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

The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought - Thakkar, Sonali (Stanford University Press, 2023)
World War II produced a fundamental shift in modern racial discourse putting racism at the center of international political life, and race's status as conceptual common sense and a justification for colonial rule was challenged with new intensity. In response to this crisis of race, the UN and UNESCO initiated a project of racial reeducation. Drawing on UNESCO's rich archival resources and shifting between the scientific, social scientific, literary, and cultural, Thakkar offers new readings of a varied collection of texts from the postcolonial, Jewish, and Black diasporic traditions.
Worldwide

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conference - 2023 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums - Textile society of America (TextileSocietyofAmerica, 2023)
The 2023 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums will take place October 24-26 at the four-star Omni Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Join tribal cultural leaders, federal agencies, funders, and others to discuss the most relevant topics related to preserving and advancing Native languages, culture, and life ways.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

'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 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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'White Torture' documents Iran's notorious prison methods - Mohammadi, Nargers (dw.com, 2023)
Narges Mohammadi's book and documentary about the plight of imprisoned activists in Iran sheds light on human rights abuses suffered by those behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Privacy: Algorithms and Society - Filimowicz, Michael (Routledge, 2023)
Privacy: Algorithms and Society focuses on encryption technologies and privacy debates in journalistic crypto-cultures, countersurveillance technologies, digital advertising, and cellular location data. Important questions are raised such as: How much information will we be allowed to keep private through the use of encryption on our computational devices? What rights do we have to secure and personalized channels of communication, and how should those be balanced by the state’s interests in maintaining order and degrading the capacity of criminals and rival state actors to organize through data channels?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

An annual survey from the Census Bureau aims for better data on the LGBTQ+ population - Rascoe, Ayesha; Wang, Hansi Lo (NPR, 2023)
The Census Bureau wants to use an annual survey to ask people over the age of 15 about their sexual orientation and gender identity. This data could help enforce civil rights laws.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Census; Civil Rights; Population Survey

Freedom Fighter Maria Ressa on How Disinformation Degrades Democracy (MSNBA, 2023)
Nobel Laureate and legendary Filipino-American investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been on the frontlines of the fight for democracy for decades. Ressa knows very well what happens when democracy is eroded and disinformation is rampant. And she knows how not to let it become routine and numbing. And just last week she was acquitted of a contrived tax evasion charge by a court in the Philippines. It's the latest victory, not just for Maria Ressa herself, but for her country's fight for press freedom.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Philippines

Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK - Temuari, Hannah (BBC News, 2023)
Prince Alemayehu, who was taken to the UK aged seven, died at 18 after an unhappy upbringing.
Ethiopia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

The Power of Documenting War Crimes — and How to Do It - Villa, Santiago (Global Investigative Journalism Network, 2023)
Reporting on war crimes is essential in building the proof that opens the door to accountability, but it also goes further, by preserving and protecting a society’s memory and dignity.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Met Returns Two Antiquities To Yemen, Retains Possession For Now | Barron's - Agence France-Presse (Barron's, 2023)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday announced it had transferred ownership of two antiquities to Yemen, but that the war-torn country had agreed to leave them in New York for safe-keeping.
Yemen
Keywords: 2023-09 September; New Tork - Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts

The Kids on the Night Shift - Dreier, Hannah; Kohut, Meridith (The New York Times, 2023)
For Marcos Cux — and thousands of other migrant children — working dangerous jobs that violate child-labor laws is the only American dream there is.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Accomack County (Va); Child Labor; Factory Farming; Guatemala; Illegal Immigration; Immigration and Emigration; Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses; Perdue Farms Inc; Poultry; Tyson Foods Inc; Virginia; Workplace Hazards and Violations; internal-great-read; internal-sub-only

A flood of misinformation about migrants in Lampedusa - Galle-Tessonneau, Elise (The Observers - France 24, 2023)
Thousands of individuals, predominantly from sub-Saharan Africa, have recently arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa, reigniting the discussion on the EU and European states' approach to handling…
Europe
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Misinformation

