Event | How Does the Inland Empire Strike Back Against Hate? - Zócalo Public Square (Zócalo Public Square, 2023)
In the 1920s, Southern California’s Inland Empire was a bucolic place, dotted with small towns set amid orange groves. It was also a growing outpost for the Ku Klux Klan, whose members subjected the region’s minority residents to exclusion, harassment, and violence in following decades. Today, antisemitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Black, anti-Latino, anti-Asian, and anti-LGBTQ movements persist, with hate crimes again on the rise, alongside a new generation of domestic extremist groups. Can the region’s battles against discrimination chart a path forward for the rest of the state, and nation? The event is held Tuesday, July 16, 2024 6:30 PM PDT Riverside In-Person | Streaming Online
United States of America

Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom - Littlejohn, Jeffrey L.; Montz, Zachary (The Conversation, 2023)
For the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant reuniting families and building schools and developing political power.
United States of America

À Hong Kong, 14 militants prodémocratie reconnus coupables de subversion - News Wire (France 24, 2024)
Quatorze militants prodémocratie hongkongais, dont l'ex-député "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, ont été reconnus coupables de subversion jeudi. Il s'agissait du plus important procès de ce type depuis que…
China

Hong Kong court finds 14 democracy campaigners guilty of subversion - News Wire (France 24, 2024)
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
China

Executions soar to highest number in almost a decade - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
2023 saw a sharp rise in executions across the Middle East.
Worldwide

Monde. Le nombre d’exécutions à son plus haut niveau en près d’une décennie Le nombre d’exécutions à son plus haut niveau en près d’une décennie - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
En 2023 Amnesty a constaté une augmentation importante des exécutions à travers le Moyen-Orient.
Worldwide

Las ejecuciones se disparan y alcanzan la cifra más alta en casi un decenio - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
2023 experimentó un marcado incremento de las ejecuciones en toda la región de Oriente Medio.
Worldwide

Belarus: Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch (2024)
Belarusian authorities have unrolled systematic and widespread repression targeting lawyers who represent clients in politically motivated cases or who shed light on rights abuses, Human Rights Watch, the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers, and the Right to Defence Project said in a report released today.
Belarus

Bélarus : Répression contre des avocats défenseurs des droits humains | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch (2024)
Les autorités biélorusses exercent une répression systématique contre des avocats qui représentent des clients dans des affaires à caractère politique et/ou qui dénoncent des violations des droits humains, selon un nouveau rapport conjointement publié par Human Rights Watch et deux organisations biélorusses.
Belarus

‘O desmonte me adoeceu’: o abandono de arquivos da Ditadura - Tautz, Carlos (Intercept, 2024)
The had of the dictatorship project at the National Archives retires and denounces abandonment. It wasn't an easy decision to make. Inês Stampa spent 40 years working at the National Archives. Of these, 17 were dedicated to the Reference Centre for Political Struggles in Brazil - Memórias Reveladas (Revealed Memories), an award-winning research centre on the 1964 military dictatorship. But she was left with no alternative: she decided to retire.
Brazil

Grindr accused of treating gay man’s medical data like ‘piece of meat’ - Booth, Robert (The Guardian, 2024)
Civil lawsuit against dating company alleges misuse of users’ private information, including HIV status
United Kingdom
Keywords: UK news

How Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy - Baptiste, Desirée; Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (The Observer, 2024)
Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishop
United Kingdom
Keywords: Americas; Anglicanism; Barbados; Christianity; Justin Welby; Religion; Slavery; UK news; World news

Israel must comply with ICJ order to immediately halt military operations in Rafah - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
The Israeli authorities must completely halt military operations in Rafah, as any ongoing military action could constitute an underlying act of genocide.
Isreal

Libya: Arbitrarily Detained Political Analyst Dies | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watcg (2024)
A Libyan political analyst who had been arbitrarily detained in eastern Libya for nearly seven months died under dubious circumstances on April 19, 2024.
Libya

‘Black Twitter’ documentary explores its history and cultural impact - Amna Nawaz (PBS News Hour, 2024)
In its early days, "Black Twitter'' became a driving force in defining pop culture, creating trending hashtags, unforgettable memes and sparking social justice movements.
Worldwide

National Records of Scotland data published in NHS cyber attack - BBC (BBC, 2024)
National Records of Scotland (NRS) data was accessed and published by hackers who breached the systems of NHS Dumfries and Galloway in March of this year. The patient data, used for identification and service accuracy, has been published on the dark web.
United Kingdom

'It's a privilege' - Brennan, Dechlan (National Indigenous Times, 2024)
Meet one of the commissioners responsible for helping document the "real" history of Victoria
Australia

A catástrofe no Rio Grande do Sul, as limitações do Sistema Nacional de Arquivos e uma utopia (possível?) - Cougo, Chico (Medium, 2024)
The Permanent Archive Division of the General Archive Department at the Federal University of Santa Maria was one of the first to be hit by the flood. On Tuesday 30 April, 8,000 boxes containing documents dating back to the 1930s were submerged in the muddy water that overflowed from a stream near the DAG-UFSM building. Thousands of documents, including records such as the university's founding minutes and the Gaucho archives were affected.
Brazil

Passports, criminal records leaked in EU Parliament data breach - Tar, Julia (Euractiv, 2024)
Identity cards, passports, excerpts of criminal records, and work experience documents were among the personal data of European Parliament employees compromised in a data breach.
European Union

Las nuevas tecnologías y la inteligencia artificial utilizadas en la fronteras aumentan las desigualdades y socavan los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes - Amnesty International (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
En un nuevo documento de investigación publicado hoy, Amnistía Internacional documenta ampliamente las maneras en que la tecnología contribuye a la creciente tendencia de violaciones de derechos humanos en las fronteras, e insta a los Estados a que pongan fin al uso de dichas tecnologías hasta que garanticen que no vulnera derechos humanos. El informe, […]
Worldwide

Newsmax accused of deleting evidence that it was spreading 2020 election lies - Levine, Sam (The Guardian, 2024)
In lawsuit, voting machine firm Smartmatic alleges the outlet destroyed documents that were ‘direct evidence of actual malice’
United States of America
Keywords: Defamation law; Law; Media; Newspapers & magazines; US elections 2020; US news; US politics

Holocaust Death Toll on English Channel Island Is Raised by Hundreds - Moses, Claire (The New York Times, 2024)
A panel of academics said it found more conclusive evidence of how many people were killed during the Nazi occupation of Alderney, one of the Channel Islands in British territory.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Alderney Island; Channel Islands; Concentration Camps; Deaths (Fatalities); English Channel; Forced Labor; Great Britain; History (Academic Subject); Holocaust and the Nazi Era; World War II (1939-45)

Les nouvelles technologies et l’IA utilisées aux frontières accroissent les inégalités et sapent les droits des personnes migrantes - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
La protection des droits humains ne doit pas être sacrifiée sur l’autel du profit privé.
Worldwide

New technology and AI used at borders increases inequalities and undermines human rights of migrants - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Global: New technology and AI used at borders increases inequalities and undermines human rights of migrants
Worldwide

Exhibit explores experiences of humans put on display at 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis - Gabrielle Hays (PBS NewsHour, 2024)
In 1904, nearly 1,200 Filipinos were brought to the U.S. to take part in the World’s Fair in St. Louis. Some worked as guides, but others were put on display. More than a century later, a new exhibit explores the impact in St. Louis and beyond. Communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays reports.
United States of America

A new Texas landmark highlights a chapter in US history that’s often overlooked - Schoichet, Catherine (CNN, 2024)
Some of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. But the 91-year-old remembers his 1953 arrival in the US as if it were yesterday. He is one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized slavery’
United States of America

A century ago, anti-immigrant backlash almost closed America’s doors - Smith, Matthew (The Conversation, 2024)
May 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924, which sharply cut the number of people allowed into the US.
United States of America

‘One hell of a storm is coming’: Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage - Cecco, Leyland (the Guardian, 2024)
A graphic novel investigating Indigenous identity in Canada has prompted outrage from Métis groups, who say the book undermines their history and represents an attack on their sovereignty.
Canada

Assassination attempt on Gotabaya: Confession by main accused missing, High Court told - Padmasiri, Ranjith (The Sunday Times, 2024)
The log book containing the confession of a suspect in the case filed over the assassination attempt on then Defence Ministry Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has gone missing at the police archives.
Sri Lanka

États-Unis: il y a 70 ans, l'arrêt Brown décrétait la fin de la ségrégation scolaire - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Souligne l’arrêt Brown vs Board of Education qui a mis fin en 1954 à la ségrégation scolaire aux États-Unis.
United States of America

