Taylor Swift, the pope, Putin: in the age of AI and deepfakes, who do you trust? - Hurst, Alexander (The Guardian, 2024)
Rumours and gossip changed the course of French history. Now they’re weapons for ‘newsfluencers’ and dictators in the 21st-century information wars.
Worldwide
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Deepfake; Europe; France; Media; Russia; Social media; Technology; World news

Does Portugal Have The Answer To Stopping Drug Overdose Deaths? - Mann, Brian (NPR, 2024)
Portugal treats addiction as an illness rather than a crime. No one has to pay for addiction care, and no one scrambles to navigate a poorly regulated recovery system. Could Portugal's approach help the U-S fight its opioid epidemic?
Portugal
Keywords: Fentanyl; Opioid

How a wave of disinformation is endangering Rohingya refugees in Indonesia - Thaïs Chaigne (The Observers - France 24, 2024)
Dozens of photos and videos that have been either "doctored" or taken out of context so as to negatively portray Rohingya refugees have been circulating on Indonesian social media.
Indonesia

10 million children displaced in 2023 - NGO - Euro News (euronews, 2024)
"When children lose their homes, they lose almost everything: their access to healthcare, education, food, and safety," a spokesperson for the organisation said.
Worldwide

The Haitian Revolution and American Slavery - Gershon, Livia (JSTOR Daily, 2024)
For both US politicians and enslaved Black Americans, the Haitian Revolution represented the possibility of a successful violent rebellion by the oppressed.
Haiti

The Haitian Revolution and American Slavery - Gershon, Livia (JSTOR Daily, 2024)
For both US politicians and enslaved Black Americans, the Haitian Revolution represented the possibility of a successful violent rebellion by the oppressed.
United States of America

Hong Kong: Governments Should Oppose Security Bill - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
National governments should strongly oppose the Hong Kong government’s introduction of so-called national security legislation, which will further devastate human rights protections in Hong Kong, civil society groups said today in a joint statement.
China
Keywords: China

Le musée de l’histoire de l’immigration à Paris : le musée d’une histoire commune - Develay Mazurelle, Celine (RFI, 2024)
Le Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration situé à Paris a rouvert ses portes en juin 2023. Le musée a décidé de placer l’histoire au centre, à travers onze dates repères de l’immigration et de l’histoire de France. Car ce qui s’y raconte, sur près de 1 800 m2 et avec plus de 600 objets, c’est bien l’histoire de la France et de ses immigrés, la France étant le plus ancien pays d’immigration en Europe.
France

France and Algeria revisit painful past in battle to mend colonial wounds - RFI (RFI, 2024)
A commission of French and Algerian historians created to reconcile colonial difficulties has agreed proposals for the exchange of archives, remains and artifacts. It is hoped the 10-member body – set up in August 2022 by presidents Emmanuel Macron and Abdelmadjid Tebboune – will help the countries turn the page on a shared and painful past.
Algeria

France and Algeria revisit painful past in battle to mend colonial wounds - RFI (RFI, 2024)
A commission of French and Algerian historians created to reconcile colonial difficulties has agreed proposals for the exchange of archives, remains and artifacts. It is hoped the 10-member body – set up in August 2022 by presidents Emmanuel Macron and Abdelmadjid Tebboune – will help the countries turn the page on a shared and painful past.
France

‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop Literally Gives Looted African Artifacts a Voice in Strange, Sensitive Doc - Solomons, Adam (IndieWire, 2024)
The French-Senegalese director’s first film since 2019’s “Atlantics” mulls the meaning of ancient treasures in defining identities
Benin

EU: Landmark Digital Services Act must be robustly enforced to protect human rights - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Digital Services Act takes full effect in Europe
Europe

UE: La trascendental Ley de Servicios Digitales debe ser aplicada rigurosamente para proteger los derechos humanos - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
La Ley de Servicios Digitales entra plenamente en vigor en Europa
Europe

Profile: Aleksei Navalny, Dogged Anti-Corruption Crusader And Outspoken Kremlin Foe - Coalson, Robert (Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 2024)
Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny: an unyielding Putin critic noted for his courage and his devotion to nonviolent resistance and democracy. Through years of persecution and prison, his message to Russians has stayed the same: “I am not afraid, and you shouldn’t be either.”
Russian Federation
Keywords: Features; Russia

Mort d’Alexeï Navalny, “martyr moderne”, victime d’“un système meurtrier” - Courrier International (Courrier international, 2024)
De New York à Berlin en passant par Londres, dirigeants et journalistes s’émeuvent de la mort de l’opposant russe, dont la mort en détention a été annoncée le 16 février 2024 par l’administration pénitentiaire.
Russian Federation

Retour sur la vie d’Alexeï Navalny, ennemi politique n° 1 du Kremlin - Courrier International (Courrier International, 2024)
Les autorités pénitentiaires russes ont annoncé, ce vendredi 16 février, la mort de l’opposant Alexeï Navalny, âgé de 47 ans. Empoisonné en 2020, puis condamné à la réclusion et transféré dans l’une des prisons les plus reculées du pays, le principal rival politique de Vladimir Poutine a critiqué sans relâche le pouvoir russe.
Russian Federation

Israel occupation: ICJ goes to the heart of the “political deadlock” - janderson, Janet H (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
2 decisive questions will be debated from Monday February 19 at the ICJ (the UN court). The answers could have a deep impact not only on the Israel/Palestine conflict, but also on the world legal order and a possible peace solution.
Israel
Keywords: Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)

‘A betrayal’: mother’s fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure - Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Hariandja, Richaldo (The Guardian, 2024)
President-elect Prabowo Subianto has human rights abuses to answer for, says mother of student shot at 1998 protest
Indonesia
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Human rights; Indonesia; World news

From extradition risks to broader implications: Human rights expert breaks down Assange case - United Nations (United Nations News, 2024)
Ahead of Julian Assange’s upcoming court hearing in the UK, where extradition to the US is a possibility, a UN independent human rights expert has expressed concern about the potential for severe rights violations against the WikiLeaks founder. Alice Jill Edwards cautions that the repercussions of this case could significantly influence global journalism and freedom of speech. |
United Kingdom

En Indonésie, une vague de désinformation met en danger les réfugiés rohingyas - Chaigne, Thais (Les Observateurs - France 24, 2024)
Sur les réseaux sociaux indonésiens, des dizaines d’images manipulées ou sorties de leur contexte ciblent les réfugiés rohingyas. La désinformation est telle que, même dans la province d’Aceh, réputée…
Myanmar

Google stops notifying publishers of ‘right to be forgotten’ removals from search results - Hern, Alex (The Guardian, 2024)
Move comes after Swedish court rules that informing webmasters about delisted content is breach of privacy
Sweden
Keywords: Alphabet; Data protection; Europe; European Union; GDPR; Google; Sweden; Technology; World news

La Relatoría Especial condena la violencia contra periodistas en Honduras, y llama al Estado a proteger y garantizar la libertad de expresión y de prensa - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), 2024)
Washington D.C. – La Relatoría Especial para la Libertad de Expresión (RELE) de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) condena el asesinato del periodista Luis Alonso Teruel Vega, así como la persistencia de actos de violencia contra periodistas y medios de comunicación en Honduras, y urge al Estado a proteger y garantizar el derecho a la libertad de expresión y de prensa, de conformidad con los estándares interamericanos.
Honduras

The Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the violence against journalists in Honduras and calls on the State to protect and guarantee freedom of expression and freedom of the press. - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 2024)
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of journalist Luis Alonso Teruel Vega, as well as the persistence of acts of violence against journalists and media outlets in Honduras and urges the State to protect and guarantee the right to freedom of expression and of the press, in accordance with Inter-American standards.
Honduras

After Promising to Make Government Health Care Data More Accessible, the Biden Administration Now Wants to Clamp Down - Miller, T. Christian (ProPublica, 2024)
Researchers across the country fear a new proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase fees and decrease access to data used to support major health care reforms.
United States of America

Pandemic Journaling Project Archive Opens for Research - Murray, Mac (UConn Today, 2024)
Described as a form of 'archival activism', the Pandemic Journaling Project (PJP), comprising nearly 27,000 entries, provides a window into how the pandemic impacted individuals and communities around the world.
Worldwide