Canada’s Startling Claim Punctuates Tension With India Over Separatists - Mashal, Mujib; Kumar, Hari; Raj, Suhasini (The New York Times, 2023)
The allegation that India was involved in the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada came after New Delhi had accused Western countries of inaction on secessionist groups.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Bharatiya Janata Party; Canada; Espionage and Intelligence Services; India; International Relations; Secession and Independence Movements; Sikhs and Sikhism; Targeted Killings; Trudeau; Justin

Germany tried to make amends for Namibian genocide. It didn’t work. - Miller Llana, Sara; Chu, Lenora; Stetson Freeman, Melanie (CSMonitor.com, 2023)
The genocide, carried out by Germans between 1904 and 1908 when they controlled the colony of South West Africa, was directed at the Herero and Nama people of modern-day Namibia. Germans have grappled with issues around reparations for the Holocaust for decades, too few Germans even know what happened during colonial rule in Africa – a space overshadowed by the violent historic acts of France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
Namibia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination - UNESCO World Heritage Centre (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 2023)
This property is located within the complex of the Former Navy School of Mechanics in Buenos Aires, in the former Officers’ Quarters. This was the Argentine Navy’s principal secret detention centre during the civil-military dictatorship of 1976-1983. As part of a national strategy to destroy armed and nonviolent opposition to the military regime, the Officers' Quarters building at ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada) was used for holding captive opponents who had been abducted in Buenos Aires and interrogating, torturing and eventually killing them.
Argentina
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Harmful ‘Prostitution’ Resolution Passes - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The European Parliament passed a resolution against “prostitution” on September 14, 2023, but removed some of its most harmful parts, Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament adopted a non-binding report. Regulation of Prostitution in the EU: Its Cross-Border Implications and Impact on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights, but rejected “calls for an EU-wide approach based on the Nordic/Equality model.”
Europe
Keywords: 2023-09 September

How auto executives misread the UAW and ignited a historic strike - Welch, David (The Japan Times, 2023)
UAW president Shawn Fain’s aggressiveness reflects the mood of the American worker: anxious about job security and angry about a ballooning wealth gap.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September

A Russian anti-LGBTQ+ group is spreading dangerous misinformation across the globe - Russell, John (LGBTQ Nation, 2023)
The group has managed to broaden its global reach by translating its anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda into more than 18 major languages.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew of mass gassings of Jews and Poles in 1942 - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2023)
Letter from church source in anti-Hitler resistance reporting 6,000 daily killings undercuts Vatican’s claims of lack of knowledge
Holly See
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Catholicism; Christianity; Holocaust; Second world war; Vatican

What happened to Mahsa/Zhina Amini? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
In September 2022 Mahsa/Zhina Amini, a young woman from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, visited Tehran with her brother. She was stopped and arrested by Iran’s “morality” police (gasht-e ershad), who routinely arbitrarily detain women who do not comply with the country’s abusive and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Schiele artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from US museums - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2023)
Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Building the South-South Feminist Archive: An Interview with Ghiwa Sayegh of Kohl Journal - Machirori, Fungai (African Arguments, 2023)
Building the South-South Feminist Archive: An Interview with Ghiwa Sayegh of Kohl Journal
Africa
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Fashion’s unseen stories: the homeworkers of Tirupur – in pictures - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
Homeworkers in an all-female cooperative in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu – known as India’s knitwear capital – took part in a photography project where they were given cameras to document their work. All the women belong to the Anukatham union, which is fighting for recognition by the Tamil Nadu government, as well as better wages and conditions
India
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Art and design; Fashion; Garment workers; Global development; India; Photography; Society; South and central Asia; Women; World news

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse - UN Human Rights Council (UN News, 2023)
A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

New equipment enhances health data management in war-affected regions of Ukraine - World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2023)
WHO has donated essential information technology equipment to Ukraine in a bid to bolster health data management in the country’s most conflict-affected regions.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Bangladesh court jails prominent rights activists for two years - Al Jazeera; News Agency (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan of Odhikar group documented extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
Bangladesh
Keywords: 2023-09 September

International Criminal Court Opens Field Office in Kyiv To Track Russian War Crimes - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 2023)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) had opened a field office in Kyiv as part of efforts to hold Russian forces accountable for potential war crimes committed during it's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows - Salam, Erum (The Guardian, 2023)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Books; LGBTQ+ rights; Race; Republicans; Texas; US education; US news