South African communities vs Shell: high court victories show that cultural beliefs and practices count in climate cases - Soyapi, Brewsters Caiphas; Kotzé, Louis; Toit, Louise Du (The Conversation, 2024)
Indigenous people’s concerns and considerations could provide a strong basis for climate litigation in South Africa.
South Africa

Ukraine crisis reaches new terrifying level as civilians face daily drone and ‘glide bomb’ attacks | | UN News - UN News (2024)
Daily attacks by the Russian military in Ukraine have damaged dozens of towns and villages in the south and east of the country but also in central areas - including the city of Dnipro, which was shelled again early this Friday, UN humanitarians said.
Ukriane

Nouvelle-Calédonie : la peur d’être noyé du peuple autochtone kanak - Zone International- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Les Kanaks craignent d'être de nouveau mis de côté, malgré le processus de décolonisation.
France

Repressive crackdown on Tunisian CSOs following months of escalating violence against migrants and refugees - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Tunisia’s authorities must immediately end this vicious campaign and halt all reprisals against NGO workers providing essential support, including shelter, to migrants and refugees.
Tunisia
Keywords: Freedom of Movement

Tunisie. Réfugié·e·s, migrant·e·s et organisations de la société civile sont visés par des opérations répressives après des mois d’escalade de la violence - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Au cours des deux dernières semaines, le gouvernement tunisien a mené une campagne répressive sans précédent contre les migrant·e·s, les réfugié·e·s et les défenseur·e·s des droits humains s’efforçant de protéger leurs droits, ainsi que contre des journalistes, a déclaré Amnesty International jeudi 16 mai.
Tunisie

Décolonisation : les territoires non autonomes selon l’ONU - Fourreau, Valentine (Statista Daily Data, 2024)
Cette infographie détaille les territoires définis comme "non autonomes" par les Nations Unies, ainsi que leur puissance administrante.
Worldwide

Biden asserts executive privilege to block release of special counsel interviews - Pengelly, Martin (The Guardian, 2024)
House Republicans seek recordings of classified documents case interviews, in what Democrats call a ‘purely political’ move
United States of America
Keywords: House of Representatives; Joe Biden; Republicans; US Congress; US news; US politics

État d’urgence en Nouvelle-Calédonie | Une colère historique a éclaté - Thibodeau, Marc (La Presse, 2024)
La France a imposé mercredi l’état d’urgence en Nouvelle-Calédonie en réponse à des protestations à grande échelle qui ont tourné à l’affrontement, faisant au moins quatre morts, dont un gendarme, et des centaines de blessés. Un projet de réforme électorale piloté de Paris a entraîné une « explosion » qui menaçait depuis longtemps de se produire au sein de la population kanake.
France

Gambia: Landmark Swiss Conviction of Ex-Official | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch (2024)
A Swiss court’s conviction of the former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity is monumental for Gambian victims of atrocity crimes during the rule of Yahya Jammeh. The verdict is a major achievement for Switzerland’s efforts to hold accountable those responsible for grave crimes committed abroad.
The Gambia

Segunda noche de violencia en Nueva Caledonia con temores de una escalada - Mannevy, Charlotte; RFI; AFP (RFI, 2024)
Durante las últimas 48 horas, Nueva Caledonia ha estado asolada por una violencia sin precedentes desde la guerra civil de los años ochenta. La reforma constitucional sobre la apertura del electorado, ahora aprobada por la Asamblea Nacional, está en el origen de la protesta: los separatistas la rechazan y temen una "recolonización" del archipiélago. Desde la noche del lunes 13 de mayo, las manifestaciones se han salido de control y ya han dejado dos muertos.
France

Three killed as New Caledonia rocked by riots over voting change - Mannevy, Charlotte; RFI; AFP (RFI, 2024)
Three people have been killed in New Caledonia during rioting that broke out after France's National Assembly approved changes to voting rules. Many injuries were reported in the worst unrest the Pacific island has seen since the 1980s.
France

Exhibition | L’histoire autochtone de la colonisation de New York exposée à Amsterdam - Zone International- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Une exposition présentée jusqu'au 10 novembre 2024 au Musée de la Ville d'Amsterdam retrace l'histoire d'Autochtones victimes il y a 400 ans de la conquête néerlandaise.
United States of America

Georgia: Dark day as parliament bulldozes adoption of repressive “foreign influence” bill - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
This damaging bill contravenes Georgia’s international obligations on the rights to freedom of expression and association and strikes at the heart of the civil society’s ability to operate freely and effectively
Georgia

Jour sombre pour la Géorgie, alors que le Parlement fait passer en force le projet de loi répressif sur l’« influence étrangère » - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Le parti au pouvoir en Géorgie a passé en force cette loi délétère, qui piétine les droits fondamentaux de tous en Géorgie.
Georgia

‘Instead of a scream’: the Palestinian artist who does a Gaza drawing every day - Baroud, Maisara (The Guardian, 2024)
His studio was flattened, he has had to move his family 10 times, and they now share a house with 25 others. But still Maisara Baroud finds a way to document the fear and destruction he sees all around
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Art; Art and design; Culture; Drawing; Gaza; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents - Canales, Sarah Basford (The Guardian, 2024)
McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 months
Australia
Keywords: Australia news; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Australian media; Australian military

Avec les chômeurs, la France n'est pas plus généreuse que ses voisins - Françon, Baptiste; Pillon, Jean-Marie (The Conversation, 2024)
Un panorama européen permet d’éclairer cette caractéristique centrale de l’indemnisation des chômeurs. Contrairement aux idées reçues, elle n’est généreuse ni en France ni chez nos voisins.
Europe

Call for Proposals | Disability Heritage: Participatory and Transformative Engagement - Publishing in the Archives Profession (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2024)
Call for Proposals | Disability is “everywhere and nowhere” in heritage. Even in settings where disability is obviously embedded, as in collections and sites associated with war, medicine, and industry, the experiences of disabled people often go unacknowledged or uncritically presented in the service of another story | Chapter proposals due 15 June 2024: 500 words (not including references)
Worldwide

Rilwan and Yameen’s murders: DDCom seeks to share redacted reports with families - Sun Online (Sun Online International, 2024)
The Deaths and Disappearances Commission (DDCom) announced on Tuesday that it is seeking to share redacted reports on two most high-profile murders it investigated. The commission also added it is prepared to hand over all its records of permanent value to the President’s Office, and that the material will be accompanied by guidelines and procedures “regarding how to ensure its security, confidentiality, but also accessibility for future use.”
Maldives

Chinese Woman Jailed for Reporting on Covid Is Set to Be Freed - Wang, Vivian (The New York Times, 2024)
Silencing of a film-maker documenting the widespread 2022 demonstrations against Covid controls is part of rising suppression of press freedom
China
Keywords: China; Coronavirus (2019-nCoV); Freedom of the Press; Human Rights Watch; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Political Prisoners; Reporters Without Borders; Zhang Zhan

Historic Haida Nation agreement shows the world how to uphold Indigenous rights - Lightfoot, Sheryl (The Conversation, 2024)
The recent title lands agreement between British Columbia and the Haida Nation is historic and inspiring, but also long overdue in light of decades of rulings by international human rights bodies.
Northern SAmerica

Reportage. En Namibie, les germanophones face au sinistre héritage de la colonisation allemande - Obertreis, Sarah (Courrier international, 2024)
De nos jours, on dénombre environ 20 000 Namibiens d’origine allemande, descendants des colons qui ont participé, entre 1904 et 1908, à l’extermination des peuples herero et nama. La “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” raconte une communauté attachée à ses privilèges de grands propriétaires fonciers et qui tente néanmoins d’assumer ce lourd passé.
Namibia

‘Why must I be a doctor, solicitor and detective?’: lost records block compensation for infected blood victims - Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (The Observer, 2024)
Claimants who can’t access medical information face battle for payments in biggest treatment disaster in NHS history.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Contaminated blood scandal; Health; Hepatitis C; NHS; Society; UK news

RDC: des familles déplacées pour cause de pollution engendrée par l’exploitation minière - RFI (RFI, 2024)
En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), la société minière Tenke Fungurume mining (TFM) a enfin décidé de déplacer plus mille familles du quartier Mano-Mapia, à Fungurume, à quelque 120 Km de Kolwezi. En effet, depuis plus de six mois, cette filiale du groupe chinois CMOC, était accusée de pollution de l’environnement par l’usine de traitement du cuivre et du cobalt.
Congo Democratic Republic

