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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

‘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

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

2,200 “génocidaires” being released in 2024, who are they? - Sehene Ruvugiro, Emmanuel (JustiveInfo.net, 2024)
Thirty years after the 1994 genocide, thousands of convicted men and women have already been released from prison. Others, like Emmanuel Ruzigana, are on the point of being released after serving their sentences. The government estimates that, putting completed sentences and pardons together, 2,200 “génocidaires” - as they are known in Rwanda - could be released in 2024. Who are they and how are they preparing?
Rwanda

2 200 « génocidaires » libérés en 2024, qui sont-ils ? - Sehene Ruvugiro, Emmanuel (JustiveInfo.net, 2024)
Trente ans après le génocide de 1994, des milliers de femmes et d’hommes condamnés sont déjà sortis de prison. D’autres, en attente comme Emmanuel Ruzigana, sont sur le point d’être libérés, après avoir purgé leurs peines. Le gouvernement estime qu’entre les fins de peine et les remises de peine, 2 200 « génocidaires » – selon le terme consacré au Rwanda –, pourraient être remis en liberté en 2024. Qui sont-ils et comment se préparent-ils ?
Rwanda

Protests Over Gaza Intensify at American Art Museums - Small, Zachary; Tracy, Marc (The New York Times, 2024)
A protest at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco led to the resignation of its leader and to a monthlong closure of its galleries. The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts event was among the most dramatic in a series of demonstrations about the Israel-Hamas war that have rocked the cultural sector in recent months with protests, withdrawals and other calls for boycotts.
United States of America
Keywords: Appointments and Executive Changes; Art; Boycotts; Demonstrations; Protests and Riots; Israel-Gaza War (2023- ); Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museums; Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel; San Francisco (Calif); Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit - Stempel, Jonathan (Zawya.com, 2024)
Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly track people who set Google's Chrome browser to "Incognito" mode and other browsers to "private" browsing mode. They said this turned Google into an "unaccountable trove of information" by letting it learn about their friends, favorite foods, hobbies, shopping habits, and the "most intimate and potentially embarrassing things" they hunt for online.
United States of America

A New Chapter for Irish Historians’ ‘Saddest Book’ - O’Loughlin, Ed (The New York Times, 2024)
A globe-spanning research project has turned the catalog of a public archive destroyed in Ireland’s civil war into a model for reconstruction.
Ireland
Keywords: Archives and Records; Ireland; Libraries and Librarians; National Archives (Great Britain); Politics and Government; Restoration and Renovation; Trinity College (Dublin; Ireland); Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland; Yale University

“Access under review”: Freedom of Information, Data Protection, and the Disappearing Archive - McLean, Alioson (History and Policy, 2024)
While many historians will be familiar with the limitations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when trying to obtain access to closed records at the National Archives (TNA), few will be aware that since 2012 thousands of previously open documents have been removed from public access under TNA’s Reclosure Policy.
United Kingdom

Polish war graves in Germany documented - S.A, Telewizja Polska (TVP World, 2024)
The Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation has information on 1,200 cemeteries or memorial sites where the remains of Polish citizens rest.
Western Europe
Keywords: Germany; Poland; World War II

Meta and Google accused of restricting reproductive health information - Strzyżyńska, Weronika (The Guardian, 2024)
Report claims posts on abortion and contraception have been deleted while misinformation on the feeds of social media users in Africa, Latin America and Asia has not been tackled
Worldwide
Keywords: Global development; Global health; Google; Meta; Reproductive rights; Society; Technology

Al-Yamamah arms deal report comes to light ending anti-corruption campaigners’ battle - Pegg, David; Evans, Rob (The Guardian, 2024)
Inquiry by National Audit Office into British-Saudi arms contract reveals evidence of MoD deception over bribery allegations. A suppressed official report on alleged corruption in a giant British-Saudi arms contract has been discovered in a public archive.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Arms trade; BAE Systems; Defence policy; Foreign policy; Military; Ministry of Defence; Saudi Arabia; UK news; World news