Two OpenAI book lawsuits partially dismissed by California court - Creamer, Ella (The Guardian, 2024)
Comedian Sarah Silverman and novelist Paul Tremblay alleged the artificial intelligence software unlawfully scraped their work to train ChatGPT
United States of America
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Books; ChatGPT; Computing; Culture; OpenAI; Publishing; Sarah Silverman; Technology; US news; World news

'The Settlers' depicts genocide of Chile's Indigenous people - Dege, Stefan (dw.com, 2024)
Nearly 150 years after the genocide of the Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego in Patagonia, a new film recounts the horrors of the mass murders that went nearly unnoticed by the rest of the world.
Chile
Keywords: Genocide

La prohibición de libros en Surinam en un contexto mundial de libertad de expresión - Fausia S. Abdul (Global Voices en Español, 2024)
La prohibición de publicar libros sobre corrupción en Surinam es más que un problema local: Es una llamada de atención mundial para defender la libertad de expresión y de prensa frente al autoritarismo.
Suriname

Slovakia excludes NGOs from disinformation fight - Silenská, Natália (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Robert Fico’s government is mulling the exclusion of NGOs in the government’s plans to fight disinformation, which plans to scrap the former “non-conceptual” action plan “with elements of politicisation”.
Slovakia

French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network - Willsher, Kim; O'Carroll, Lisa (The Guardian, 2024)
Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial election year.
France
Keywords: Cyberwar; Europe; European Union; France; Internet; Russia; Technology; Ukraine; United Nations; World news

French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network - Willsher, Kim; O'Carroll, Lisa (The Guardian, 2024)
Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial election year, French agency says
Worldwide
Keywords: Cyberwar; Europe; European Union; France; Internet; Russia; Technology; Ukraine; United Nations; World news

‘People are scared’: Sweden’s freedom of information laws lead to wave of deadly bombings - Bryant, Miranda (The Observer, 2024)
Online access to home addresses is a cherished right. But as gangs target rivals with ease, innocent victims are caught in the blasts
Sweden
Keywords: Drugs trade; Europe; Freedom of information; Organised crime; Sweden; World news

Absence of Evidence: Israel’s Case Against UNRWA - Kampmark, Binoy (International Policy Digest, 2024)
Israel’s case against the UNRWA, the Palestinian aid agency, isn't exactly air tight. In fact, it looks incredibly thin and increasingly hollow.
Israel

Crime And Punishment In Communist Hungary - Chapple, Amos (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2024)
Hundreds of images made by police photographers in Budapest in the early 1970s have been released by the Hungarian photo archive Fortepan. Fortepan is a highly popular photo archive that draws from crowdsourced comments to glean information that is then verified, meaning further details of the images are likely to come to light in the coming days and months.
Hungary
Keywords: Features; Hungary; Photo Galleries

« Matriochka », la campagne de désinformation visant l’Ukraine - Info ou intox - Paupe, Marc (France24, 2024)
Plusieurs internautes interpellent ces dernières semaines les médias occidentaux sur des informations douteuses, leur demandant de vérifier ces informations. Ces messages à répétition sont en fait une nouvelle campagne de désinformation anti-ukrainienne appelée "Matriochka". Elle vise à faire diversion auprès des médias occidentaux.
Worldwide

Mort de Robert Badinter, architecte de l'abolition de la peine capitale en France - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Robert Badinter, l'ancien ministre de la Justice de François Mitterrand qui a porté l'abolition de la peine de mort en France, est décédé. L'ancien président du Conseil constitutionnel était âgé de 95 ans.
France

Muere Robert Badinter, el hombre que abolió la pena capital en Francia - RFI (RFI, 2024)
El exministro de Justicia Robert Badinter, artífice de la abolición de la pena de muerte en Francia en 1981, falleció este viernes a la edad de 95 años.
France

Robert Badinter, French minister who ended the guillotine, dies at 95 - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who played a key role in abolishing the death penalty in France in 1981, has died at the age of 95.
France

Japan court lets transgender man change official status without sterilisation in legal first - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in official records was unconstitutional
Japan
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Gender; Japan; Society; Transgender

EU Parliament supports automated data exchange for police cooperation, despite concerns - Clasen, Alina (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The European Parliament adopted its position on the controversial Prüm II regulation, a Commission proposal for automated data exchange for police cooperation, despite concerns.
Europe

En Guyane, les autochtones réclament la vérité sur les pensionnats de la honte - Dereuddre, Tristan (POLITIS, 2024)
Entre 1935 et 2023, 2 000 enfants amérindiens et bushinengués ont été arrachés à leurs familles et placés dans des «homes indiens» pour y être évangélisés et assimilés.
France
Keywords: Guyane

Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data - Tims, Anna (The Guardian, 2024)
Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers
Italy
Keywords: Brexit; Congestion charging; Data protection; Environment; Europe; European Union; Italy; London; Low emission zones; Motoring; Politics; Privacy; Road transport; TfL; Transport; Transport policy; UK news

EU agrees first law combatting violence against women - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said.
Europe

A platform tries to map the reduction of artistic freedom in Brazil - Jornalismo, Nonada (Global Voices, 2024)
Art can cause strangeness, anger, sadness or joy; it all depends on who sees it. But although arousing emotion in the viewer is a characteristic of artistic endeavor, the themes of some exhibitions and works can lead to censorship and boycott. Brazil has been proof of that.
Brazil

Conference Call for Proposals | CFP: Ukranian Oral History Association - Publishing in the Archives Profession (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2024)
Ukrainian Oral History Association (UOHA)—which unites, represents, and supports oral history scholars in Ukraine and abroad—is convening the international conference UOHA-2024 “Oral History in Wartime: Academic Knowledge and the Researcher’s Responsibility.” The conference will take place June 13-15, 2024. Applications for participation in the conference will be accepted until March 15, 2024
Ukraine

La commission franco-algérienne finalise ses propositions pour la réconciliation historique - Agences (Service Français de la Radio et Télévision de Turquie, 2024)
Restitution d'archives et de biens, valorisation de lieux de mémoire, création d'expositions: la Commission mixte d’historiens franco-algériens a dévoilé des propositions pour résoudre les contentieux historiques.
France

La commission franco-algérienne finalise ses propositions pour la réconciliation historique - Agences (Service Français de la Radio et Télévision de Turquie, 2024)
Restitution d'archives et de biens, valorisation de lieux de mémoire, création d'expositions: la Commission mixte d’historiens franco-algériens a dévoilé des propositions pour résoudre les contentieux historiques.
Algeria

Amnesty International publie une introduction à la défense des droits des réfugié·e·s et des migrant·e·s à l’ère numérique - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Amnesty International publie le 5 février 2024 un exposé introductif sur le déploiement rapide et généralisé des technologies numériques dans les systèmes de gestion de l’asile et des migrations à travers le monde, notamment aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni et au sein de l’Union européenne.
Worldwide

Amnesty International publishes an introduction to defending the rights of refugees and migrants in the digital age - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
A migrant is confronted by mass surveillance at a border crossing and is reminded of his uncertain future. Activists work to resist these systems.
Worldwide

Amnistía Internacional publica una introducción a la defensa de los derechos de las personas refugiadas y migrantes en la era digital - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
Amnistía Internacional ha publicado hoy un informe introductorio sobre el generalizado y rápido despliegue de tecnologías digitales en los sistemas de gestión del asilo y la migración en todo el mundo, incluidos Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y la Unión Europea.
Worldwide

The Suriname book prohibition in a global context of free expression - Fausia S. Abdul (Global Voices, 2024)
Suriname's book ban on corruption exposure is more than a local issue; it's a global wake-up call for the defence of free speech and press freedom against authoritarianism.
Suriname

The Price of Defiance in Russia - Lokshina, Tanya (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Amid the Kremlin’s vicious drive to eliminate dissent, last week brought two disturbing new developments in the prosecution of Oleg Orlov, cochair of leading Russian human rights organization Memorial.
Russian Federation