Flawed immigration detention risk assessment tool can’t be upgraded as ABF data ‘riddled with errors’ - Bogle, Ariel (The Guardian, 2024)
The secretive risk assessment tool used in Australia's immigration detention centres could not be replaced by a better model due to insufficient data collection by Australian Border Force.
Australia
Keywords: Australia news; Australian immigration and asylum; Freedom of information; Human rights; Law (Australia); Serco

"Les maudits" : les anciens migrants de retour en Côte d’Ivoire, entre honte et espoir - Reporters - Collanges, Guillaume; Ciyow, Yassin (France 24, 2024)
Des dizaines de milliers de personnes, qualifiées de "retournés" par l’OIM et de "maudits" par la société ivoirienne, errent dans les rues d'Abidjan et d'autres grandes villes de la Côte d’Ivoire. Ayant fui leur pays dans l’espoir d’une vie meilleure en Europe, ces anciens migrants sont désormais confrontés à la réalité brutale de leur retour, marquée par la honte, l’échec et la détresse financière.
Côte d'Ivoire

'The Cursed': Former migrants rejected by society on return to Ivory Coast - Reporters - Collanges, Guillaume; Ciyow, Yassin (France 24, 2024)
In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as "the cursed". With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities.
Côte d'Ivoire

Les dessous de l'infox, la chronique - Inde: la désinformation s'immisce dans les élections législatives - Génévrier, Gregory (RFI, 2024)
En Inde, 970 millions d'électeurs sont appelés, jusqu’au 1er juin 2024, à élire les 543 députés de la Lok Sabha, la chambre basse du Parlement. Le Premier ministre, Narendra Modi, est candidat à sa réélection et son parti, le BJP, est favori face au Congrès, le premier parti d’opposition. Cette semaine, les autorités électorales ont mis en garde les partis politiques contre la fabrication de fausses vidéos et l’utilisation abusive de l’intelligence artificielle qui perturbe le scrutin.
India

"L'expérience Ungemach, une histoire de l'eugénisme" : un documentaire et trois raisons de le regarder - Gueffier, Sophie (France 3 Grand Est, 2024)
140 maisons roses, ceintes de jardinets proprets, voici le décor de la cité-jardin Ungemach, à deux pas du Parlement européen de Strasbourg. Derrière cet engageant décor se jouait depuis 1924, une expérience aux limites de l'eugénisme.
France

Europol’s declaration against end-to-end encryption reignites debate, sparks privacy concerns - Julia Tar (Euractiv, 2024)
Europol’s recent joint declaration with European police chiefs urges action against end-to-end encryption, citing concerns of possible justice obstruction, amid an ongoing debate about balancing data privacy with combating crime.
Worldwide

Identificación de archivos relativos a Derechos Humanos, memoria histórica y conflicto armado - CanalAGNColombia (2024)
¿Conoces los criterios para identificar los archivos relativos a Derechos Humanos, memoria histórica y conflicto armado? En este video te lo contamos. 🔗Si deseas aprender más, te invitamos a leer el Protocolo de gestión documental para este tipo de archivos: https://acortar.link/AIRMkp #archivo #derechoshumanos #identificacion #memoriahistorica #conflictoarmado #archivistica #agn

Looking Up an NYPD Officer’s Discipline Record? Many Are There One Day, Gone the Next. - Hernandez, Sergio (ProPublica, 2024)
The police department’s public site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable. Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time.
United States of America

Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the capital city of Sudan’s West Darfur state, from April to November 2023, killed at least thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands as refugees.
Sudan

Nettoyage ethnique au Darfour occidental - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Les attaques menées par les Forces de soutien rapide (RSF) et des milices alliées à El Geneina, capitale du Darfour occidental au Soudan, entre avril et novembre 2023, ont fait plusieurs milliers de morts et provoqué le déplacement de centaines de milliers de personnes
Sudan

Call for Applications | EHRI Seminar "Holocaust and Exile: Approaches, Sources, Methodologies" - EHRI (EHRI Project, 2024)
Call for Applications | EHRI Seminar | Holocaust and Exile: Approaches, Sources, Methodologies November 4-7 2024 | Location: German Exile Archive 1933-1945, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Deadline for Submissions: 30 June 2024
Worldwide

Birth certificate in Braille now available - The Gleaner (The Gleaner, 2024)
For many years, members of the visually impaired community have faced significant challenges in accessing printed information, often having to rely on others for assistance.
Jamaica

Musée national de l'histoire du Québec - Personne n'effacera les Premières Nations de l'histoire du Québec - Assemblée des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador (Cision, 2024)
L'Assemblée des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador (APNQL) tient à rappeler au gouvernement du Québec que l'histoire du Québec débute bien avant l'arrivée des Européens sur le territoire. L'APNQL réagit ainsi à la suite des propos tenus par le premier ministre Legault le 25 avril dernier, lorsqu'il a annoncé la création du Musée national de l'histoire du Québec en mettant en avant « l'importance de débuter avec Champlain [...] ».
Canada

Tribunaux citoyens : « Il s’agit d’actionner le starter » - janderson (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
C'est un tribunal, et cela n’en est pas un. Comment fonctionne un tribunal citoyen et quelle est son utilité ? Justice Info examine quelques exemples de ces tribunaux issus de la société civile.
Worldwide

"Grand tabou de la Seconde Guerre mondiale" : des Bretonnes témoignent des viols commis par les soldats américains à la Libération - LeCharpentier, Manon; AFP (FranceInfo, 2024)
À la Libération, 152 soldats américains seront jugés pour le viol de femmes françaises. Un nombre largement sous-estimé selon les spécialistes. 80 ans après la Libération, la parole se libère dans les campagnes bretonnes.
France

Addressing the Impact of Mis-/Disinformation and Hate Speech on Civilians: Evolving Policies and Practices from Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Actors - ReliefWeb (ReliefWeb, 2024)
Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM), also categorized as “harmful information”, and hate speech pose a direct threat to civilians in situations of armed conflict and other humanitarian crises. MDM and hate speech affect conflict dynamics and exploit societal divisions by increasing mistrust, exacerbating polarization, and contributing to physical, political, economic, and gendered harms.
Worldwide

Restitution des archives algériennes : Lancement prochain d’une plateforme numérique - El watan.dz - Salem, Yoursa (El Watan, 2024)
Annonce de la mise en service imminente d’une plateforme numérique dédiée aux archives nationales marque un tournant décisif dans l’accès à la mémoire collective du pays. Cette avancée majeure a été révélée par Mohamed-Lahcen Zeghidi, professeur d’histoire à l’université d’Alger et coprésident de la commission conjointe d’historiens algériens et français «Histoire et mémoire», lors de l’ouverture d’un colloque sur «L’agression française contre l’identité et le patrimoine national».
Algeria

Quand la justice devient « complice » involontaire de violence conjugale - Gaior, Camil (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Québec veut profiter de sa réforme sur le droit de la famille pour mieux outiller les tribunaux contre la violence judiciaire.
Canada

Immoral, l’esclavage était-il aussi une aberration économique ? - Mueller, Thomas Michael (The Conversation, 2024)
Pierre Samuel Dupont de Nemours et le marquis de Condorcet, tous deux favorables à l’abolition de l’esclavage, soulignaient entre autres son absurdité économique.
Worldwide

Revealed: key files shredded as UK government panic grew over infected blood deaths lawsuit - Ungoed-Thomas, Jon (The Observer, 2024)
Lost documents prevented victims from finding out the truth.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Aids and HIV; Contaminated blood scandal; Health; Hepatitis C; NHS; Pharmaceuticals industry; UK news

Assassinat d'un leader sikh au Canada : la police annonce l'arrestation de trois suspects indiens - France24 (France24, 2024)
Trois ressortissants indiens, soupçonnés d'avoir appartenu à une équipe ayant assassiné le leader sikh Hardeep Singh Nijjar, il y a presque un an, ont été arrêtés vendredi par la police canadienne et inculpés de meurtre avec préméditation et de conspiration en lien avec la mort de la victime.
Canada

What Biden’s expansion of health privacy rules means for people seeking abortions (2024)
The Biden administration issued new rules designed to keep prosecutors from obtaining medical records of patients who seek legal abortions. The expansion of HIPAA prohibits the disclosure of health information to state officials as part of a criminal investigation.
United States of America

Ngāhuia Murphy: The mana and mātauranga of wāhine Māori - Rakuraku, Maraea (E-Tangata, 2024)
Ngāhuia’s work — most notably on menstruation practices in the precolonial Māori world — has done much to uncover the previously invisible histories and identities of Māori women that were “stolen from us through colonial processes”. She is reclaiming the stories and mātauranga of wāhine Māori, she says, because she’s “not prepared to leave wāhine stranded in the margins of history as second-class citizens”.
New Zealand