Mexico is criminalizing land, territory and environmental defenders - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
The disproportionate use of criminal law is one of the main threats facing the right to protest peacefully in defense of land, territory and environment in Mexico, Amnesty International said today upon publishing a new report. Mexico: Land and Freedom? Criminalizing defenders of land, territory and environment documents the disproportionate use of the justice system to deter, punish and prevent defenders from protesting in demand of their rights.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Chilón; Colonia Maya; Land Defenders; Sitilpech; Zacatepec

United Nations Targeted by Allegations of Complicity with the Assad Regime - Insecurity Insight (ReliefWeb, 2023)
The brief highlights viral allegations claiming that the UN is part of an operation to hand over Syrian dissidents and refugees to the regime in Damascus.
Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Exhibition - Photographs that shaped the urban landscape - BBC News (BBC News, 2023)
Images of the often brutal urban landscapes of late 1960s Britain - captured by photographers working for the Architectural Review - can now be seen at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London until 24 February 2024, at RIBA Architecture Gallery in Portland Place, London.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Architecture; Urban Planning

Unmasked: Soldiers who 'enabled' mass torture at Ukrainian school - Krasteva, Gergana (Metro, 2023)
Dozens of men from military units under Russia’s command were unmasked as ‘enablers’ of unspeakable war crimes in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Russian Federation; War Crimes

An emblematic documentary salvaged during Chile's dictatorship has been restored - Nájera, Jacobo (Global Voices, 2023)
How a group of people took coordinated action to safeguard the tapes of the Chilean documentary "The Battle of Chile, the Struggle of an Unarmed People."
Chile
Keywords: 2023-09 September

The US can rebuild trust abroad – by declassifying incriminating intelligence - Adler, David; Rebik, Misty (The Guardian, 2023)
But the United States can only secure cooperation if it builds from a foundation of trust – and that trust can only be won through transparency about the past actions of the US government that continue to haunt our neighbors.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Americas; Augusto Pinochet; CIA; Chile; Foreign policy; Richard Nixon; US foreign policy; US news

‘Illicit 6’ a threat to information sharing with foreign intelligence bodies - Edmond Campbell (Jamaica Gleaner, 2023)
The non-disclosure of the names of the six parliamentarians who are being investigated by the Integrity Commission (IC) for illicit enrichment could have a chilling effect on information sharing.
Jamaica
Keywords: 2023-09 September

The Sámi people’s struggles to preserve their tradition - Euro News (euronews, 2023)
Europe's only indigenous people are demanding their rights in Brussels, which are threatened by the ecological transition and the lack of EU policies.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-09 September

‘Shut it all down’: UK legacy bill threatens Troubles-era atrocity inquests - Greene, Tommy (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Al Jazeera speaks to families who may not get justice after the UK adopts bill shutting down the Troubles inquests.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Civil War; Ireland

“If We Raise Our Voice They Arrest Us” - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
The 39-page report, “‘If We Raise Our Voice They Arrest Us’: Sri Lanka’s Proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission,” documents abusive security force surveillance and intimidation of activists and campaigners from minority Tamil families of those who “disappeared” during Sri Lanka’s civil war. The authorities are using draconian counterterrorism laws to silence dissenting voices, including those calling for truth and accountability, while government-backed land grabs target Tamil and Muslim communities and their places of worship.
Sri Lanka
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet’s brutal coup - McGowan, Charis (Al Jazeera, 2023)
A half-century on, the country struggles with revisionism and denial as survivors continue their quest for justice.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-09 September; anniversary; dictatorship; forced disappearance

Republican senator says top federal officials should disclose medical records - Yang, Maya (The Guardian, 2023)
Suggestion comes after the competence of several legislators – both Democrat and Republican – has come into question
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Ageing; Democrats; Dianne Feinstein; Joe Biden; Nancy Pelosi; Republicans; US Congress; US news; US politics

The story of Qatari women’s rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed - Ibrahim, Khalid (Global Voices, 2023)
Human rights defender Noof Al-Madeed disappeared after releasing a series of videos in March providing evidence of violations of her civil and human rights by the Qatari State security apparatus.
Qatar
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Malaysian government told to stop playing ‘Big Brother’ to media - Palatino, Mong (Global Voices, 2023)
What is more worrying is the fact that much of the so-called 'offending' content is mere reports and opinion pieces deemed critical of the government.
Malaysia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