‘Stolen and disrespected’: museum inters 200-year-old remains of Black Philadelphians - Pilkington, Ed (The Guardian, 2024)
Bones had been used to provide disproven scientific justification for white supremacy before being housed in the Penn Museum
United States of America
Keywords: Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Race; US news

Intelligence artificielle | La politique de l’illusion | Croire ou ne pas croire ? - Thibodeau, Marc (La Presse, 2024)
Les développements fulgurants de l’intelligence artificielle ouvrent un monde de possibilités, mais aussi de périls, notamment politiques, alors que s’amorce une série d’élections cruciales dans le monde. L’accès à ces outils sophistiqués s’annonce particulièrement délicat aux États-Unis, où le clivage des débats favorise les dérapages.
United States of America

Intelligence artificielle | La politique de l’illusion | Le laboratoire argentin - Thibodeau, Marc (La Presse, 2024)
La campagne présidentielle survenue en décembre en Argentine a permis d’entrevoir comment l’intelligence artificielle pourrait être mise à profit à court terme dans la sphère politique de nombreux pays.
Argentina

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Quit Regional Bloc - Allegrozzi, Ilaria (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
On January 28, the three military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced they would leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a move that would limit opportunities for their citizens to seek justice for human rights violations.
Western Africa
Keywords: ECOWAS; Mali; Niger

Le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger quittent le bloc régional - Allegrozzi, Ilaria (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Le 28 janvier, les trois juntes militaires du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger ont annoncé leur retrait de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO), mesure qui limiterait les possibilités pour leurs citoyens de demander justice pour les violations des droits humains.
Western Africa
Keywords: ECOWAS; Mali; Niger

Azerbaïdjan, The Baku Connection : "Ils ne stopperont pas nos enquêtes en nous arrêtant un par un" - Reporters - Langlois, Roméo; Chabour, Karina (France 24, 2024)
À l’approche de l’élection présidentielle du 7 février 2024, la répression s’est accrue en Azerbaïdjan, ancienne république soviétique du Caucase, voisine de l’Iran et de l’Arménie. Toute opposition au président Ilham Aliev y est réprimée. Militants des droits humains, journalistes ou encore opposants politiques subissent quotidiennement les foudres du régime.
Azerbaijan

Forbidden Stories continues work of imprisoned Azerbaijani journalists - Langlois, Roméo; Chabour, Karina (France 24, 2024)
In the run-up to the presidential election on February 7 2024, repression intensified in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic in the Caucasus bordering Iran and Armenia. Any opposition to President Ilham Aliev is suppressed. Human rights activists, journalists and political opponents suffer the regime's wrath on a daily basis.
Azerbaijan

Toujours des obstacles à l'accès aux archives de la guerre d'Algérie - Mediapart (Mediapart, 2024)
Après une première réunion à Constantine, la commission d’historiens franco-algérienne issue du Rapport Stora s'est réunie à Paris au siège des Archives nationales. Cinq jours plus tard, le livre « Archives et droits humains » y a été présenté en présence de leur directeur, Bruno Ricard. Il contient un texte sur « La France et les archives de la guerre d’Algérie » que nous reproduisons.
Algeria

Massaquoi affair: epilogue to a fiasco - Thierry Cruvellier (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Turku, Finland, has confirmed the acquittal of Gibril Massaquoi, accused of war crimes in Liberia. This is the end of a fiasco in which the Finnish judges twice avoided a miscarriage of justice.
Liberia
Keywords: Finland; Sierra Leone

What is Tor and how does it advance human rights? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Our right to privacy and open information online is more at risk than ever before. Governments use spyware to target human rights defenders and block entire websites that talk about human rights. In fact, Amnesty’s websites are completely blocked to people living in countries like Russia, Iran and China.
Worldwide

Children held in B.C. Doukhobor camp in 1950s offered $10M compensation package - Canadian Press (CBC News, 2024)
Up to 200 children of members of the Sons of Freedom religious sect were forcibly taken by the province, with many held in a camp in the B.C. Interior in the 1950s.
Canada

Refugee files complaint to UN against Spain over 2014 border deaths - Kassam, Ashifa (The Guardian, 2024)
A 2014 incident where at least 15 people died attempting to enter Spanish territory led to three judicial investigations. However, the investigations were archived without hearing the testimony of survivors and affected families. A complaint to the UN Committee Against Torture has prompted a call for Spain to reopen the investigation.
Spain

Colombie-Britannique: Des excuses officielles aux Doukhobors enlevés de force il y a 70 ans - La Presse Canadienne (La Presse, 2024)
Le procureur général de la Colombie-Britannique s’apprête à présenter des excuses officielles aux membres du groupe religieux Doukhobor qui ont été enlevés de force des bras de leurs parents il y a plus de 70 ans.
Canada

Criminels de guerre nazis au Canada: Ottawa déclassifie des informations - Osman, Laura (La Presse, 2024)
Le gouvernement fédéral a publié des informations précédemment classifiées d’un rapport décrivant dans quelle mesure le Canada a fourni un refuge aux anciens nazis pendant la Guerre froide.
Canada

Ottawa declassifies more details from Rodal report on Nazi war criminals in Canada - Osman, Laura (Prince George Citizen, 2024)
The federal government has released previously classified details from a report that outlines the extent to which Canada provided a safe haven to former Nazis during the Cold War.
Canada

New release of Rodal Report in commitment to transparency - Refugees and Citizenship Canada Immigration (2024)
New release of the Rodal Report, which was originally prepared in support of the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada (the Deschênes Commission), established in 1985. This newly released version, following a request made under the Access to Information Act, reveals information that was previously withheld
Canada

Nouvelle publication du rapport Rodal par souci de transparence - Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada Immigration (2024)
Nouvelle publication du rapport Rodal, qui a été préparé à l'origine pour appuyer la Commission d'enquête sur les criminels de guerre au Canada (la commission Deschênes), établie en 1985. Cette nouvelle version, publiée en réponse à une demande en vertu de la Loi sur l'accès à l'information, révèle de l’information qui n'avait pas été divulguée auparavant.
Canada

Covid-19 Inquiry: Without Proper Records Management, We Would Know Nothing - sca (Scottish Council on Archives, 2024)
The live Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry and UK Covid-19 Inquiry were set up to examine Scotland’s and the UK’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and to learn lessons for the future
United Kingdom

Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years for giving secrets to WikiLeaks - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2024)
Joshua Schulte, who prosecutors said was responsible for agency’s largest data breach, also guilty of possessing child abuse images
United States of America
Keywords: CIA; Espionage; US news

Reconstruyendo los archivos destruidos por la policía secreta de Alemania del Este - Reporteros - Tonolli, Niagara (France 24, 2024)
Desde la caída del Muro de Berlín en 1989, un equipo de archivistas, en su mayoría mujeres, ha estado clasificando y reuniendo documentos destruidos por la Stasi, la policía secreta de Alemania del Este.
Germany
Keywords: East Germany; Secret Police; Stasi

Exhibition | Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–March 2024 – Librarians and Archivists with Palestine - Interference Archives (Interference Archives, 2024)
Visit Interference Archive for two concurrent exhibitions on Palestinian resistance and solidarity! At Interference Archive, 314 7th Street, Brooklyn NY | Until 15 March 2024
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–January 2024 - Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, 2024)
A Preliminary Report from Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Survey and Digital Preservation of Upcountry Tamil Archival Records - Modern Endangered Archives Program (UCLA Library, 2024)
The Upcountry (Hill Country) Tamils, are the descendants of nineteenth-century Indian laborers brought to Sri Lanka to work on the country's British-owned tea, coffee, and rubber plantations.The project aimed at demonstrating how a community that is built on indentured labour, colonial political economy, and exploitation remember, narrate, and archive itself
Sri Lanka

Exhibition | The Green Book - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (Negro Motorist Green Book, 2024)
Started in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guide published over three decades that helped African Americans travel the country safely, and with dignity, during a time of Jim Crow laws and segregation. Presented until 10 March at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles; from 30 March to 23 June 2024 at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta; and from 13 July to 13 October 2024 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.
United States of America

