dangers of digital colonisation may not be obvious yet because, on the surface, technology seems to be advancing our reo and our connections instead of suppressing them.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-10 October

The Canadian museum filled with stolen art - Selkirk, Diane (BBC News, 2023)
The Ni'isjoohl memorial pole has been returned to Canada after being stolen by the British in 1928. Here, it will live out its days alongside hundreds of other appropriated items.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 October

From 1947 to 2023: Retracing the complex, tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict - France 24 (France 24, 2023)
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Top Russian Human Rights Defender Convicted for “Discrediting” the Armed Forces - Lokshina, Tanya (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
A Moscow court found Oleg Orlov, a leading Russian human rights defender, guilty on on charges of “discrediting” the military by speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to a 150-ruble (approx. 1,500 USD) fine.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-10 October

How an ID card shapes a refugee’s life - Adior Ibrahim (The New Humanitarian, 2023)
The struggle to obtain basic documents, such as birth certificates and ID cards, shapes how much control refugees have over their futures.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Californians can scrub personal info sold to advertisers with first-in-US law - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2023)
Delete Act signed by Gavin Newsom will enable residents to request all data brokers in the state remove their information
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October; California; Data protection; Gavin Newsom; Privacy; Technology; US news

Global Playbook of Abuse to Silence Critics - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world.
Rwanda
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Rwanda’s Repression Across Borders - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
A new Human Rights Watch report outlines how the government of Rwanda keeps tabs on dissidents, both real and perceived, and how threats and acts of intimidation also happen across borders.
Rwanda
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Trial of ex-Rwandan officials involved in 1994 genocide kicks off - Euronews (euronews, 2023)
This is the sixth trial in Belgium's capital linked to the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda that killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Rwanda
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Rwanda

World Court Begins Watershed Torture Case - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on October 10 and 11, 2023 on state-sponsored torture in Syria since 2011 are critically important for advancing justice.
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-10 October

UNISFA debunks targeted fake news - United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) (ReliefWeb, 2023)
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (South Sudan, UNISFA) is concerned by disinformation circulating online and on social media
South Sudan
Keywords: 2023-10 October

‘I don’t want my mother’s story to die’: Holocaust account brought to life in virtual reality film - Nadia Khomami (The Guardian, 2023)
Documentary Letters From Drancy is named for the letters Alice Deichmann sent from an internment camp
France
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Culture; Europe; Film; France; Holocaust; London; London film festival; London film festival 2023; Second world war

Dutch Royal Prince Bernhard's Nazi membership revealed - Euronews (euronews, 2023)
The Dutch Royal household has confirmed that Prince Bernhard - prince consort for decades after World War II and husband of former Queen Juliana - was a member of the Nazi party.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Genocide in California - Wills, Matthew (JSTOR Daily, 2023)
The extermination campaigns against the Yuki people, sparked by the California Gold Rush and statehood, weren’t termed genocide until the mid 1970s.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

ICMP Works with Ukraine’s National Police To Enhance Data Management Relevant to Missing Persons Investigations - International Commission on Missing Persons (International Commission on Missing Persons, 2023)
The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has delivered a week-long data management training program at its Headquarters in The Hague to representatives of the Main Investigation Department (MID) of the National Police of Ukraine (NPU)
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 October

A Brief History of Banned Books in America | History| Smithsonian Magazine (2023)
Attempts to restrict what kids in school can read are on the rise. But American book banning started with the Puritans, 140 years before the United States.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Kazakh Senate Ratifies Deal With China To Exchange Citizens' Personal Data - RFE/RL's Kazakh Service (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 2023)
Amid concerns of rights watchdogs, the Kazakh Senate ratified on October 5 an agreement with China on the exchange of personal data of their citizens.
Kazakhstan
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Ahead of presidential elections, Russia rewrites history and promotes nationalism at schools - Daria Dergacheva (Global Voices, 2023)
New history books and classes called "Important Conversation" are prompting the new nationalist propaganda discourse across schools in Russia.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Canada Should Declassify Nazi War Criminal Report - Kirshner, Sheldon (Times of Israel - The Blogs, 2023)
The Trudeau government has a lot to do in explaining why numerous immigrants of questionable and troubling backgrounds were allowed into Canada after World War II.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Gilleleje: Denmark's seaside town that saved Danish Jews - Hall, Laura (BBC News, 2023)
This October, a fishing town on the Danish Riviera remembers one of the greatest collective acts of resistance of World War Two: its role in the flight and escape of the Danish Jews.
Denmark
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Greenland women seek compensation over involuntary birth control - Cooney, Christie (BBC News, 2023)
Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.
Denmark
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Greenland; Sterilization; Women's Rights

Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished. - Stein, Sam (The Progressive Magazine, 2023)
A recent trial of an attack by an Israeli settler on a U.S. citizen shows how difficult it is to obtain justice when harassment and attacks on human rights activists are committed.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Israel

Killing for Country: A Family Story - Marr, David (Black Inc., 2023)
The author was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result – a soul-searching Australian history.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Unarchived - Gray, Hayley; Tzadok, Elad (National Film Board of Canada, 2023)
In community archives across British Columbia, local knowledge keepers are hand-fashioning a more inclusive history.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Prequel: An American Fight Against Facism - Maddow, Rachel (PenguinRandomHouse, 2023)
Rachel Maddow traces, with the help of archival and published material, the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Facism

On the March on Washington's 60th anniversary, watch how CBS News covered the Civil Rights protest in 1963 - CBS News - CBS News (CBS News, 2023)
On Aug. 28, 1963, Walter Cronkite began his evening news broadcast with a vivid description of the March on Washington. The day would come to be a watershed moment in the equal rights movement for Black Americans - Includes an 18-minute video recording.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

A Wartime Case for Information Integrity - Melissa Fleming (LinkedIn, 2023)
The fog of war is driving the spread of hate and lies online — resulting in dangerous errors with real-time, real-world consequences. The case for information integrity has rarely been more compelling, or more urgent.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

The Panama Papers proved encryption is a massive asset for democracy - Obermaya, Bastian (euronews, 2023)
We should celebrate the transformative power of encryption and spotlight the incredible things it has done in the fight to expose injustice and give a voice to the voiceless.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Planned EU laws on child sexual abuse have sparked a privacy row. Why? - Jones, Mared Gywn (euronews, 2023)
Some have argued the proposed EU law could usher in mass surveillance in the bloc through the scanning of all communications, including encrypted messages.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Explainer: What is international humanitarian law? - UN News (UN News, 2023)
While aid workers serving conflict-affected civilian populations depend on a set of laws to protect them, some warring parties violate these global agreements, from targeting hospitals and schools to blocking aid workers from reaching civilians with lifesaving goods and services.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

‘Steve Bannon is watching us closely’: Naomi Klein on populists, conspiracists and real-world activism - Goodfellow, Maya (The Guardian, 2023)
Author speaks candidly about a ‘mirror world’ that feeds our anxieties, distorts reality and fuels the polarisation of society
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Books; Climate crisis; Culture; Environment; Naomi Klein; Naomi Wolf; Steve Bannon; The far right; US news; World news

Speakers Spotlight Key Role of Department of Global Communications as Fourth Committee Begins Debate on Information Matters - United Nations (United Nations, 2023)
Delegates of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the UN General Assembly welcomed the development of a global code of conduct for information integrity on digital platforms.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Birth Registration in the Developing World: Bridging the gap between policy and practice - Abu S. Shonchoy; Zaki Wahhaj (LSE International Development, 2023)
Birth registration is a fundamental human right, yet millions of children worldwide still lack this crucial documentation. Even though the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasizes immediate registration after birth, the reality on the ground is quite different.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

UN Cybercrime Treaty: A Menace in the Making - Brown, Deborah (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Governments are meeting in Vienna this week to negotiate a global treaty on cybercrime. But instead of fostering cooperation in cybercrime, the treaty may end up facilitating cross-border repression and make it more difficult to investigate actual cybercrimes.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Why companies should care about recent attacks on human rights - Gossage, Bobbie (Fast Company, 2023)
We’re seeing ‘an assault’ on civil rights, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ rights, say human rights advocates. Companies need to know they have skin in the game.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

TikTok says it has acted to curb disinformation amid Israel-Hamas war - Jolly, Jasper (The Guardian, 2023)
Moves comes after EU wrote to social media platform calling on it to step up its efforts over illegal content
Western Asia
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Digital media; European Union; Gaza; Israel; Israel-Hamas war; Palestine; Regulators; Social media; TikTok

Digitalisation has the power to revolutionise human rights tracking for the best - Zipoli, Dominico; Kirchmeier, Feklix (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
Digitalisation affects the realisation and enjoyment of human rights, creating new openings for violations. As offline and online settings have started blurring, we see offline reprisals against online action, and online tracing and intrusion to our privacy affecting our actions offline. But digital tools can also offer new ways of protecting human rights.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war - O'Brien, Peter (France 24, 2023)
The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since Hamas's deadly attack on Israel.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Hamas Attacks, Israel Bombs Gaza and Misinformation Surges Online - Bellingcat Investigation Team (bellingcat, 2023)
Videos supposedly from the latest escalation of the conflict are actually years old, from the wrong country or don’t depict a warzone at all.
Western Asia
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Why only 1% of the Snowden Archive will ever be published - Maurizi, Sterfania (ComputerWeekly.com, 2023)
Speaking to Computer Weekly after we published new revelations from the Snowden archive, the Guardian’s Pulitzer Prize winner, Ewen MacAskill, explains why more of the Snowden trove is unlikely to see the light of day.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Commission of Inquiry collecting evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories - OHCHR (UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2023)
There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international law and targeted civilians must be held accountable for their crimes.
Western Asia
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Responsible Management and Use of Data in UN Peace Operations - Oksamytna, Kseniya (International Peace Institute, 2023)
In recent years, the UN has embarked on an ambitious project to use data more extensively and effectively to improve the safety of peacekeepers and the implementation of peace operations’ mandates.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