MPs express anger after arrest of parliamentary researcher over alleged spying for China - Walker, Peter; Stacey, Kiran; Sabbagh, Dan (The Guardian, 2023)
Man is known to have had unescorted access to large parts of the Westminster estate.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September; China; UK news; World news

Coco Chanel exhibition reveals fashion designer was part of French resistance - Cartner-Morley, Jess (The Guardian, 2023)
A major retrospective of Coco Chanel has unearthed evidence that the fashion designer was a documented member of the French resistance. The previously unseen documents will go on display, along with contradictory evidence that she operated as a Nazi agent.
France
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Chanel; Europe; Fashion; France; Life and style; Nazism; Second world war; World news

‘Those kids belong to somebody’: elders demand truth about unmarked Aboriginal graves - Collard, Sarah; Allam, Lorena; Sharp-Wiggins, Blake (The Guardian, 2023)
Terrible conditions at Western Australia’s missions led to devastating loss and trauma. Calls are growing to investigate hundreds of graves and burial sites
Australia
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Australia news; Indigenous Australians; Stolen generations; Western Australia

Vice Pulled a Documentary Critical of Saudi Arabia. But Here It Is. - Mazurov, Nikita (The Intercept, 2023)
Vice’s coverage on Saudi Arabia changed after investment deals with the repressive kingdom. A deleted documentary is not completely gone. However it can be seen thanks to the videoplayback link displayed in the article.
Saudi Arabia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

100 people executed as authorities continue relentless ‘killing spree’ - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Responding to the news that Saudi Arabia has already executed 100 people this year, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director, said: “In clear contrast to Saudi Arabia’s repeated promises to limit its use of the death penalty, the Saudi authorities have already executed 100 people this year, revealing their chilling disregard for the right to life.
Saudi Arabia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

German intelligence employee and acquaintance charged with treason for passing secrets to Russia - Moulson, Geir (AP News, 2023)
Prosecutors say an employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service and an acquaintance have been charged with treason for allegedly passing secret documents to Russia.
Germany
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Promoting Environmental Democracy: comments submitted by the SAHR towards the UN Human Rights Council in October 2023 | International Council on Archives - Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) (International Council on Archives (ICA), 2023)
ICA SAHR commends the preparation of a comprehensive report by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment on ‘Promoting Environmental Democracy: procedural elements of the human right to a clean, health and sustainable environment’
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Environmental Democracy

Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Federal Decriminalization of Abortion - Tamés, Regina; Quijano Carrasco, Cristina (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled this week that Congress must eliminate federal criminal penalties for abortion, which means all federal health facilities should provide abortion care, a massive victory for human rights.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Elon Musk’s X sues California over new social media transparency laws - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
The company, formerly known as Twitter, argued an assembly bill violates its free speech rights under the first amendment.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; California; Elon Musk; Internet; Media; US news; X (formerly known as Twitter)

Advice from Archives for Black Lives - Brumfield, Sara (FromThePage Blog, 2023)
How do you handle racist language in your archives? This is, unfortunately, a perennial issue. The Archives for Black Lives group in 2019 published Anti-Racist Description Resources. While you should read the whole thing (especially if you have materials pertaining to slavery), the blog author pulled out some practical bits.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Israel Declassifies Massive Archive To Mark 50th Anniversary of Yom Kippur War - Poris, Aaron (The Media Line, 2023)
Israeli history comes alive today like never before as the Israel State Archives releases thousands of documents related to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, including materials from the months leading up to and following the conflict. Most of these materials, previously confidential, have been examined, scanned, and made accessible in a new smart digital format that uses Google’s search technology.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-09 September

China's concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a 'selective' approach - Roberts, Geoffrey (The Conversation, 2023)
China is seeking not merely to resist but to dismantle a foundational idea of the post-Cold War international order – the universality of human rights.
China
Keywords: 2023-09 September

UK government concedes on Online Safety Bill's controversial spy clause, companies optimistic - Tar, Julia (Euractiv, 2023)
Following concessions on the UK’s Online Safety Bill, the government has conceded that their controversial wish for platforms to scan messages for harmful content, is not “technically feasible”, leaving tech companies hopeful it will not be enforced.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September