English Nazi collaborators may have aided recapture of ‘great escape’ PoWs - Addley, Esther (The Guardian, 2024)
Document discovered by National Archives shows claim made after the war by recaptured RAF officer, but historians are sceptical
United Kingdom
Keywords: National Archives; Nazism; Second world war; UK news; World news

Palestinians’ Right of Return Is a Basic Question of Justice - Burgis, Ben (Jacobin, 2024)
Denying Palestinian refugees the right to come back to the areas from which they were ethnically cleansed during the Nakba is deeply unjust.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Nakba

Belgium still struggling with its colonial ghosts - Jochecová, Ketrin (POLITICO, 2024)
By failing to publish a report on the nation’s colonial history, Belgium signals it is not yet ready to shake off its past.
Belgium

Una multitud para decir nunca más a la dictadura y a la miseria planificada del gobierno libertario | Masiva movilización a Plaza de Mayo a 48 años del golpe genocida - Bertoia, Luciana (Logo Página 12, 2024)
Argentina

‘Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo’ reclaman ley contra negacionismo - dw.com (dw.com, 2024)
La defensora de derechos humanos Estela de Carlotto cuestionó al presidente y a la vicepresidenta de Argentina por sus “provocaciones”.
Argentina

Consejo de Seguridad, Gaza, Haití... Las noticias del lunes - Noticias ONU (Noticias ONU, 2024)
El Consejo de Seguridad adopta, por primera vez, una resolución que pide un alto el fuego inmediato en Gaza. Es “totalmente inaceptable” que Israel impida a UNRWA trabajar en el norte de Gaza, dice Guterres. El Programa Mundial de Alimentos amplía el reparto de comida en Haití pese a la violencia.
Isreal-Gaza

Le Conseil de sécurité adopte une résolution exigeant un cessez-le-feu immédiat à Gaza | - ONU Info (ONU Info, 2024)
Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU a adopté lundi une résolution dans laquelle il exige un cessez-le-feu immédiat à Gaza pendant le mois de Ramadan, la libération immédiate et inconditionnelle de tous les otages et souligne la nécessité urgente « d'élargir le flux » d'aide vers l'enclave palestinienne
Isreal-Gaza

Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan - UN News (United Nations News, 2024)
The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza. There were 14 votes in favour with the United States abstaining.
Isreal-Gaza

Mass grave of at least 65 migrants found in Libya desert, UN agency says - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
At least 65 migrants' bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on social media platform X on Friday.
Libya

Dutch project tells wartime stories of intrepid ‘England voyagers’ - Boztas, Senay (The Guardian, 2024)
Hundreds of Engelandvaarders took various routes from occupied Netherlands to Britain to fight in second world war
Netherlands
Keywords: Europe; Netherlands; Second world war; World news

La organización de hijos de desaparecidos en Argentina denuncia que una de sus integrantes fue asaltada y abusada por militantes de Milei - Criales, José Pablo (El País Argentina, 2024)
La agrupación de derechos humanos H.I.J.O.S. responsabiliza al Gobierno de un ataque que sale a la luz a días de un tenso aniversario del golpe militar de 1976
Argentina

Public Prosecution finalises classification of crimes, digitisation of criminal legislation - Rola AlGhoul (Zawya.com, 2024)
Under the project, legal texts have been transformed into a digital format that is comprehensible and executable by information systems, employing advanced artificial intelligence techniques
United Arab Emirates

‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence - Beaumont, Peter (The Guardian, 2024)
Prospect of Israel facing war crimes charges has moved closer after UN condemnation of Gaza aid restrictions
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Famine; Gaza; Human rights; International court of justice; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Law; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Society; War crimes; World news

"We hope to offer renewed hope of discovering ancestors and even new connections to families across the globe." - Campsie, Alison (The Scotsman, 2024)
Around 15,000 young, vulnerable Scots were shipped to Canada alone in a forced emigration scheme designed to improve their life chances, but some were never heard from again.
United Kingdom