Virtual Exhibit | The Green Book - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (Negro Motorist Green Book, 2024)
Virtual Exhibit: Started in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guide published over three decades that helped African Americans travel the country safely, and with dignity, during a time of Jim Crow laws and segregation. The Green Book was also an indispensable resource for the era’s successful Black-owned businesses and rising African American middle class.
United States of America

Reading Group | A Documentary Nakba: Reading Group for Archival Liberation In and Beyond Palestine - Society of American Archivists (Society of American Archivists, 2024)
Archivists and archival studies scholars and students are invited to register for a 15 week reading group that will study the destruction and theft of Palestinian archives, and the expropriation and erasure of Palestinian history and documentary culture by the genocidal Israeli state and its western collaborators and supporters, including the United States, Canadian, British, French and German states. Held every Tuesday from 13 February to 28 May 2024.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Sturgeon admits errors in handling of ‘incredibly stressful’ Covid crisis - Carrell, Severin; Brooks, Libby (The Guardian, 2024)
Former first minister of Scotland admits to inquiry that she failed to properly record key discussions
United Kingdom
Keywords: Coronavirus; Covid inquiry; Health; Health policy; Nicola Sturgeon; Politics; Scotland; Scottish National party (SNP); Society; UK news

EU top court finds indiscriminate storing of convicts' data illegal - Tar, Julia (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot indiscriminately store biometric and genetic data on those who committed criminal offences until their death.
Europe

'Puzzle Women': Piecing together the files destroyed by East Germany's secret police - Reporters - Tonelli, Niagara (France 24, 2024)
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a team of archivists has been tirelessly sorting, pasting and reassembling documents that were destroyed by the Stasi, the East German secret police. Nicknamed the "Puzzle Women", these heroines of collective memory face the Herculean task of piecing together these files: the paper fragments are sometimes tiny, and the number of archivists is only a fraction of what would be required to complete the job without recourse to new technology.
Germany
Keywords: East Germany; Secret Police; Stasi

An Archive of Possibilities: Healing and Repair in Democratic Republic of Congo - Niehuus, Rachel Marie (Duke University Press, 2024)
In An Archive of Possibilities, anthropologist and surgeon Rachel Marie Niehuus explores possibilities of healing and repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a backdrop of 250 years of Black displacement, enslavement, death, and chronic war.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Localising Memory in Transitional Justice: The Dynamics and Informal Practices of Memorialisation after Mass Violence and Dictatorship - Rauschenbach, Mina; Viebach, Julia; Parmentier, Stephen (Routledge, 2024)
This collection adds to the critical transitional justice scholarship that calls for “transitional justice from below” and that makes visible the complex and oftentimes troubled entanglements between justice endeavours, locality, and memory-making.
Worldwide

Una plataforma intenta cartografiar recorte de la libertad artística en Brasil - Jornalismo, Nonada (Global Voices en Español, 2023)
La idea surgió a raíz del boicot y cierre de la exposición Queermuseu en 2017 en Porto Alegre, en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul. En las redes sociales, grupos conservadores crearon una cruzada de protestas contra la exposición.
Brazil

We must ‘rehumanise ourselves’: Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour - Hilden, Nick (Al Jazeera, 2022)
The prominent painter says that peace is possible when everyone is considered a human being and ‘has the same rights’.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Germany rejects new negotiations over Namibia genocide - Pelz, Daniel (DW, 2022)
Berlin insists on implementing a controversial deal that recognizes the colonial-era genocide in Namibia. The plan draws strong criticism from politicians and some descendants of the victims, who demanded fresh talks.
Germany

Germany rejects new negotiations over Namibia genocide - Pelz, Daniel (DW, 2022)
Berlin insists on implementing a controversial deal that recognizes the colonial-era genocide in Namibia. The plan draws strong criticism from politicians and some descendants of the victims, who demanded fresh talks.
Namibia

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most vociferous Putin critic - BBC News (BBC News, 2011)
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was the main opposition threat to the Kremlin.
Russian Federation

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 10 years in prison ahead of elections - Ahmed, Munir (Associated Press, 2024)
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, was accused of exposing state secrets by revealing a confidential document at a political rally. Khan was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Pakistan
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Another Brick In The Great Kremlin Firewall: Mass Internet Outages Part Of 'Sovereign Internet' - Eckel, Mike (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2024)
Broader and wider than previous outages, the disruptions in Russia's Internet were the latest indication that Russian digital regulators are moving forward to create a "sovereign Internet" to wall off Russia's cyberspace and to restrict the free flow of information.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Features; Russia

La CIJ rejette les accusations de "financement du terrorisme" portées par Kiev contre Moscou - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
La Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) a rejeté mercredi les accusations de Kiev selon lesquelles la Russie avait "financé le terrorisme" dans l'est de l'Ukraine, déclarant seulement que Moscou "aurait…
Ukraine
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Netherlands; Russia

UN top court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror financing’ case against Russia - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday mostly rejected Ukraine’s claims that Russia was financing “terrorism” in eastern Ukraine, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Netherlands; Russia

Israel y Territorios Palestinos Ocupados: Los Estados deben revocar su cruel decisión de retirar la financiación a la UNRWA - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
“La decisión de al menos 11 países donantes de suspender la financiación a la Agencia de la ONU para la Población Refugiada Palestina (UNRWA) tras las denuncias de que algunos miembros de su personal estaban implicados en los ataques del 7 de octubre en el sur de Israel infligirá un golpe devastador a más de […]
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)

New Transitional Justice Process Lacks Credibility - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The Sri Lankan government’s proposed law to create another body to investigate wartime abuses replicates previous failed efforts, ignores the needs of victims, and falls far short of meeting Sri Lanka’s international legal obligations.
Sri Lanka
Keywords: 2024-01 January

EU to review UNRWA funding, calls for staff probe after allegations - Jones, Mared Gywn (euronews, 2024)
The European Commission said on Monday it will "review" its support to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, following allegations several of its staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)

L'UE va réexaminer le financement de l'UNRWA - Jones, Mared Gywn (euronews, 2024)
La Commission européenne a déclaré lundi qu'elle allait "réexaminer" son soutien à l'UNRWA, l'agence des Nations unies pour les réfugiés palestiniens, à la suite d'allégations selon lesquelles plusieurs membres de son personnel auraient été impliqués dans les attentats du 7 octobre contre Israël.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)

La UE revisará la financiación de la UNRWA ante las denuncias - Jones, Mared Gywn (euronews, 2024)
La Comisión Europea ha asegurado el lunes que "revisará" su apoyo a la UNRWA, la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos, tras las acusaciones de que varios miembros de su personal estuvieron implicados en los atentados del 7 de octubre contra Israel.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)

Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Innovations, Continuities, Challenges - Robins, Simon; Gready, Paul (Routledge, 2024)
This book engages comprehensively with the dynamics of the transitional justice process in Tunisia and its mechanisms, elaborating lessons for transitional justice practice globally. Grounded in new empirical material as well as a broader awareness of transitional justice, this book provides a thorough assessment of transitional justice in Tunisia.
Tunisia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

By opening up the archives, Canada can finally address its past with Nazi war criminals - McBride, Jared; Rudling, Per (Globe and Mail, 2024)
In Canada, attempts to access records containing information on potential war criminals have been stymied by privacy and national security restrictions. Given the poor record of dealing with Holocaust perpetrators, scholars are now calling for widespread disclosure and declassification of records—comparable with that of the United States—so that Canada can finally address this troubling aspect of its past.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Gaza : La Cour internationale de justice ordonne à Israël de prévenir tout acte de génocide - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Le 26 janvier, la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) a ordonné la prise de mesures conservatoires dans le cadre de l’affaire portée par l’Afrique du Sud sur la base d’allégations qu’Israël est en train de violer la Convention sur le génocide.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Gaza : La Cour internationale de justice ordonne à Israël de prévenir tout acte de génocide - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Le 26 janvier, la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) a ordonné la prise de mesures conservatoires dans le cadre de l’affaire portée par l’Afrique du Sud sur la base d’allégations qu’Israël est en train de violer la Convention sur le génocide.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Gaza: World Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered provisional measures on January 26, 2024, in South Africa’s case alleging that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Netherlands