The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story - The Associated Press; Hernández, Maria Teresa (Toronto Star, 2023)
Dozens of shelves preserve an archive that gives account of a painful episode in Chile’s history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-09 September

How Kurdish language divisions hinder access to information - Aziz, Tara (Global Voices, 2023)
The ongoing disputes among Kurdish languages and their lack of standardization create obstacles to accessing online information, impedes the flow of information, and curtails active participation in the digital realm.
Iraq
Keywords: 2023-09 September

‘Vastly worse than other scandals’: new film explores sexual abuse in Boy Scouts - Horton, Adrian (The Guardian, 2023)
In a Netflix documentary, survivors of sexual abuse and the whistleblower who spoke out share harrowing testimonies
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Culture; Documentary films; Film; Netflix

Recognising community truth-telling: An exploration of local truth-telling in Australia - Reconciliation Australia; Deakin University’s Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (Reconciliation Australia, 2023)
The case studies in this report show the many ways community truth-telling initiatives in Australia are being realised and how these efforts contribute to reconciliation.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Accountability key to Sri Lanka’s future - United Nations (UN News, 2023)
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday emphasized the pressing need for Sri Lanka to address its accountability deficit, ranging from war crimes to rights violations, corruption and abuse of power.
Sri Lanka
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives - Agence France-Presse (The Guardian, 2023)
Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendants
Tanzania, United Republic of
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Africa; Colonialism; Europe; Genetics; Germany; Museums; Tanzania; World news

Arrest and detention of human rights lawyers an attack on the legal profession - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Amnesty International strongly condemns the arrest and detention of human rights lawyers simply for discharging their functions.
Zimbabwe
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Government

How US immigration uses fake social media profiles across investigations - Bhuiyan, Johana; Levin, Sam (The Guardian, 2023)
Records from the Department of Homeland Security show it sought to expand undercover operations online despite pushback from Facebook.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Biden administration; Facebook; Meta; Social media; Social networking; Surveillance; Technology; Trump administration; US immigration; US news

Manchester Museum hands back 174 objects to Indigenous Australian islanders - Brown, Mark; correspondent, Mark Brown North of England (The Guardian, 2023)
Return of items to Anindilyakwa community hailed as landmark example of cultural repatriation
Australia
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Australia news; Culture; England; Indigenous Australians; Indigenous peoples; Manchester; Museums; UK news

More than a “Slap in the Face”: ICA’s Congress in Abu Dhabi Whitewashes the UAE’s Reality - Hermann, Burkely (Issues & Advocacy, 2023)
Recently, there has been a uproar on social media about the location of The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)’s World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in 2024. Set to occur in Dubai. What is not talked about as much is the congress/conference of the International Council on Archives (ICA) in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, set for October 9 to October 13.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Abu Dhabi Congress; ICA

Attack on Freedoms Targets LGBTI People - Human Rights Watch; Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Lebanese authorities are systematically attacking the fundamental human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon, comprised of fifteen Lebanese and international organizations, said today.
Lebanon
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Hong Kong's top court ruling paves way for recognition of same-sex partnerships - Le Monde; Associated Press (Le Monde.fr, 2023)
The court declared that the government must establish a legal framework for recognizing same-sex partnerships, marking a significant milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in the city.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

American Education Hurt Black Students. We Deserve Reparations - Love, Bettina L. (Education Week, 2023)
The value of the educational harm inflicted on my generation of Black students exceeds $2 trillion, writes Bettina L. Love.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Black Students; Race; Students of Color

The US election campaign heats up, so could the market for misinformation - Paul, Kari (The Guardian, 2023)
Twitter is not the only platform inviting political adverts back, as tech giants from Meta to YouTube compete for marketing money and eyeballs.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Advertising; Artificial intelligence (AI); Donald Trump; Elon Musk; Internet; Media; Meta; Technology; US elections 2024; US news; US politics; X (formerly known as Twitter); YouTube

Germany Sees More Aggressive Russian Disinformation Campaigns Since Invasion Of Ukraine - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 2023)
Germany
Keywords: 2023-09 September

War Crimes Trial Opens For Bosnian Serbs Accused Of Rapes, Torture At Prison Camps During 1992-95 War - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 2023)
The Prosecutor-General’s Office in the indictment said it has statements from 180 witnesses, including three experts, and has submitted more than 900 pieces of evidence.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-09 September