Liberté de la presse : RSF dénonce pressions politiques et désinformation dans son classement 2024 - France24 (France24, 2024)
L'ONG Reporters sans frontières a publié son 22e classement annuel sur la liberté de la presse dans le monde. Si la Norvège reste le pays le mieux noté, l'Érythrée a supplanté la Corée du Nord à la dernière place, tandis que la France, elle, passe de la 24e à la 21e place dans cette édition 2024 qui met en exergue une moindre protection du journalisme par les États.
Worldwide

Amal Mekki: mon combat contre les autorités tunisiennes et le coût de la vérité - Mekki, Amal (SWI swissinfo.ch, 2024)
Après sa victoire judiciaire contre le ministère de l'Intérieur en 2018, notre journaliste était optimiste quant au futur du journalisme tunisien. Elle constate aujourd’hui avec regret qu'une décision de justice ne peut pas tout changer.
Tunisia

Ottawa nommera un commissaire pour superviser les traités conclus avec les Autochtones - ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada.ca, 2024)
Cela permettra à Ottawa de rendre des comptes, peu importe qui est au pouvoir.
Canada

China erases memory of ‘white paper’ protests in further threat to journalism - Lau, Jessie (The Guardian, 2024)
Silencing of a film-maker documenting the widespread 2022 demonstrations against Covid controls is part of rising suppression of press freedom.
China
Keywords: Asia Pacific; China; Coronavirus; Global development; Newspapers & magazines; Press freedom; Protest; World news

Colombie: le douloureux souvenir d'indigènes massacrés par l'exploitation du caoutchouc - Munoz, Daniel; AFP (Challenges, 2024)
L'AFP a accompagné une mission gouvernementale qui s'est rendue dans cette région Colombie afin de demander pardon aux peuples autochtones pour ce qu'elle a qualifié de "génocide". L'industrie du caoutchouc a quasiment exterminé les peuples Uitoto, Bora, Munaire et Ocaina. Les sources officielles estiment qu'au moins 60.000 meurtres ont été commis à cette époque, quand certains historiens les chiffrent à 100.000.
Colombia

Decolonial Film Festival : un festival de cinéma alternatif questionne la décolonisation - Harmange, Albane (Outre-mer la 1ère, 2024)
Le Decolonial Film Festival lance sa première édition du 14 au 25 mai. Une trentaine de films seront projetés en région parisienne lors de cet évènement qui vise le grand public. Parmi la sélection, plusieurs oeuvres interrogent l'héritage colonial dans les territoires ultramarins.
Worldwide

Comment la décolonisation a amené la démocratie au Portugal (notamment) - Missirri, Artiom (Le Temps, 2024)
Il y a 50 ans, le Portugal ouvrait les bras à la démocratie après presque un demi-siècle de dictature. Les militaires portugais, après plus d’une décennie de guerre, demandaient la fin de la colonisation et un changement politique.
Portugal

Participación en un foro | Inscríbete y participa de Encuentros y Diálogos: Conversaciones sobre Justicia y Archivos - Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, 2024)
Inscríbete y participa de Encuentros y Diálogos: Conversaciones sobre Justicia y Archivos. En el marco de la exposición “Juzgar y Filmar los juicios por crímenes de lesa humanidad”, te invitamos a participar de “Visitas Mediadas: Encuentros y Diálogos”. Luego de una visita mediada a la exposición nos encontremos con invitados especiales para conversar sobre sus diversas experiencias con la justicia, desde distintas perspectivas. Los diálogos se celebran del 5 de junio al 16 de julio, visite el sitio web
Chile

Comment comprendre le nazisme ? Les interprétations des historiens divergent encore - Policar, Alain (The Conversation, 2024)
Quelques historiens, et non des moindres, donnent du crédit à l’idée selon laquelle le projet nazi ne serait au fond que l’expression, certes exacerbée, de la logique de performance industrielle. Mais peut-on raisonnablement assimiler la gestion des ressources humaines dans le capitalisme à celle des victimes du nazisme dans les fours crématoires ? Parvient-on à comprendre la nature du nazisme en ne retenant que les modalités de la mise à mort et en évacuant totalement les motivations de celles-ci ?
Europe

Freedom of information: To what extent are public archives accessible? - Jung, Anne-Catherine (Phys.org, 2024)
In 2000, the Council of Europe issued a Recommendation aimed at improving access to archives in the member states. Together with the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA Archivum) in Budapest, Fraunhofer ISI evaluated how these recommendations have been implemented and how accessible the archives are more than 20 years on. The researchers also investigated the technological, legal and political challenges facing freedom of information.
Europe

Bonaire : un passé d'esclavage, un présent d'inégalités sociales - Mourik, Anne Van (JusticeInfo.net, 2024)
Bonaire, une île des Caraïbes appartenant au Royaume des Pays-Bas, a été marquée par l'esclavage et la violence, et des inégalités persistantes.
Netherlands

Conversatorio en Valdivia sobre los archivos y el papel de la mujer en la dictadura | Archivo Nacional (archivonacional.gob.cl, 2024)
La instancia contó con destacadas especialistas y archiveras.

Organización y descripción de documentos con enfoque de derechos humanos | Archivo Nacional (archivonacional.gob.cl, 2024)
Representantes de diversas agrupaciones de derechos humanos de la Región Metropolitana concurrieron, durante dos días, al Archivo Nacional para conocer herramientas archivísticas y compartir sus experiencias en torno a su documentación.

A tres décadas del descubrimiento de los archivos del terror recordamos la experiencia del hallazgo desde la propia voz de Martín Almada (Revista nuestrAmérica, 2023)
Esta es una presentación en donde Martín Almada narra su experiencia política y académica que lo llevó a descubrir uno de los mayores pactos dictatoriales: la «Operación Cóndor». Se puede destacar su actividad como defensor de los derechos humanos y la educación popular en América Latina. Almada, originario de Paraguay, fue perseguido y encarcelado debido a sus actividades académicas y su abierta crítica a las dictaduras militares en la región. Después de ser exiliado a Francia, trabajó con la UNESCO y continuó su labor en defensa de las mayorías populares, especialmente en África. Su investigación en París lo llevó al descubrimiento de los archivos de la Operación Cóndor, un pacto entre dictaduras sudamericanas para perseguir y eliminar a opositores políticos sin importar fronteras.

Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds - Noor, Dharna (The Guardian, 2024)
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support.
United States of America
Keywords: Climate crisis; Energy; Environment; Fossil fuels; US news; US politics; World news

How a digital archive is preserving Canada’s history of LGBTQ+ activism - Dangoisse, Pascale; Crompton, Constance; Schwartz, Michelle (The Conversation, 2024)
The Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada (LGLC) project aims to learn from the activism of the past and how the movement evolved over time by making archives of LGBTQ+ and feminist organising accessible digitally.
Canada

MEP Krah accessed ‘sensitive’ documents, EU Parliament trade committee chair says - Camille Gijs, Eddy Wax and Lennart Pfahler (POLITICO, 2024)
Charges of spying and corruption spark call for internal parliamentary probe.
Europe

Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s - Ungoed-Thomas, Jon; McKie, Robin (The Observer, 2024)
Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with viruses
United Kingdom
Keywords: Aids and HIV; Bayer; Business; Contaminated blood scandal; Health; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Microbiology; NHS; Pharmaceuticals industry; Pharmacy and pharmacology; Society; UK news

Bolt lobbying revelations: Estonia official says human error behind missing correspondence - Bourgery-Gonse, Théo (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The omission of emails from the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs to Bolt and other mobility tech firms, demanded in a freedom of information (FOI) request, was due to human error.
Estonia

Exhibition | La loi sur l'IVG - 1974 - Le discours de Simone Veil - France, Archives nationales (Archives Nationales, 2024)
L'exposition invite le visiteur à découvrir le manuscrit original du discours et sa version dactylographiée, annotée de la main de Simone Veil. À travers ces deux ensembles de feuillets et les documents qui les accompagnent, émerge un moment décisif du combat pour la conquête des droits des femmes | Jusqu'au 2 septembre 2024 | Archives nationales - Paris
France

How gendered disinformation on social media harms Kenyan women seeking political office - Linda Ngari (Global Voices, 2024)
"Women often don’t sue because they don’t actually know that the law can protect them ... because of the stigma around it, and the fact that people have normalised cyberbullying ..."
Kenya