Gaza: World Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered provisional measures on January 26, 2024, in South Africa’s case alleging that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Netherlands

Application de la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide dans la Bande de Gaza - International Court of Justice (International Court of Justice, 2024)
Le 29 décembre 2023, l'Afrique du Sud déposait une requête introductive d’instance contre l’État d’Israël concernant des manquements allégués, dans la bande de Gaza, aux obligations découlant de la convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Application de la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide dans la Bande de Gaza - International Court of Justice (International Court of Justice, 2024)
Le 29 décembre 2023, l'Afrique du Sud déposait une requête introductive d’instance contre l’État d’Israël concernant des manquements allégués, dans la bande de Gaza, aux obligations découlant de la convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip - International Court of Justice (International Court of Justice, 2024)
29 December 2023, South Africa filed an Application instituting proceedings against Israel concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the “Genocide Convention” in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip - International Court of Justice (International Court of Justice, 2024)
29 December 2023, South Africa filed an Application instituting proceedings against Israel concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the “Genocide Convention” in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January

US immigration officials didn’t properly document hysterectomies – watchdog - Levine, Sam (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials didn’t document medical necessity in two cases. Based on that sample, the OIG said it could infer with 95% confidence that between 137 and 217 of 553 major surgical procedures were not properly approved in the timeframe it studied.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Reproductive rights; US immigration; US news; Women's health

El “Corredor del Cáncer” de Luisiana - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
La industria petroquímica y de combustibles fósiles en el área de Luisiana conocida como “Corredor del Cáncer” ha devastado la salud, la vida y el medioambiente de quienes residen allí.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

La « Cancer Alley » de la Louisiane - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
L’industrie des combustibles fossiles et de la pétrochimie dans une zone de Louisiane surnommée « Cancer Alley » (« Allée du cancer »), a dévasté la santé, la vie et l’environnement des habitants.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The fossil fuel and petrochemical industry in the Louisiana area that has come to be known as “Cancer Alley” has devastated the health, lives, and environment of residents.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Shocking images show why many Aussies are no longer celebrating Australia Day - Sutton, Candace (Daily Mail Online, 2024)
January 26 is 'Australia Day'. It marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. It is also a day the day of remembrance of the start of the violent colonization of Australia. The item describes the shocking genocidal process that started on that day.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

‘Our god was locked in a US museum’: the heritage hunters bringing home Nepal’s lost treasures - Adhikari, Rojita (The Guardian, 2024)
Thousands of ancient artefacts have been taken out of the country. These Nepalese citizens are determined to get them back.
Nepal
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Culture; Global development; Heritage; Nepal; South and central Asia; World news

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It - Dhruv, Mehrotra (Wired, 2024)
Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea, a privacy breach. Without oversight, law enforcement is now able to mix and match technologies in unintended ways, using untested algorithms to predict what a person could look given genetic attributes found in the DNA sample and single out suspects based on unknowable criteria.
Unites States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; artificial intelligence; crime; dna; police

6ème état des lieux du sexisme en France : s'attaquer aux racines du sexisme - Haut Conseil à l'Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (Haut Conseil à l'Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, 2024)
Le Haut Conseil à l'Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (HCE) que vient de faire paraître son rapport annuel 2024. 86 % des femmes déclarent « avoir déjà personnellement vécu une situation sexiste ». « C’est aux racines du sexisme qu’il faut s’attaquer », et « de toute urgence », peut-on lire dans le rapport. « Le sexisme commence à la maison, continue à l’école et explose en ligne. »
France
Keywords: 2024-01 January

El presidente Arévalo convoca a la fiscal general de Guatemala a rendir informe sobre temas “de preocupación” - CNN Español (CNN, 2024)
El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, informó este viernes que convocó a la fiscal general, Consuelo Porras, a una reunión para rendir un informe sobre temas que calificó como “de preocupación para esta Presidencia: derechos humanos, libertad de expresión, proceso de compras de vacunas contra el covid-19 y protocolos de actuación del Ministerio Público de Guatemala
Guatemala
Keywords: 2024-01 January

A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records. Nearly a century later, they’re still fighting for recognition - Duster, Chandelis (CNN, 2024)
The Patawomeck Indian Tribe has been fighting to gain federal recognition from the US government for more than a decade. The tribe says the designation is critical to preserving its cultural traditions.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Several Investigative Journalists Under Pressure in Ukraine - Denber, Rachel; Gorbunova, Yulia (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
On January 14, unknown assailants attempted to break into the Kyiv apartment of Ukrainian journalist Yurii Nikolov, co-founder and editor of anti-corruption media investigative project Nashi Groshi (Our Money).
Ukraine
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Grieving Louisiana father faces $18,000 bill to access state records of son’s case - Vargas, Ramon Antonio (The Guardian, 2024)
Lawsuit alleges that office of Jefferson parish district attorney is violating state public records laws by setting such a high price.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Louisiana; US crime; US news

Foreign Office lawyers ‘unable to conclude if Israeli bombing was lawful’ - Wintour, Patrick (The Guardian, 2024)
The evidence shows a far more intensive investigation was under way inside the government about Israel’s compliance with international law than suggested by the foreign secretary.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Arms trade; David Cameron; Foreign policy; Gaza; Human rights; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Politics; UK news; World news

End Abuses Against Journalists - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga Denounces Torture in Court
Rwanda
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Les abus à l’encontre des journalistes doivent cesser - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Absence de justice pour une mort suspecte ; le journaliste Dieudonné Niyonsenga détenu dénonce des actes de torture devant un tribunal
Rwanda
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Google promised to delete location data on abortion clinic visits. It didn’t, study says - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2024)
Tech giant said it would delete entries for locations deemed ‘personal’ or sensitive, but 18 months later, it’s still retaining data in some cases.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Abortion; Alphabet; Google; Health; Surveillance; Technology; Women

Spain to declassify secret documents in ‘Catalan Gate’ scandal - Heller, Fernando (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The Spanish government agreed on Tuesday to release secret documents on the tapping of the mobile phone of Catalan President and leader of the separatist party ERC Pere Aragonés by agents of the state-run National Intelligence Centre (CNI) using the Israeli spying software Pegasus, a scandal known as “Catalan Gate”.
Spain
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Court rules Barita must comply with IC request for financial records of public officials - Jovan Johnson (The Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
The Supreme Court has ruled that Barita Investments Limited must comply with an Integrity Commission (IC) request for financial information on 151 current and former public officials.
Jamaica
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Lilian, la última liberada en El Salvador por una muerte neonatal: “Ya estamos todas afuera” - Mahtani, Noor (El País América, 2024)
Tras siete años encarcelada por una emergencia obstétrica, la jueza anula la sentencia por la vulneración de garantías procesales. Desde 2014, 73 mujeres fueron puestas en libertad, pero 11 procesos penales siguen abiertos por aborto
El Salvador
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Internet access a human right - The Jamacia Gleaner (The Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Minister with responsibility for Information, Robert Morgan, says the Government sees internet access as a human right that should be available to citizens wherever they reside.
Jamaica
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Gaddafi Son Wrongfully Held for 8 Years - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya’s former leader, who has been held in pre-trial detention on spurious charges since his arrest in December 2015.
Lebanon
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Following the Voice failure, Indigenous politicians are calling for the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be implemented. What is it and what would it mean? - Bell, Kevin; Atkinson, Wayne (The Conversation, 2024)
In the aftermath of a disappointing Voice referendum, Indigenous politicians are looking to the United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a potential way forward.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Canada led efforts to weaken original UN Indigenous rights declaration - Forester, Brett (CBC News, 2024)
The Canadian Liberal government led efforts to weaken the original draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, working secretly with Australia to develop a watered-down, state-friendly substitute in the early 2000s, newly released documents show.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Canada led efforts to weaken original UN Indigenous rights declaration - Forester, Brett (CBC News, 2024)
The Canadian Liberal government led efforts to weaken the original draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, working secretly with Australia to develop a watered-down, state-friendly substitute in the early 2000s, newly released documents show.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Le Canada a tenté d’affaiblir la déclaration de l’ONU sur les droits des Autochtones - Forester, Brett; Radio-Canada - Espaces autochtones (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le Canada a dirigé des manœuvres pour réduire la portée de la Déclaration des Nations unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones (DNUDPA). Ottawa a travaillé en secret avec l’Australie pour produire un texte alternatif édulcoré au début des années 2000, démontrent des documents du gouvernement australien.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Le Canada a tenté d’affaiblir la déclaration de l’ONU sur les droits des Autochtones - Forester, Brett; Radio-Canada - Espaces autochtones (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le Canada a dirigé des manœuvres pour réduire la portée de la Déclaration des Nations unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones (DNUDPA). Ottawa a travaillé en secret avec l’Australie pour produire un texte alternatif édulcoré au début des années 2000, démontrent des documents du gouvernement australien.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