‘Predator Files’ spyware scandal reveals brazen targeting of civil society, politicians and officials - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Shocking spyware attacks have been attempted against civil society, journalists, politicians and academics in the European Union (EU), USA and Asia, according to a major new investigation by Amnesty International.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

WHO-OHCHR launch new guidance to improve laws addressing human rights abuses in mental health care - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR); World Health Organization (WHO) (World Health Organization (WHO), 2023)
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights are launching a new guidance, entitled “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”, to support countries to reform legislation in order to end human rights abuses and increase access to quality mental health care.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Settler colonialism is not distinctly Western or European - McNamee, Lacklan (Aeon, 2023)
Displacing and destroying peoples by colonisation is not just a historical Western evil but a global and contemporary one
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

GDPR harmonisation could be key to unleashing health data's potential - Peseckyte, Giedre (Euractiv, 2023)
While EU legislators debate between opt-in and opt-out options for the secondary use of health data under the European Health Data Space (EHDS) proposal, harmonising GDPR across the bloc could provide a solution.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 October

How police use location and search data to find suspects – and not always the right ones - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2023)
‘Geofence warrants’ tied a man in the wrong place at the wrong time to a crime he didn’t commit – is he the only one?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Technology

Global Demand for Universal Social Security - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Governments and international financial institutions should make a commitment to create social security systems that enable everyone to realize their rights.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Government; Social Security

MEPs vote in favour of stronger press freedom rules - Zsiros, Sandor (euronews, 2023)
Concerns have been growing in the EU over a backsliding of standards protecting journalists.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Humanitarian Organizations must ensure protection of data during Emergencies - Daniel O’Malley (ReliefWeb, 2023)
Humanitarian organizations bear the responsibility of ensuring that their systems and procedures for data collection, processing, and utilization align with the best international standards and which data it needs to protect.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Risk Data Library Standard: making it easier to work with disaster and climate risk data - Data Blog of the World Bank (Risk Data Library, 2023)
GFDRR releases an open data standard to make it easier to publish, access, share, and use quality disaster and climate risk data.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: A Framework for Inclusive Collection Management Practices - Jamison, Andrea (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023)
The book serves as a "how to" guide for evaluating and crafting collection development policies that will help create equity and diversity in library collections.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Inclusiveness Index - Othering and Belonging Institute (Othering and Belonging Institute, 2023)
The Othering and Belonging Institute’s “Inclusiveness Index” is a holistic gauge of the degree of inclusivity experienced by marginalized groups across the globe. The 2022 index ranks states and countries in absolute and relative terms using a variety of indicators.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Punished for speaking up at the UN - Langrand, Michelle (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
Collaborating with the United Nations can have consequences, some more serious than others. Activists who have dared to denounce human rights abuses in their countries before the UN have faced smear campaigns. They have also been prevented from travelling, jailed or even killed in an attempt to stifle criticism.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Exhibition - Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia - Alyokhina, Masha; Kjartansson, Ragnar; Sigurjónsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Pussy Riot's (MAC Montréal, 2023)
The performances, music, and videos created by the feminist punk art collective Pussy Riot, formed in Moscow in 2011, are characterized by provocative and politically charged lyrics and actions. Pussy Riot has shone a light on the brutal injustices that the Russian state inflicts on its citizens through political imprisonment, arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial executions, mysterious poisonings, aggressive surveillance, and other means of suppressing critical voices. The exhibition runs at the Montreal Museum of Contempory Art until March 10, 2024.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Conference - Is AI the End of Creativity—Or a New Beginning? - On Line 2023-11-28 - Zócalo Public Square (Zócalo Public Square, 2023)
Upcoming events - Is AI the End of Creativity—Or a New Beginning? | Friday, October 27, 2023 | Los Angeles In-Person | Streaming Online | Alan Turing, the father of computer science, predicted that “at some stage… we should have to expect the machines to take control.” As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT promise to revolutionize the way we think and work—and futurists talk of the technology as a next step in human evolution—“some stage” appears to be now.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October