People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square - UN OCHCR (UN News, 2023)
Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many countries, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said in a new report on Tuesday.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Slovak elections: How platforms counter political misinformation under DSA - Zmušková, Barbara; Hartmann, Théophane (Euractiv, 2023)
Slovak voted on 30 September, the first to take place since the EU's DSA enforcement which obliges social media platforms to combat electoral manipulation.
Slovakia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

State-backed disinformation fuelling anger in China over Fukushima water - Davidson, Helen (The Guardian, 2023)
Reports of abusive behaviour towards Japanese citizens in China in response to wastewater release at nuclear site.
China
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Asia Pacific; China; Energy; Environment; Fukushima; Japan; Japan disaster; Nuclear power; Nuclear waste; World news

Research Opportunity - Archival diplomatics’ authentication techniques - Hamouda, Hoda (Linkedin, 2023)
The research team, from the University of British Columbia in Canada, want to to interview (in English or Arabic) individuals who verify YouTube videos captured in conflict-affected regions as part of their work in human rights, civil society organizations, or journalism. The research team designed, after two years of research and practice, a novel process to verify citizen journalism videos captured in conflict-affected regions. Their goal is to integrate the verification process of open-source investigators with the authentication process of archival science to expand the current workflow of open-source human rights investigators and better authenticate YouTube video evidence. To participate, contact via LinkedIn or email hodahamo@mail.ubc.ca.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September

‘Immense challenges’ block justice for Ukrainian war victims, rights experts warn | UN News - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (UN News, 2023)
Justice and accountability for Ukraine’s war victims were among the topics raised by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine during its latest country visit, which concluded on Monday.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses - Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (The Guardian, 2023)
Lawsuit says network discloses user data at request of Saudi authorities at much higher rate than for US, UK and Canada
Saudi Arabia
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Saudi Arabia; Technology; US foreign policy; US news; World news; X (formerly known as Twitter)

Opinion: De-dollarisation is the new decolonisation - Lo, Alex (South China Morning Post, 2023)
Opinion: Everyone, whether America’s vassals or enemies, needs to move away from the dollar when their greenback-denominated assets can be taken from them on Washington’s say-so.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Holocaust Ground Zero review – it is the unfathomable suffering that stays with you - Mangan, Lucy (The Guardian, 2023)
This distressing documentary outlines in a clear and accessible way the beginning of the mass execution of Jews under Hitler’s regime.
Germany
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Culture; Europe; Holocaust; Nazism; Second world war; Television & radio; Ukraine

Climate-change-induced migration increases the risk of human trafficking and modern slavery, report finds - Nottingham, University of (Phys.Org, 2023)
Climate-change-induced migration has been linked to the risk of human-trafficking and modern slavery, a new study from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham has found.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

‘It’s dangerous work’: new generation of Indigenous activists battle to save the Amazon - Phillips, Tom (The Guardian, 2023)
Campaigners in Brazil use drones to document work of self-defence teams trying to stop environmental destruction caused by illegal mining.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Amazon rainforest; Americas; Brazil; Conservation; Deforestation; Environment; Indigenous peoples; Mining; Trees and forests; World news

El viaje que hizo la BBC a Chile después del golpe contra Allende - BBC News Mundo (2023)
Pocos meses luego del golpe de Estado con el que Augusto Pinochet derrocó al gobierno de Salvador Allende en Chile, un equipo del programa Panorama de la BBC viajó al país para registrar la situación del país. Este valioso material histórico tomado del archivo de la BBC refleja la realidad chilena en los inicios de la dictadura militar, que luego se extendería 17 años, dejando más de 40.000 víctimas, entre ellas, 3.000 muertos y desaparecidos.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-09 September