France Should Commit to an International Treaty on Autonomous Weapons - Fortin, Tony; Jeannerod, Bénédicte; Patrouillard, Manuel; Samouiller, Jean-Claude (Human Rights Watch/ Le Monde, 2024)
France initiated the first multilateral talks on autonomous weapons a decade ago at the CCW and has been one of the most active and engaged states on this concern, but it has the potential to do so much more.
France
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Human rights tribunal to be told Canada is still failing First Nations kids - Passafiume, Alessia; Canadian Press (CTV News, 2024)
The First Nations Family and Caring Society will argue before the Human Rights Tribunal Friday that Canada isn't living up to its promise of timely access to health care for Indigenous children. Jordan's Principle is a legal rule that ensures First Nations kids are able to access health care, social and educational supports when they need them, with questions about which jurisdiction pays for them to be worked out afterward.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Principe de Jordan: La Société de soutien à l’enfance des Premières Nations affirme qu’Ottawa échoue - Passafiume, Alessia; Canadian Press (La Presse, 2024)
La Société de soutien à l’enfance et à la famille des Premières Nations affirme que le Canada échoue systématiquement à répondre aux exigences du « principe de Jordan », qui prévoit de financer rapidement les services destinés aux enfants et de déterminer ensuite quel ordre de gouvernement devra payer.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Casi 141.000 personas pidieron refugio en México en 2023, la mayor cifra en 10 años - Torres, Mauricio (CNN, 2024)
En 2023, 140.982 personas solicitaron refugio al Gobierno de México por diferentes motivos —como la inseguridad o sentir que son perseguidas en sus países de origen—, lo que representa la cifra más alta registrada en una década, de acuerdo con las estadísticas más recientes publicadas por la Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (Comar)
Mexico
Keywords: 2024-01 January

‘It could foster empathy’: Black archives look to preservation amid growing US history bans - Walker, Adria R. (The Guardian, 2024)
Matter-of-fact accounting of the legal mechanism of slavery provides insight into American history and the country’s fraught present. At a time when many schools across the country grapple with teaching truthful American history, the preservation of precious archival documents can provide a vital lens through which to understand the past and its implications for the present and future.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Education; Harvard University; Race; Slavery; US news

Why sex workers and unmarried women worked for no pay at these commercial laundries - Abela, Donna; Kelsey-Sugg, Anna (ABC News, 2024)
In the 19th century, Australia was home to Magdalene "retreats", Catholic-run institutions to reform wayward women. For some, the path to penitence was a brutal one.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January; St Magdalene Retreat; fallen women; laundry slaves; magdalene refuge; penitent; st magdalene laundry

US cities start racism reparations as national efforts languish - Biron, Carey L. (Context, 2024)
After decades of stalled attempts in Congress at redress for slavery or structural racism, dozens of local efforts are now moving forward
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

What Newly Digitized Records Reveal About the Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Gainty, Caitjan; The Conversation (Smithsonian Magazine, 2024)
The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Racism; Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Volunteers Race to Preserve Culturally Significant Records in Chinatown - Wu, Zhe (San Francisco Public Press, 2024)
A community-based volunteer group worked on digitising records related to community organisations in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The records include those of organisations such as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, which was at the forefront of filing civil rights lawsuits against the Chinese Exclusion Act and supporting newly arrived immigrants.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Crackdown Amid Growing Information Vacuum - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Belarusian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic crackdown on dissent and on the spread of information about rights abuses during 2023.
Belarus
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The Commission For Truth, Unity and Reconciliation: A Damp Squib for Human Rights Archives and Records - Nugawela, Nigel (Groundviews, 2024)
The Bill on the Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation (CTUR) in Sri Lanka was finally issued in the Gazette on January 1, 2024 after months of announcements by the government. However, recommendations sent to the president and key ministries regarding the management of records have not been addressed in the current draft. This includes the establishment of a nexus with the Sri Lanka National Archives (SLNA) for the transfer of records, processing the records of previous commissions of inquiry (CoIs), establishing a records management unit and acknowledging rights of access for affected persons.
Sri Lanka
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Lower House discusses draft amendments for Right to Access Information in Jordan - The Jordan Times (The Jordan Times, 2024)
The Joint Lower House Committee approved the 2023 amendments, incorporating modifications after discussions with experts and relevant bodies.
Jordan
Keywords: 2024-01 January

World Court to hear Genocide Case Against Israel - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on January 11 and 12, 2024, on genocide in Gaza will include the first formal response by Israel before an independent and impartial court, to allegations of atrocities against the Palestinian people since October 7, 2023.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Isreal

World Court to hear Genocide Case Against Israel - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on January 11 and 12, 2024, on genocide in Gaza will include the first formal response by Israel before an independent and impartial court, to allegations of atrocities against the Palestinian people since October 7, 2023.
South-Africa
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Israel

Zambia enacts new Access to Information law - New Zimbabwe.com (New Zimbabwe, 2024)
Zambia has become the latest country to enact an Access to Information law, signed the bill last month. Under the new law, every citizen can request unclassified information from the government on any issue of public interest.
Zambia
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Access to Information law

A balancing act: Collecting data for social good in an age of privacy concerns - Rana, Satender; Rajaram, Sowmya; Sharma, Divya (LSE International Development, 2024)
An in-depth analysis of the potential impact of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 on the social sector in India.
India
Keywords: 2024-01 January

La denuncia de genocidio contra Israel ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Mañana será un día importante para el gobierno de Israel y el pueblo palestino, así como para la historia de la justicia internacional. El más alto tribunal del mundo iniciará las audiencias sobre las acusaciones de genocidio en Gaza.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Isreal

La denuncia de genocidio contra Israel ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Mañana será un día importante para el gobierno de Israel y el pueblo palestino, así como para la historia de la justicia internacional. El más alto tribunal del mundo iniciará las audiencias sobre las acusaciones de genocidio en Gaza.
South Africa
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Isreal

Workers in Argentina face the biggest blow to their employment rights since the military dictatorship of the 1970s - Zorzoli, Luciana (The Conversation, 2024)
Since he took office, Milei has been busy with his agenda of cutting. Within weeks he had published an 82-page executive decree as an inaugural phase of his extensive deregulation. The decree is designed to fundamentally change Argentinian society, directly affecting the rights and protections of millions of workers.
Argentina
Keywords: 2024-01 January

How Haiti Destroyed Slavery and Led the Way to Freedom throughout the Atlantic World - Daut, Marlene L. (Public Books, 2024)
Not the United States, Great Britain, France, or any other enslaver deserves credit for ending slavery. Atlantic abolition began with Haiti.
Haiti
Keywords: 2024-01 January

How digital archives are preserving Palestinian history amid Israel’s bombardment of Gaza - Malvisi, Gabriele (Arab News, 2024)
Keen to preserve items and documents pertaining to the history of Palestine, a digital platform, Palestine Nexus, launched in 2020, has redoubled its efforts to gather and protect treasures drawn from archives across the Middle East.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Labour to table vote calling for release of Rwanda deportation plan documents - Syal, Rajeev (The Guardian, 2024)
Party to ask for details of individual relocation costs and any payments to the Rwandan government.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Africa; Conservatives; Immigration and asylum; Politics; Refugees; Rishi Sunak; Rwanda; UK news; World news; Yvette Cooper