50 years ago, the Carnation Revolution ended Portugal's dictatorship in one night - Rérolle, Raphaëlle (Le Monde.fr, 2024)
On April 25, 1974, the Portuguese military overthrew Antonio de Oliveira Salazar's authoritarian regime. Fifty years later, participants and witnesses tell Le Monde about those few hours during which the old world gave way to the new.
Portugal

Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case - Vargas, Ramon Antonio (The Guardian, 2024)
A judge approved the warrant in investigation to determine if church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestation
United States of America
Keywords: Catholicism; Louisiana; New Orleans; Rape and sexual assault; US crime; US news

European Health Data Space clears the last hurdle in Parliament - Feore, Catherine (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (24 April) the European Health Data Space Regulation, a key step for Europe's digital healthcare that should facilitate access to cross-border medical data.
Europe

IOM and CRAF'd Partner to Enhance Data-Driven Responses to Displacement - IOM (International Organization for Migration, 2024)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF'd) are proud to announce a new partnership to enhance the understanding of internal displacement and enable data-driven action to save lives and deliver solutions. The partnership will deliver a first-of-its-kind global dataset offering comparable, sub-national mobility data drawing on DTM operations around the world.
Worldwide

Digital Security Increasingly Relies on AI. But That Tech Isn't as Secure as We Think - Yeung, Douglas (Rand, 2024)
In the digital age, trade-offs—like displaying our faces and fingerprints—are all but required to function in society. But the technology charged with securing our information and protecting against theft, fraud, and other potential harms doesn't always work.
Worldwide
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Cybersecurity; Data Privacy; Digital Equity; Emerging Technologies

Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, Colonna report says - Borger, Julian (The Guardian, 2024)
Review finds government yet to substantiate claims UN relief agency staff have ties to Hamas or Islamic Jihad
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Refugees; United Nations; World news

A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice? - Hendrickse, Melissa (Amnesty International, 2024)
Since its inception, the project of international criminal justice has been marked by a striking indifference to the long historical record of atrocities perpetrated by the Western world against people of the Global South, and Africa in particular.
Worldwide

Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children? - Hern, Alex (The Guardian, 2024)
As one of the largest ‘training’ datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?
Worldwide
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); ChatGPT; Computing; Deepfake; Online abuse; Open source; OpenAI; Pornography; Software; Technology; UK news; World news

Between privacy and border control: Tech in the Migration Pact - Gkritsi, Eliza (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Last week, the EU Parliament voted to pass amendments to Eurodac, previously a fingerprints database, along with a new Migration Pact to boost border security.
Europe

Srebrenica Genocide Must Be Condemned, Denial Banned, 2 Members Of Bosnian Presidency Tell UN - RFE/RL's Balkan Service (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2024)
The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica must be globally condemned, support for victims must be expressed, and denial of genocide and glorification of war criminals be banned to prevent future similar tragedies, two members of the tripartite presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina told a UN session on April 19.
Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Scholar Who Rewrote Black Brazilian History - Amin, Lakshmi Rivera; Bittencourt, Ela (Hyperallergic, 2024)
Beatriz Nascimento’s groundbreaking research defied dominant White Brazilian academic narratives, instead emphasizing Black political agency.
Brazil

World Press Photo 2024 – global winners - Fidler, Matt (The Guardian, 2024)
The global winners in the World Press Photo annual competition have been announced, with Mohammed Salem winning world press photo of the year. The winning photographs in the Word Press Photo 2024 competition are selected representations of the human adventure. Photographers have endeavoured to capture striking images, often linked to human rights issues such as women's rights, children's rights, migration, civil rights, decolonization, indigenous matters, wars and the impact of climate change.
Worldwide

Armes explosives : Impact désastreux sur le patrimoine culturel - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The bombing and shelling of cities and towns during armed conflict has devastating consequences for cultural heritage and civilians.
Worldwide

El nefasto impacto de las armas explosivas en el patrimonio cultural - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The bombing and shelling of cities and towns during armed conflict has devastating consequences for cultural heritage and civilians.
Worldwide

Explosive Weapons’ Dire Impact on Cultural Heritage - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The bombing and shelling of cities and towns during armed conflict has devastating consequences for cultural heritage and civilians.
Worldwide

UNESCO Regional Office Supports Sudan in Assessing Conflict's Impacts on Cultural Heritage - UNESCO (UNESCO News, 2024)
UNESCO's Regional Office for Egypt and Sudan, in collaboration with Sudan's National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), the French Archaeological Mission to Sudan (SFDAS), and the Polish Cultural Center, convened a crucial two-day workshop in Cairo from April 16-17, 2024. The workshop, titled "Update of Crisis Response, Risk Mitigation, and First Aid for Sudan's Heritage," aimed to devise strategies to protect Sudan's cultural heritage, imperiled by the prolonged conflict in the region.
Sudan

South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast - Ware, Gemma; Leshilo, Thabo (The Conversation, 2024)
The second episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Mashupye Maserumule and Michael Sachs.
South Africa

Mass death, torture and other violations against people detained in aftermath of Islamic State defeat – new report - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
People detained following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) armed group are facing systematic violations and dying in large numbers due to inhumane conditions in north-east Syria, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Syrian Arab Republic

Nombreux décès, actes de torture et violations des droits humains infligés aux personnes détenues au lendemain de la défaite de l’État islamique - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Syrian Arab Republic

Muertes masivas, tortura y otras violaciones de derechos humanos contra las personas detenidas tras la derrota del Estado Islámico. - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
Las personas detenidas tras la derrota territorial del grupo armado Estado Islámico son objeto de violaciones de derechos humanos sistemáticas y muchas mueren debido a las condiciones inhumanas de reclusión en el noreste de Siria; así lo afirma Amnistía Internacional en un nuevo informe.
Syrian Arab Republic

Otra denuncia internacional contra Luis Petri por obstaculizar las investigaciones por crímenes de la dictadura | Presentación de Victoria Montenegro ante la CIDH - Bertoia, Luciana (PAGINA12, 2024)
La legisladora porteña informó que Defensa echó a los expertos que analizaban los archivos de las FFAA para contribuir con las causas de lesa y pidió la intervención del organismo regional. Ya había formulado una denuncia similar ante Naciones Unidas.
Argentina

WWII: In the footsteps of the African Resistance fighters who fell in the Battle of Vercors - GORMEZANO, David (France 24, 2024)
Thousands of German soldiers moved in on southeastern France's Vercors Plateau in July 1944 in a bid to crush a regional uprising led by a rural French Resistance group. Over 100 Resistance fighters…
France

Cyber-attack targets UN server - Irwin Loy (The New Humanitarian, 2024)
Data extortion attack targets a UN server: A cyber-attack on a server used by the United Nations Development Programme has exposed personal information belonging to past and current personnel, the agency said. UNDP said it learned of the attack on 27 March: “This was a data-extortion threat actor that identified themselves on the dark web,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Worldwide

Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That. - Moens, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2024)
In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
United States of America
Keywords: Brain; Colorado; Computers and the Internet; Consumer Protection; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Law and Legislation; Privacy; your-feed-science

EU data protection body says Meta's 'pay or OK' model is not OK - Tar, Julia (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The European Data Protection Board opposed Meta's controversial "pay or okay" business model in an opinion published on Wednesday (17 April), saying this binary approach was not compliant with the EU's data privacy rules.
Europe

Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)? - Rosalsky, Greg (NPR, 2024)
Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.
United States of America

Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court - Bondo, Dounard (The Guardian, 2024)
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003
Liberia
Keywords: Africa; Child soldiers; Conflict and arms; Global development; Law; Liberia; War crimes; World news

Abu Ghraib Torture Case Finally Goes to Trial - Sanbar, Sarah (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Twenty years have passed since the media broke the story that US forces and the CIA were torturing “war on terror” detainees at Abu Ghraib and other US-run prisons in Iraq. But for the men who were tortured, it feels like only yesterday.
Iraq
Keywords: Middle East; United States of America

UK swapped to fatal US blood products to save money, minutes suggest - Boffey, Daniel (The Guardian, 2024)
Exclusive: contaminated blood campaigners say internal 1976 Immuno AG document proves British government negligence
United Kingdom
Keywords: Aids and HIV; Business; Contaminated blood scandal; Health; Hepatitis C; NHS; Pharmaceuticals industry; Politics; Society; UK news

Riz Ahmed’s Defiance: how the visceral racism of 70s Britain gave way to a new era of identity politics - Malik, Kenan (The Observer, 2024)
A candid documentary tells how a generation of activists from Asian communities confronted prejudice
United Kingdom
Keywords: Channel 4; Documentary; Immigration and asylum; Race; UK news