In Russia, authorities filter information and algorithms help them - Holod.Media (Global Voices, 2023)
Social networks want their users to spend more time on their platforms, to leave a more extensive digital footprint that can be used for various purposes.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Defriending Canada: Natural Disasters and Facebook’s Information Scrub - Kampmark, Binoy (International Policy Digest, 2023)
Canada has learned, much like Australia several years ago, that Facebook is willing to play hardball to scuttle legislation it doesn't like.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Russian Taxi Law Requiring Companies To Share Data With FSB Goes Into Effect - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 2023)
A law requiring taxi companies to provide the Federal Security Service (FSB) with data on riders' trips has come into force.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Kremlin’s propaganda film about Ukraine war plays to empty cinemas - Sauer, Pjotr (The Observer, 2023)
The box-office flop, about a fictional violinist who gets caught up in the atrocities, is further evidence that Russians want to forget about the invasion.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Culture; Film; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition ‘spy’ company - Townsend, Mark (The Observer, 2023)
Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Chris Philp; Facial recognition; Home Office; Police; Politics; Surveillance; Technology; UK news

Architects look to Warsaw for lessons on rebuilding Ukraine from rubble - Walker, Shaun (The Guardian, 2023)
An exhibition highlights the Polish city’s innovative reconstruction effort after the second world war.
Poland
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Architecture; Cities; Europe; Poland; Ukraine; World news

New York plan to monitor Labor Day parties with drones prompts outcry - Yang, Maya (The Guardian, 2023)
Police accused of playing ‘fast and loose’ with New Yorkers’ rights to due process and to freely hold peaceful gatherings
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; NYPD; New York; US crime; US news; US policing; World news

Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $234 million to Canadian media - Deschamps, Tara (CBC News, 2023)
The federal government has put a price tag on what it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under an act requiring the tech giants to compensate media for news articles.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Indigenous Matters

Modern slavery: Pakistan’s latest climate change curse - Fazli, Shehryar (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Opinion: As Pakistan finds itself in another unpredictable monsoon season, vulnerable farming communities face a resurgence of indentured servitude and other forms of modern slavery.
Pakistan
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Climate Change

Opinion: The global human rights regime has collapsed - Guesmi, Haythem (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Opinion: Amid a climate emergency, seemingly endless conflict, and consequent refugee crises, the glaring absence of an effective global strategy to safeguard the most fundamental rights of impoverished and marginalised populations across the world has made it clear that the concept of “human rights”, as sacralised by the liberal West, has lost all meaning and purpose – for everyone, but especially for those of us in the Global South.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Liquidation of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis - International Federation of Human Rights (International Federation for Human Rights, 2023)
The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary dissolution of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis (SOVA Center), a Moscow-based human rights organisation specialised in monitoring of hate crimes, nationalism, xenophobia and racism, freedom of religion and belief, as well as anti-extremism legislation.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Q & A: Why US advocates want more power to probe Indigenous boarding schools - Stepansky, Joseph (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Ben Barnes, chief of the Shawnee Tribe, tells Al Jazeera that advocates do not want the truth ‘sifted through a sieve’. Starting from around 1819 and continuing through the 1960s, generations of Indigenous children were separated from their families and sent to the institutions, run by government or missionary organisations. Washington released the results of a first-of-its-kind investigation into the boarding schools and their policies.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Boarding schools; Forced child removal; Shawnee Tribe

Trans-Inclusive Culture: Guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations | Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) - McLeod, Suzanne; Sandell, Richard; Cowan, Sharon; Scott, E.J.; Cuzzola, Cesare; Plumb, Sarah (Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG). University of Leicester, 2023)
In the context of growing uncertainty and anxiety surrounding trans-inclusive practice in the cultural sector, the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) – working with a team of legal scholars and experts in inclusion, equality and ethics – has developed comprehensive guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations. The book is downloadable for free.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Access to Justice - Neistat, Anya; Jilani, Hina; Romero, Marianna (2023)
In its 75 years, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has helped many find justice – either by changing laws or providing opportunities for people to claim their rights. But there are still places where accessing justice is difficult or impossible for those seeking it. In this episode, we hear from those who continue to uphold the promise of the Declaration.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Lebanon: Comedian Arrested for Critical Jokes - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Lebanese authorities’ arrest and investigation of prominent comedian Nour Hajjar, solely in retaliation for his jokes, represents a new escalation in Lebanon’s crackdown on public criticism, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon of which Amnesty International is a member, said today.
Lebanon
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Pierre Elliott Trudeau had a secret unit to spy on Quebec separatists - Serebrin, Jacob (DayFR Euro, 2023)
According to an article that has just been published in English in an academic journal, Prime Minister Trudeau’s office created an espionage unit in the 1970s to monitor Quebec sovereignists. The firm had also asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to pass on information to it – a request the defunct RCMP security service reportedly resisted.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Mapping Africa’s coups d’etat across the years - AJLabs (AlJazeera, 2023)
Majority of the world’s coups in Africa with at least 106 coups across Africa since 1950 and 108 unsuccessful attempts.
Africa
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Ugandan authorities must drop charges in death penalty case under Anti-Homosexuality Act - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
It is deeply disturbing that the Ugandan authorities are prosecuting people based on their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
Uganda
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Decades After Dictatorship, Chile Mounts Search for Hundreds Who Vanished - Bonnefoy, Pascale (The New York Times, 2023)
President Gabriel Boric is announcing a new national search plan ahead of the 50th anniversary of the coup that toppled the government and led to the disappearance and killing of thousands.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Association of Relatives of the Disappeared; Bones; Boric; Gabriel; Chile; Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Defense and Military Forces; Detainees; Fernando Ortiz; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Kidnapping and Hostages; Latin America; Missing Persons; Murders; Attempted Murders and Homicides; Pinochet Ugarte; Augusto; Political Prisoners; Politics and Government; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Torture