Is Israel's treatment of Palestinians a form of apartheid? - Wilkinson, Tracy (Los Angeles Times, 2024)
In 1976, then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said the then-nascent right-wing movement that pushed Jewish settlers into what was supposed to be Palestinian land was a “cancer” and an “acute danger” to Israel’s democracy. He warned that it would lead to apartheid, a specter raised in later years by his successors Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Taonga archive of Māori history in photos acquired by national library - 1News Reporters (1 News, 2024)
The purchase of thousands of photos has come as a result of a new deal between the archive's foreign owner and the National Library of New Zealand. The historic archive includes important images of key figures in Māoridom and a significant section of images documenting political activation.
New Zealand
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Duncan Miller Gallery; Maori; New Zealand; United States of America

Indonesia is one of the world's largest democracies, but it's weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent - Mann, Tim (The Conversation, 2024)
Two human rights activists have been acquitted of defaming a powerful government minister. It’s the latest in a string of concerning authoritarian uses of Indonesian law.
Indonesia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

A Journey Through the Documents That Inspired ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ - Montoya, Stephen (Fort Worth Magazine, 2024)
Many of the documents written and received by the real-life people portrayed in Martin Scorsese’s latest film are housed in Cowtown.
United States of America
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Murders; Osage; United States of America

Le Portugal durcit les conditions de naturalisation des juifs séfarades - Darcy, Marie-Line (RFI, 2024)
Au Portugal, les descendants des juifs portugais expulsés il y a plus de 500 ans du territoire peuvent obtenir la nationalité. Mais des scandales ont conduit à un durcissement des conditions. Une loi en ce sens a été votée vendredi 5 janvier 2024.
Portugal
Keywords: 2024-01 January

United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28 - Grambell, Jon; UPI (The Globe and Mail, 2024)
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents.
United Arab Emirates
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Social Issues

Suisse/Gambie : Les crimes de l’ère Jammeh devant la justice - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Le procès qui s’ouvrira en Suisse le 8 janvier 2024, pour des crimes graves commis en Gambie, représente une avancée significative pour délivrer la justice aux victimes de graves abus.
Gambia
Keywords: 2023-12 December; 2024-01 January; Switzerland

Switzerland/Gambia: Jammeh-Era Crimes on Trial - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The opening of a Swiss trial for serious crimes committed in The Gambia on January 8, 2024 represents a significant advance for justice for the victims of grave abuses.
Gambia
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Switzerland

Au Tchad, la «piscine» d'Hissène Habré finalement rasée? - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Le siège de la Direction de la documentation et de la sécurité (DDS), police politique du régime d'Hissène Habré, a été démoli et ses archives mises en danger. La plus célèbre prison politique risque de connaitre le même sort, s'alarment les victimes.
Chad
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Spycatcher scandal: newly released documents from the Thatcher era reveal the changing nature of government secrecy - Grube, Dennis C. (The Conversation, 2024)
Cabinet Office papers expose Thatcher’s anxiety over the famous book, and the difference between governing in the 1980s and the modern information age.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Spying

La libération de la prisonnière d’opinion Virginia Laparra marque une victoire contre l’injustice - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Ana Piquer, directrice du programme Amériques à Amnesty International, a déclaré : « Virginia Laparra n’aurait jamais dû passer un seul jour en prison. Nous nous réjouissons qu’elle puisse retrouver ses proches après avoir passé près de deux ans en détention comme prisonnière d’opinion. Sa libération marque un premier pas vers la fin des graves violations des droits humains qu’elle subit en représailles de son travail remarquable en tant que procureure anticorruption ».
Guatamala
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Release of Virginia Laparra is a triumph against injustice - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “Virginia Laparra should never have spent a day in jail. It’s great news that she can be reunited with her loved ones after nearly two years as a prisoner of conscience. Her release is a first step towards ending the terrible human rights violations she has faced in retaliation for her outstanding work as an anti-corruption prosecutor.”
Guatamala
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Liberación de Virginia Laparra es un triunfo contra la injusticia - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
Ana Piquer, directora para las Américas de Amnistía Internacional, declaró: “Virginia Laparra nunca debió pasar ni un día en la cárcel. Es una gran noticia que pueda reunirse de nuevo con sus seres queridos después de casi dos años de ser una presa de conciencia. Su liberación es un primer paso para poner fin a las terribles violaciones de derechos humanos que ha tenido que enfrentar como represalia por su destacado trabajo como fiscal anticorrupción.”
Guatamala
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Russian News Outlet Says Data Shows Putin Signed Record Number Of Secret Decrees In 2023 - Current Time (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 2024)
Almost one-half of the presidential decrees signed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin last year were done in secret, a local media outlet said, more than any other year on record.
Russian Federation
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Meet the retired women bringing Switzerland to court over climate inaction - Niranjan, Ajit (Mother Jones, 2024)
"Our generation has done so much to destroy the climate. We have a responsibility." The women are suing the Swiss government in Europe’s top court for violating their human rights with policies that do too little to stop the planet from baking
Switzerland
Keywords: 2024-01 January

For families of LGBTQ+ hate crime victims, our tragic loss was compounded by NSW police who turned away with a ‘sorry, mate’ - Steve Johnson (The Guardian, 2024)
Dozens of cases profiled by special commission are studies in police tactics to erase LGBTQ+ murders from the history books.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Australia news; Australian police and policing; LGBTQ+ rights; New South Wales

Human Rights Publications from Memoria Abierta (Argentina) - Modern Endangered Archives Program (UCLA Library, 2024)
Memoria Abierta, a collective group of Argentinean human rights organizations (HROs), represents the struggle against historically repressive regimes during the late 20th century. During the last five decades, these organizations authored publications detailing their histories, promoting organizational events, and sharing social commentary. This collection reveals the work of human rights activism and traces the history of these organizations in Argentina.
Argentina
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The Peruvian Peasant Confederation Archive: Rural and Indigenous Society, National Politics, and International Solidarity - Modern Endangered Archives Program (UCLA Library, 2024)
Since 1947 the Confederación Campesina del Perú (CCP) has been active in defense of peasants and indigenous people. Their archive documents the organized efforts of rural and indigenous people in Peru during the 20th century, including the 1969 agrarian reform and the conflict with the Shining Path (1980-1992).
Peru
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The Workings of Human Rights, Law and Justice: A Journey from Nepal to Nobel Nominee - Subedi, Surya (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
Drawing on the personal experience of a leading international jurist, this book provides insights into the workings of international law and human rights from a global perspective. The work follows the author’s remarkable journey from a simple village in Nepal to becoming an international jurist acclaimed for his innovative academic and influential practical legal work and nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. While much has been written on international human rights law, this inspirational memoir casts a new light on the working of human rights, law, and justice through the eyes of a leading actor. It provides a valuable contribution to the study of justice and human rights and the importance of individual action.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Beyond Evidence: The Use of Archives in Transitional Justice - Viebach, Julia; Hovestädt, Dagmar; Lühe, Ulrike (Routledge, 2024)
Drawing on conceptual debates in transitional justice and critical archival studies, as well as empirical cases from various countries around the world, the contributions in this book critically examine the evidentiary value of archives by linking them to a multitude of transitional justice processes, goals and ideals, including remembrance processes, witnessing, reconciliation, non-recurrence, and various struggles against injustices and prevalent violence.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Statement by ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on conference addressing cyber-enabled crimes through the Rome Statute system - Khan KC, Karim A.A (International Criminal Court, 2024)
The Office of the Prosecutor hosts an innovative conference addressing cyber-enabled crimes through the Rome Statute system. Gathering more than 100 participants including from 12 cybersecurity and technology companies at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Meta documents show 100,000 children sexually harassed daily on its platforms - McQue, Katie (The Guardian, 2024)
Employees fretted over company’s ‘negligible’ response to child grooming, according to internal documents made public in lawsuit.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Children; Facebook; Instagram; Meta; Sexual harassment; Social networking; Technology; US news