Javier Milei desmantela un área clave que aporta pruebas en juicios por los crímenes de la dictadura argentina - Olmos, Clara (EL PAÍS Argentina, 2024)
El Ministerio de Defensa despide a la mayoría de los trabajadores de un archivo de memoria con miles de documentos clave para los procesos que continúan hasta hoy
Argentina

Amnesty International calls for human rights bodies to investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, on 29 January, as war crimes of murder and extrajudicial executions - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Claims by the Ethiopian government that accountability has already been achieved for crimes committed in the war in northern Ethiopia demonstrate lack of political commitment to genuine justice and accountability.
Ethiopia

Éthiopie. Les homicides de Merawi doivent faire l’objet d’une enquête indépendante - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Il est choquant de constater que les massacres sont de plus en plus fréquents en Éthiopie.
Ethiopia

Polémica en Defensa: Luis Petri echó a un equipo que investigaba archivos de la dictadura, al que acusó de "perseguir" a los militares - Braslavsky, Guido (Clarín, 2024)
Hubo diez despidos en el grupo creado en 2010, que hacía informes a pedido de la Justicia.Para el ministro, era un "grupo parajudicial de persecución" a las Fuerzas Armadas.El caso genera controversias en la Justicia.
Argentina

Texas hospital halts liver and kidney transplants amid claims doctor denied patients organs - Chao-Fong, Léonie (The Guardian, 2024)
Doctor who helmed abdominal transplant program reportedly manipulated records to make patients ineligible to receive livers
United States of America
Keywords: Texas; US healthcare; US news

Russia's Disinformation Campaign About the Moscow Terror Attack May Be Working - Bauer, Ryan (Rand, 2024)
As far-fetched as it may seem to those in the West, the Kremlin's claim that the recent terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall was orchestrated by Ukraine and Western powers may be convincing to many Russians. For the U.S. to address and combat these claims, it is important to understand how they are framed amid broadly propagated themes, and how these could influence their potential appeal to large swaths of the Russian public.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Information Operations; Russia; Terrorist Organizations; Ukraine; United States

Journalist says a 'land grab' in Tanzania is forcing the Maasai off their land - Davies, Dave (NPR, 2024)
Journalist Stephanie McCrummen says foreign interests are acquiring territory in Northern Tanzania, effectively displacing indigenous cattle-herders from their traditional grazing lands. Transcription available
Tanzania, United Republic of

IDF colonel discusses ‘data science magic powder’ for locating terrorists - Davies, Harry; McKernan, Bethan (The Guardian, 2024)
Video of official from Unit 8200 in February 2023 raises questions about Israel’s denials of use of AI in Gaza
Israel
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Gaza; Israel; Middle East and north Africa; Technology; World news

Archives agreement between Israel and Ukraine may shed light on Holocaust in country - Eichner, Itamar (Ynetnews, 2024)
Both countries will open their state archives to experts and nationals in a process that may facilitate Ukrainian Jews' efforts to make Aliyah
Ukraine
Keywords: Holocaust; Israel; Ukraine

Archives agreement between Israel and Ukraine may shed light on Holocaust in country - Eichner, Itamar (Ynetnews, 2024)
Both countries will open their state archives to experts and nationals in a process that may facilitate Ukrainian Jews' efforts to make Aliyah
Israel
Keywords: Holocaust; Israel; Ukraine

Presentan Amparo Por El Desmantelamiento Del Archivo Del Ministerio De Defensa | Provincia de Buenos Aires - Gobernio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Gobernio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, 2024)
La subsecretaría de Derechos Humanos del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la provincia de Buenos Aires presentó una acción de amparo con solicitud de medida cautelar para evitar el desmantelamiento del equipo de Análisis Documental del Ministerio de Defensa de la Nación.
Argentina

10 ans après Chibok, des élèves sont toujours en danger - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Dix ans après l'enlèvement de plus de 200 écolières à Chibok, au Nigeria, les autorités de ce pays ne sont toujours pas parvenues à mettre en place et à maintenir des mesures cruciales pour créer un environnement scolaire sûr pour chaque enfant.
Nigeria

10 Years After Chibok, Schoolchildren Still at Risk - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Ten years after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigerian authorities have failed to put in place and sustain crucial measures to provide a secure learning environment for every child.
Nigeria

Tribal Nations Receive $411,000 to Document Impact of Federal Indian Boarding School Era - Kunze, Jenna (Native News Online, 2024)
Fourteen tribal nations, tribal schools and colleges, and state organizations will initiate community projects to capture, preserve, and educate about the impact of the Federal Indian Boarding School era, thanks to $411,000 in funding announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities
United States of America

Friday essay: ‘too many Aboriginal babies’ – Australia’s secret history of Aboriginal population control in the 1960s - Rademaker, Julia; Troy, Jakelin; Hurst, Julia (The Conversation, 2024)
Aboriginal women faced covert government family-planning programs, designed ostensibly to promote “choice”, but ultimately to curb their fertility. For decades, Indigenous communities have spoken of the coercive practices of officials and medical experts around birth control and sterilisation, and how they experienced them. Now historians are finding evidence of these practices in the government’s own records from as recently as the 1960s and ‘70s.
Australia

How ‘white’ fragility perpetuates anti-Black racism in Arab societies - Al-Azraki, Amir (The Conversation, 2024)
In recent years, controversies have erupted in the Arab world over negative portrayals of Black people. Arabic television shows have frequently ridiculed Black people with lighter skinned actors regularly appearing in blackface.
Worldwide

Slavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism - Blackburn, Robin; Dowling, Owen (Jacobin, 2024)
Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of slavery in the New World. He spoke to Jacobin about the intimate links between the slave systems in the Americas and the origins of capitalism.
Americas

How the dung queen of Dublin was swept from history - Carroll, Rory (The Guardian, 2024)
AI to be used by researchers to scour documents for information on women omitted from chronicles written by men about men
Ireland
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Europe; Ireland; Society; Technology; Universities; Women; World news

Biden Says U.S. Is Considering Dropping Its Case Against Assange - Green, Erica L. (The New York Times, 2024)
The WikiLeaks founder has been held in London as he has battled extradition to the United States on charges related to his publication of classified documents.
United States of America
Keywords: Albanese; Anthony (1963- ); Assange; Julian P; Australia; Biden; Joseph R Jr; Classified Information and State Secrets; First Amendment (US Constitution); Freedom of Speech and Expression; Great Britain; United States International Relations; United States Politics and Government; WikiLeaks

The Respectful Terminology Platform Project Receives Prestigious Grant from the Mellon Foundation - Price, Gary (Library Journal infoDOCKET, 2024)
The Respectful Terminology Platform Project (RTPP), an Indigenous-led initiative under the NIKLA-ANCLA umbrella, is honoured to announce that the project has been awarded a two-year grant for a total of $1.4M USD from the Mellon Foundation.
Northern America
Keywords: Multiple Nations

How the Maduro government pays to promote propaganda and disinformation in Venezuela - ProBox (Global Voices, 2024)
The official propaganda of the government of Nicolás Maduro spreads thanks to the work of citizens who receive payments from the government to promote trends on social media
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Defend Rights - Memria x Norwegian Human Rights Fund Archive - Sienkiewicz, Emily (Permanent.org, 2024)
All people have a legacy that deserves to be preserved. In other words, we believe it is an essential human right to be able to preserve your legacy. A single story from someone who cares can inspire others to leave the world a better place.
Norway

‘Historic’ European Court of Human Rights ruling backs Swiss women in climate change case - Frost, Rosie (Euronews, 2024)
In a landmark decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that climate change violates the right to respect for one’s private and family life.
Europe

La CEDH condamne la Suisse pour inaction climatique, une première pour un État - Frost, Rosie (Euronews, 2024)
Pour la première fois, la Cour européenne des droits de l'Homme (CEDH) s'est prononcée sur une question liée à la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique dans trois affaires distinctes. Résultat de ces audiences : une victoire mais aussi deux rejets emblématiques.
Europe

Una sentencia "histórica" del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos respalda a las mujeres suizas en un caso de cambio climátic - Frost, Rosie (Euronews, 2024)
En una decisión histórica, el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos (TEDH) ha dictaminado hoy que el cambio climático viola el derecho al respeto de la vida privada y familiar.
Europe