Australia to head to polls in October as PM confirms Voice referendum date - Morse, Callan; Cross, Jarred (National Indigenous Times, 2023)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the date of the upcoming Voice to parliament referendum, announcing the vote will be held on October 14. Australians will head to the referendum polls for the first time in 24 years on the second Saturday in October to decide whether to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in Australia's constitution.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Government; Indigenous Australians; Indigenous Matters

Sixty years of sound: The cassette’s past, present and future in Egypt - Simon, Andrew (Al Jazeera, 2023)
On its birthday, Al Jazeera looks beyond the cassette’s invention in Europe and at its life in Egypt. Adawiya, Imam and Kishk used the technology to circumvent censorship and reach a mass audience in the absence of Egyptian radio, which came under state control in 1934 and refused to give them airtime.
Egypt
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote set in Australia - The Associated Press (ICT News, 2023)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the referendum date, triggering just over six weeks of intensifying campaigning by both sides of the argument
Australia
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists - UN News (UN News, 2023)
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Mexico to investigate and prosecute those who attack and kill women activists searching for their missing relatives. |
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Canada kept vast documents with the Chinese Exclusion Act. So why couldn't I find my great-grandpa? - Wong, Teresa (CBC News, 2023)
When Teresa Wong went looking for information on her great-grandpa, she was surprised by what she couldn’t find — and what she discovered in herself.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Arbitrary detentions continue in Venezuela - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Venezuela: Arbitrary detentions continue as a tool of government control and repression. In the new report, Life detained: Politically motivated arbitrary detentions continue in Venezuela Amnesty International denounces the Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Keywords: 2023-08 August

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

Saudi Arabia: Man Sentenced to Death for Tweets - Human Right Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death based solely on his Twitter and YouTube activity.
Saudi Arabia
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Human Rights

93 possible unmarked graves discovered at former Beauval residential school - Paradis, Danielle (APTN, 2023)
English River First Nation in Saskatchewan announced Tuesday it has discovered nearly 100 potential unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Child abuse; Child death; English River First Nation; Residential Schools; Saskatchewan

Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail - Simon Speakman Cordall (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Canadian-Algerian researcher among those sentenced for ‘publishing sensitive information’.
Algeria
Keywords: 2023-08 August; 2023-09 September

'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

Under Pressure From Progressives, US Declassifies Documents Related to Chile Coup - Johnson, Jake (Common Dreams, 2023)
"Huge congratulations to the U.S. members who made this call from the delegation, and to all those who have fought like hell to declassify these files and bring justice for the bloody crimes of September 1973."
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Chile; Declassification; Dictatorship; Pinochet

France further relaxes access to archives from brutal Algerian war - Agence France-Presse; euronews (euronews, 2023)
Cases of abuse and killings involving minors will now be open to further scrutiny after decades of campaigning.
France
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Algeria

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

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

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

President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants - Wilkinson, Bert; Associated Press (CityNews Toronto, 2023)
Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders, saying those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations.
Guyana
Keywords: 2023-08 August