La Fiscalía lanza consultas públicas para el desarrollo de nuevos principios para avanzar en la comprensión del delito de persecución de género - Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
La Clínica Internacional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género (HRGJ) y el Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional, Sr. Karim A.A. Khan KC se complace en anunciar una nueva iniciativa para promover la rendición de cuentas por el crimen de lesa humanidad de persecución por motivos de género.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The Office of the Prosecutor launches public principles to advance understanding of the crime of gender persecution - Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced a new initiative to advance accountability for the crime against humanity of persecution on the grounds of gender. This initiative will culminate in a comprehensive set of principles on gender persecution to provide guidance for increasing its prevention, and ensuring protection and participation of its survivors.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The European Convention on Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic - McQuigg, Ronagh J.A. (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
This book provides detailed analysis of the applicability of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights to issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, a substantial number of complaints concerning such issues have been made to the Court. Human rights claims in the context of the pandemic fall into two broad categories: those based on arguments that states did not put in place sufficient measures to protect individuals from the virus and those entailing arguments that the measures put in place themselves involved breaches of rights.
Europe
Keywords: 2024-01 January

New Global Business Initiative on Human Rights resource provides insights from company practice on integrating human rights into climate action - Global Business Intitiative (Global Business Intitiative, 2024)
The resource has been developed to support companies seeking to approach their climate action with respect for human rights.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Et si les réseaux sociaux devenaient une chance pour nos démocraties ? - Alombert, Anne; Cattan, Jean (La Conversation, 2024)
Alors que le président libertarien argentin Javier Milei, a largement profité des réseaux sociaux lors de sa campagne présidentielle, notamment pour séduire les plus jeunes générations, d’autres personnalités politiques envisagent au contraire de quitter ces mêmes réseaux. Force est de constater que depuis de nombreuses années, les réseaux sociaux dominants, dont le modèle d’affaires repose sur l’économie de l’attention favorise structurellement le clash et la polarisation des opinions.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Danger and dignity in some of the world’s vanishing trades – a photo essay - Farand, Chloé (The Guardian, 2024)
From Egypt to Bangladesh, photographer Lucien Migné has documented the work of marginalised groups whose livelihoods have remained largely untouched by the modernisation of work.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Bangladesh; Egypt; Ethiopia; Global development; Photography; South and central Asia; World news

Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally - Sengupta, Somini (The New York Times, 2024)
The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger, elections and migration worldwide.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Agriculture and Farming; Drought; Food; Food Insecurity; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Malnutrition; Poverty

How to Achieve Justice: Interview with Fernando Travesí, Director of the International Center for Transitional Justice - Varada, Pranay (Harvard International Review, 2024)
Fernando Travesí is the Executive Director of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). He has over 20 years of international experience in transitional justice, human rights, and rule of law, working for both international organizations and NGOs.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Reparative Archival Work - Chapman, Mary (Northrop Frye Centre, 2024)
Since the “biographical turn”, scholars of the African diaspora have recovered diasporic Black lives that fill in an abstract and anonymous Black Atlantic history, but Asian North Americanist scholars have struggled to uncover personal stories of the earliest Chinese immigrants to Canada that write back to the dehumanizing bureaucratic records collected during the Exclusion Era.
Northern America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Former 'Namgis Nation chief remembered as 'example of how we should carry ourselves in this world' - CBC News (CBC, 2024)
Chief Bill Cranmer was known for repatriating cultural objects, helping preserve 'Namgis culture, language. He died in his Alert Bay home on Wednesday at the age of 85.
Northern America
Keywords: 'Namgis Nation; 2024-01 January; Canada; Repatriation

Hydroxychloroquine use in COVID pandemic may have led to 17,000 deaths - Duboust, Oceane (euronews, 2024)
The drug hydroxychloroquine was prescribed off-label during the pandemic and touted in particular by a prominent French researcher.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice: A Legal and Historical Analysis - Gerstenblith, Patty (Oxford University Press, 2024)
Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice provides a comprehensive legal and historical analysis surrounding a highly debated current question: Where should cultural objects that were removed without consent be located? This book follows an innovative, interdisciplinary approach based in law, history, art history, anthropology, and archaeology and proposes a paradigm for reparations.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Informe Mundial 2024 - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Nuestro análisis anual sobre los derechos humanos en el mundo
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Digital Rights and Privacy - Sonneborn, Liz (Greenhaven Publishing, 2024)
It is almost impossible to avoid having a digital footprint. Social media, streaming websites, navigation applications, online shopping websites, and search engines generate a large amount of data about users' digital habits. Tech companies have used this data to “optimize” their products and allow them to better predict users' behaviors, but the collection and use of data has raised new questions about the right to digital privacy.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Transatlantic slavery continued for years after 1867, historian finds - Alberge, Dalya (The Guardian, 2024)
Evidence found by Hannah Durkin includes ships landing in Cuba in 1872, and people held in Benin in 1873.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Africa; Americas; Benin; Cuba; Europe; Nigeria; Slavery; Spain; US news; World news

Indigenous Americans — The Journal’s Historical “Indian Problem” - Jones, David S.; Abdalla, Moustafa; Gone, Joseph P. (New England Journal of Medicine, 2024)
The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine publishes an introspection on centuries of unjust and racist medicine towards Indigenous People. The long list of prejudices evoked makes us realize that they are deeply rooted in Western societies.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Racisme envers les Autochtones : le New England Journal of Medicine fait son mea culpa - Radio-Canada - Espaces autochtones (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le prestigieux New England Journal of Medicine publie une introspection sur des siècles de médecine injuste et raciste envers les Autochtones. La longue liste des préjugés évoqués permet de réaliser qu’ils sont bien ancrés dans les sociétés occidentales.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Ending violence against women: can a UN protocol make a difference? - Langrand, Michelle (Geneva Solutions, 2024)
A record 89,000 women were intentionally killed in 2022, including more than 130 killed every day by a partner or relative. This is just one of the many forms of violence against women and girls that Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Antigua and Barbuda and Sierra Leone are hoping to tackle through a globally agreed framework.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live - Spicer, André (The Guardian, 2024)
With pivotal global elections approaching, experts warn of AI's capability to influence outcomes through the production of deceptive content, a phenomenon termed "botshit." There is an urgent need for measures to mitigate AI's negative effects on political discourse and the information landscape.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Artificial intelligence (AI); Computing; Politics; Technology; UK news; US news; US politics; World news

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Memory: Remembrance, commemoration, and archiving in crisis - Fridman, Orli; Gensburger, Sarah (Springer International Publishing, 2024)
What happened to commemorative practices, events, and rituals around the world during the pandemic, and especially during lockdown periods in early 2020? The book also grapples with the inquiry as to how did the Covid-19 memory boom emerge? It finally puts forward the claim as the contributions of this book demonstrate: the Covid-19 crisis restricted social interaction but unlocked memory.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Activism; Archives; Collective memory; Commemoration; Covid-19; Cultural heritage; Digital memory; Inequalities; Lockdown; Memory; Oral history; Pandemics; Protest; Public policy; Social distancing

The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice - Jamar, Steven D.; Mtima, Lateef (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
Protection for intellectual property has never been absolute; it has always been limited in the public interest. The benefits of intellectual property protection are meant to flow to everyone, not just a limited population of creators and the corporations that represent them. Given this social-utility function, intellectual property regimes must address issues of access, inclusion, and empowerment for marginalized and excluded groups. This handbook defines an approach to considering social justice in intellectual property law and regulation.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights: Towards an Integrated Approach - Pineschi, Laura (Routledge, 2024)
The importance of cultural heritage - in both its tangible and intangible forms - to sustainable development and its economic, social and environmental components is increasingly evident in the recent practice of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations at the universal and regional level.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Synchronising colonial heritage: a linked data approach - Gruijs, Marit (The Art of Information, 2023)
Since the seventeenth century, the Netherlands had trading posts and colonies in Asia, Africa and North and South America. Many cultural objects from these regions have been brought to the country. It is often unclear which objects should be considered ‘colonial heritage’ and, if so, whether they were acquired lawfully or against the will of their original owners. A new digital platform supports users in gaining insight into this: the Colonial Collections datahub.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Digital Repatriation