Dawn Landes's new album reimagines feminist folk songs from 1800 to 1970 (CBC Art, 2024)
The singer-songwriter Dawn Landes album, The Liberated Woman's Songbook, inspired by a 1971 book of the same name that chronicles the women's liberation movement through a collection of songs from the 1800s to early 1970. Landes talks about the power of music as a tool for activism, finding solace and inspiration through the voices of women throughout American history, and why these songs still serve as a map for survival today.
Worldwide

Valuable documents about Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled - VietnamPlus (VietnamPlus, 2024)
A number of original documents and records about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the 1954 Geneva Conference were made public for the first time and recently introduced to the public.
Viet Nam
Keywords: Dien Bien Phu

Génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda: «Une centaine de génocidaires sont installés en France» - Cantener, Anne (RFI, 2024)
Trente ans après le début du génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda, les autorités françaises avancent à petit pas vers une reconnaissance du rôle de Paris à l'époque et promettent des procès. Des dizaines et des dizaines de bourreaux ont trouvé refuge en France, dont Agathe Habyarimana, la veuve de l'ancien président rwandais, soupçonnée d'être impliquée dans le génocide de 1994.
Rwanda

Bangladesh Film Archive, Getty Images sign MoU to preserve footage on Liberation War, Bangabandhu - Dhaka UNB (The Daily Star, 2024)
The Bangladesh Film Archive, under the information ministry, and Getty Images, a visual media company of the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collect and preserve footage on the Liberation War and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Keywords: Bangladesh; Getty; Liberation war; audiovisual

NGO seeks a probe into the deaths of two French officers slain in Rwanda genocide - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
A non-governmental organisation on Monday sought answers over the deaths of two French officers killed in the early days of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a legal complaint seen by AFP showed.
Rwanda

Le passé des Roms et le travail de mémoire : « nous existons, respectez notre humanité » - HCDH (HCDH, 2024)
Coordonnée par le HCDH, la Carte de la mémoire des Roms dans les Amériques est une initiative participative qui a pour but de reconnaître et mettre à l’honneur les sites de mémoire de la communauté rom dans les Amériques, des États-Unis à l’Argentine. Ce projet s’appuie sur des efforts visant à renforcer les droits et l’intégration des Roms, à faire progresser la mémoire publique du peuple et de l’histoire roms et à lutter contre l’antitsiganisme, la forme spécifique de racisme à laquelle sont confrontés les Roms.
Northern America

Memorializing the Romani past: “We exist, respect our humanity" - OHCHR (OHCHR, 2024)
Coordinated by UN Human Rights, the Romani Memory Map for the Americas is a crowd-sourced initiative to recognize and honour sites of memory of the Romani community in the Americas, from the United States to Argentina. The project builds on efforts to strengthen Roma rights and inclusion, advance public memory of Roma people and history, and combat anti-gypsyism, the specific form of racism facing Roma.
Northern America

The Queer Museum | Radical Inclusion and Western Museology - Robenalt, Erica (Routledge, 2024)
The Queer Museum examines how relationships between institutions and LGBTQ+communities function and how they help to define queer museum practice.
Worldwide

Beyond profit: Enforcing human rights in business - Sanchez Amor, Nacho; Wolters, Lara (ET Observer, 2024)
In an increasingly globalised world, where multinational corporations wield unprecedented influence, the need for robust mechanisms to hold businesses accountable for human rights abuses has never been more pressing. The ethical responsibilities of businesses extend far beyond profit margins and shareholder interests
Worldwide

Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide that horrified the world - Cheman, Melissa (RFI, 2024)
Rwanda has begun 100 days of commemorations to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militias.
Rwanda

Charles Michel admite la "responsabilidad" de la comunidad internacional en el genocidio de Ruanda - Euronews (Euronews, 2024)
En el 30º aniversario del genocidio de Ruanda, un intento de exterminio de la minoría étnica tutsi, el presidente del Consejo Europeo, Charles Michel, "admitió" la responsabilidad y complicidad por parte de la comunidad internacional, que permaneció inmóvil y cerró los ojos durante este momento oscuro de la historia de la humanidad.
Rwanda

Génocide au Rwanda : Charles Michel évoque "une forme de complicité" de la communauté internationale - Euronews (Euronews, 2024)
Lors des commémoration du 30e anniversaire du génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda, Charles Michel, le président du Conseil européen, a évoqué "une forme de complicité" de la communauté internationale. Le président français estime que Paris "aurait pu arrêter le génocide avec ses alliés".
Rwanda

Rwanda remembers genocide 30 years on in ceremony - Euronews (Euronews, 2024)
World leaders around the world have marked the anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi ethnic minority. Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, admitted responsibility, a kind of complicity on the part of the international community - which remained motionless, closed its eyes - in this dark moment in human history.
Rwanda

Breakthrough for transparency: Court ruling exposes misconduct - IOL Reporter (IOL, 2024)
In a landmark legal battle, Independent Media's successful appeal against the State Security Minister's interim interdict reveals a victory not only for press freedom but also for transparency and accountability in governance.
South Africa

RIM month to focus on records management, climate change - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is observing Records and Information Management (RIM) month in April, with a focus on increasing awareness about the importance of accurate records management in providing holistic solutions to the impact of climate-change.
Jamaica

Guatemala ex-general on trial accused of genocide - Rocha, Leonardo; Vock, Ido (BBC News, 2024)
A former general accused of ordering the murder of more than 1,200 indigenous Ixil Maya people during Guatemala's civil war has gone on trial.
Guatemala

Victoria de Dien Bien Phu, símbolo del movimiento de liberación nacional en el mundo - VietnamPlus (VietnamPlus, 2024)
La victoria del pueblo vietnamita en Dien Bien Phu es un símbolo del movimiento de la liberación de los pueblos coloniales y oprimidos del mundo, afirmó el profesor argentino Ezequiel Ramoneda.
Viet Nam

Amnesty International launches book ‘Images of Rebellion’, a testament to civil resistance - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Amnesty International has published the book Images of Rebellion, an extraordinary visual compilation that chronicles and celebrates the defiant spirit of civil resistance in Cuba. The book contains a poignant selection of the more than 21,000 letters and drawings sent to Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Cuban artist and prisoner of conscience, in a global outpouring of support.
Cuba

Amnesty International présente le livre Imágenes de Rebeldía (Images de rébellion), qui porte témoignage de la résistance civique - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Amnesty International lance le livre Imágenes de Rebeldía, un remarquable recueil visuel qui non seulement raconte, mais aussi célèbre l’esprit rebelle de la résistance civique à Cuba. Ce livre rassemble une sélection des plus de 21 000 lettres et dessins de soutien international envoyés à Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, artiste et prisonnier d’opinion cubain.
Cuba

Resettlement as a Human Rights Issue: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Amnesty International welcomes the call for inputs by the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, and on the Right to Non-discrimination in this Context, to inform his report to the General Assembly in October 2024, and for developing international guiding principles for resettlement.
Worldwide

Amnistía Internacional presenta el libro "Imágenes de Rebeldía", un testimonio de resistencia cívica - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
Amnistía Internacional lanza libro “Imágenes de Rebeldía”, un extraordinario compendio visual que no solo narra, sino que también celebra el espíritu rebelde de la resistencia cívica en Cuba. Este libro recopila una emotiva selección de las más de 21,000 cartas y dibujos de apoyo global enviados a Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, artista y preso de conciencia cubano.
Cuba

Denuncia internacional contra Luis Petri por obstaculizar las investigaciones sobre los crímenes de la dictadura | Desmanteló los equipos que analizaban archivos en las FFAA - Bertoia, Luciana (PAGINA12, 2024)
La presentación fue hecha por la legisladora Victoria Montenegro ante el relator de Naciones Unidas Fabián Salvioli.
Argentina

Le Conseil de l’Europe veut lutter contre les poursuites-bâillons - Euractiv France; AFP (Euractiv France, 2024)
Le Conseil de l’Europe a exhorté vendredi ses 46 États membres à « lutter contre les poursuites abusives visant à réduire au silence les journalistes et autres observateurs critiques de la vie publique », dans un communiqué du Comité des ministres.
Europe

La réconciliation made in Rwanda - Sehene Ruvugiro, Emmanuel (JustiveInfo.net, 2024)
Au moins 800 000 personnes massacrées en cent jours, entre avril et juillet 1994. Depuis, la justice nationale a jugé plus d’un million de personnes. Le temps du châtiment a passé. Et les Rwandais ont dû réapprendre le « vivre ensemble ». Notre correspondant en a interrogé certains sur le sens et la réalité de cette « réconciliation ».
Rwanda

Reconciliation made in Rwanda - Sehene Ruvugiro, Emmanuel (JustiveInfo.net, 2024)
At least 800,000 people were massacred in 100 days, between April and July 1994. Since then, the national justice system has tried over a million people. The time for retribution has passed. And Rwandans have had to relearn how to “live together”. Our correspondent asked some of them what this “reconciliation” means for them.
Rwanda

De nombreux documents d'archives originaux sur la campagne de Dien Bien Phu dévoilés - VietnamPlus (VietnamPlus, 2024)
Un certain nombre de documents d'archives originaux sur la campagne de Dien Bien Phu et la Conférence de Genève de 1954 ont été rendus publics pour la première fois.
Viet Nam
Keywords: Dien Bien Phu

UN body calls for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes - Wintour, Patrick (The Guardian, 2024)
Human rights council adopts resolution as Israel opens new routes into Gaza after Biden-Netanyahu phone call
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Joe Biden; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; US foreign policy; US news; United Nations; World news

Génocide au Rwanda : comment relever le défi de la mémoire ? - Le débat (France24, 2024)
Trente ans après le génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda, comment relever le défi de la mémoire ? Les invités du débat sont: Laurent Larcher, Journaliste à La Croix, chargé de l’Afrique; Christophe Boisbouvier, Directeur adjoint de RFI, chargé de l'Afrique; Jeanne Allaire Kayigirwa, Vice-présidente de l'association Ibuka France
Rwanda

Tories planned to make millions from members’ data with ‘True Blue’ app - Burgis, Tom; Dyer, Henry (The Guardian, 2024)
Exclusive: senior party officials worked on commercial venture that would allow brands to sell products to supporters
United Kingdom
Keywords: Apps; Conservatives; Data protection; Politics; Technology; UK news

La liberté académique en déclin dans le monde, selon un groupe d'experts - Kisbenebek, Attila (Science et Avenir, 2024)
Seule une personne sur trois vit dans un pays garantissant l'indépendance de la recherche et des universités, selon un indice annuel qui s'alarme d'un déclin de la liberté académique dans le monde, particulièrement marqué en Russie, en Chine et en Inde.
Worldwide

Documentary captures journalist’s gender transition while embedded with Taliban (PBS News Hour, 2024)
A new documentary now available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV offers an in-depth look at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. "Transition" follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon as he undergoes a gender transition while embedded with a Taliban unit. Bryon and co-director Monica Villamizar spoke with Amna Nawaz about this turning point in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan

En Haïti, des gangs armés vandalisent des bâtiments culturels et éducatifs - AFP (Challenges, 2024)
Des gangs armés ont pris d'assaut mercredi la Bibliothèque nationale d'Haïti, située dans la capitale Port-au-Prince, a fait savoir à l'AFP son directeur, une nouvelle illustration de la spirale de violences dans ce pays des Caraïbes.
Haïti

New short film highlights devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Amnesty International is launching a powerful film showing the devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally, with many suffering life-long injuries and permanent disabilities. The new film, which features Leidy Cadena who was blinded by police in 2021 during a protest which was part of the National Strikes in Colombia, shows the devastating impact such weapons can have.
Worldwide

Un nouveau court-métrage met en lumière l’impact dévastateur des armes à létalité réduite sur les manifestant·e·s à travers le monde - Amnesty international (Amnesty International, 2024)
Les armes à létalité réduite sont à l’origine de milliers de blessures à travers le monde, ainsi que des dizaines de décès. Amnesty International sort un court-métrage percutant qui montre l’impact dévastateur qu’ont les armes à létalité réduite sur les manifestant·e·s à travers le monde, beaucoup souffrant de lésions à vie et de handicaps permanents. Ce nouveau film présente l’histoire de Leidy Cadena, qui a perdu un œil à cause de la police en 2021 au cours d’une manifestation s’inscrivant dans le cadre des Grèves nationales en Colombie. Il montre l’impact dévastateur de ce type d’armes.
Worldwide

Surge of interest in Ethiopian culture boosts case for return of treasures - Bakare, Lanre (The Guardian, 2024)
Poet who is curating country’s first Venice Biennale pavilion says ‘part of the heart’ of the country was looted and is being held in museums.
Ethiopia
Keywords: Africa; Art and design; Books; British Museum; Colonialism; Culture; Ethiopia; Lemn Sissay; Music; Poetry; The Weeknd; UK news; Venice Biennale; World news

Enfants nés du viol : l'héritage dévastateur de la violence sexuelle dans le Rwanda de l'après-génocide - Denov, Myriam (The Conversation, 2024)
Le génocide rwandais de 1994 a laissé des traces indélébiles. Les enfants nés de violences sexuelles et les mères ont fait preuve d'une immense force pour surmonter leur histoire de violence.
Rwanda

Exhibition | Lost Liberties: The War Measures Act - Diefenbaker Canada Centre | University of Saskatchewan (Diefenbaker Canada Centre | University of Saskatchewan, 2024)
"Lost Liberties: The War Measures Act" is exploring the suspension of civil liberties in Canada during the First World War, the Second World War, and the 1970 October Crisis, Lost Liberties — The War Measures Act sheds new light on the enduring impact of the Act on Canada and its people. | On display until June 22, 2024 | Diefenbaker Canada Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Canada

‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets - McKernan, Bethan; Davies, Harry (The Guardian, 2024)
Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants
Israel
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Technology; World news

A ProPublica Lawsuit Over Military Court Access Moves Forward - Megan Rose (ProPublica, 2024)
A federal judge ruled in March that ProPublica’s lawsuit against the secretary of defense should move forward, as the news organization seeks to increase public access to the military’s court proceedings and records. ProPublica sued in 2022, claiming the Pentagon has failed to issue rules ensuring that the services comply with a law that was supposed to make the military justice system more transparent.
United States of America

Racism, harassment and discrimination takes a terrible toll on ethnic minority NHS staff - Rhead, Rebecca (The Conversation, 2024)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a time filled with uncertainty and fear, ethnically minoritised NHS staff have not only had to contend with the virus but also a workplace fraught with inequalities.
United Kingdom

‘I wanted to end my life’: ‘Bookseller of Kabul’ rebuilds destroyed business - Taylor, Diane (The Guardian, 2024)
Shah Muhammad Rais was devastated when Taliban destroyed his shop, but now he is sending books to Afghanistan via the internet.
Afghanistan
Keywords: Afghanistan; Books; Culture; South and central Asia; World news

Piloting Reparative Description and Metadata in SNAC via the Indigenous Description Group (Descriptive Notes, 2024)
Archivists have recognized the need to rethink how indigenous knowledge can be better represented, not only to heal previous harms but also to make information more accessible and usable for communities. The Indigenous Description Group, founded in Spring 2023 within the Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) cooperative, represents one effort to do this work in a pan-institutional and collaborative way.
United States of America

Archivos comunitarios: estrategia brasileña para salvaguardar la memoria contra las desigualdades - G20 Brazil 2024 (G20 Brazil 2024, 2024)
Un acuerdo de cooperación entre el Archivo Nacional y el PNUD reforzará la política archivística del país e impulsará el trabajo de los archivos comunitarios para los grupos socioeconómicamente vulnerables del país. La política pretende garantizar que las comunidades negras, indígenas, rurales, de favelas y LGBTQI+ tengan acceso al derecho a la memoria y a las condiciones para registrar sus experiencias individuales y colectivas.
Brazil

Explore the focus on community archives: Discover Brasil's strategy to preserve historical memory while addressing inequalities - G20 Brazil 2024 (G20 Brazil 2024, 2024)
A cooperation agreement between the National Archives of Brasil and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will enhance the country's archival policy and support the efforts of community archives serving socioeconomically vulnerable groups. This policy aims to guarantee access to memory rights and the tools necessary for documenting the diverse experiences of black, indigenous, rural, favela-dwelling, and LGBTQIAP+ communities.
Brazil
Keywords: community archives

Genocide Archives Released - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Human Rights Watch announced that it is releasing a series of archives highlighting the extraordinary efforts of human rights defenders in Rwanda and abroad, to warn about the planned 1994 genocide and attempt to stop the killings.
Rwanda

Publication d’archives sur le génocide - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Human Rights Watch a annoncé la publication d’une série d’archives témoignant des efforts extraordinaires déployés par des défenseurs des droits humains au Rwanda et à l’étranger pour lancer l’alerte au sujet du génocide planifié de 1994, et tenter d’arrêter les massacres.
Rwanda

‘Fake news’ legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024 - Jens, Samuel (The Conversation, 2024)
Vague definitions and heavy penalties mean that legislation could be used to stifle a free press.
Worldwide