New UN Exhibit Highlights Post-Genocide Reconciliation in Rwanda, on Display at Headquarters, 27 March-Late April - Paulina Greer (UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases, 2024)
Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (7 April), the United Nations Headquarters in New York opens a new exhibit about the power of post-genocide reconciliation, the potentially deadly impact of hate speech and what visitors can do to say #NoToHate.
Rwanda

Une nouvelle exposition au Siège de l’ONU met en lumière la réconciliation postgénocide au Rwanda - Paulina Greer (UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases, 2024)
À l’occasion du trentième anniversaire du génocide perpétré contre les Tutsis au Rwanda en 1994, le Siège des Nations Unies à New York accueille une nouvelle exposition sur le pouvoir de la réconciliation postgénocide, l’impact potentiellement mortel des discours de haine et ce qui peut être fait pour dire #NonÀLaHaine.
Rwanda

When fame and medical privacy clash: Kate and other crises of confidentiality - Stewart, Heather (The Guardian, 2024)
The Princess of Wales is the latest person in the public eye to find there are questions about the security of their health history
United Kingdom
Keywords: Catherine; Gordon Brown; Health; Monarchy; Princess of Wales; Privacy; Society; Tony Blair; UK news; Winston Churchill

Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives - Ashifa Kassam; Leah Pattem (The Guardian, 2024)
Families say they were promised details of relatives’ whereabouts after contacting people they thought were linked to NGO in Spain
Europe
Keywords: Europe; Migration; Refugees; Spain; UK news; World news

Documents reveal alleged pattern of Israeli harassment of Unrwa workers on West Bank - Burke, Jason (The Guardian, 2024)
Exclusive: UN documents seen by the Guardian list hundreds of incidents, including claims workers were blindfolded and beaten.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; United Nations; World news

ICC Reporting Key to Catalyze National Justice - Vignoli, Maria Elena (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a court of last resort, stepping in only when national authorities are unwilling or unable to do so. This is a key legal pillar known as the principle of complementarity. But because the ICC can only take on a few cases in a particular situation, comprehensive justice will invariably mean that the ICC and national authorities will need to work closely together.
Worldwide

Les rapports de la CPI, des outils essentiels pour soutenir la justice nationale - Vignoli, Maria Elena (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
La Cour pénale internationale (CPI) est une juridiction de dernier recours, qui n’intervient que lorsque les autorités judiciaires nationales ne veulent ou ne peuvent pas se saisir d’une affaire. Il s’agit d’un pilier juridique connu sous le nom de principe de complémentarité. Mais comme la CPI ne peut traiter que quelques affaires dans une situation particulière, la quête d’une justice exhaustive signifie invariablement que la CPI et les autorités nationales doivent travailler en étroite collaboration.
Worldwide

Los informes de la CPI son claves para catalizar la justicia nacional - Vignoli, Maria Elena (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
La Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) es un tribunal de última instancia, que interviene únicamente cuando las autoridades nacionales no tienen la disposición o la capacidad para hacerlo. Este es un pilar jurídico fundamental que se conoce como principio de complementariedad. Sin embargo, la CPI solo puede tomar unos pocos casos en una situación determinada, por lo tanto, para que haya justicia integral será siempre necesario que la CPI y las autoridades nacionales trabajen en colaboración estrecha.
Worldwide

Togoland: Germany's first and smallest African colony - Nebe, Cai (DW, 2024)
Germany's 30-year rule in Togoland (actual Ghana and Togo) seemed relatively peaceful compared to other German colonies, and Togoland was promoted as "a model colony." But it was a self-serving myth for German colonial administrators.
Ghana

Togoland: Germany's first and smallest African colony - Nebe, Cai (DW, 2024)
Germany's 30-year rule in Togoland (actual Ghana and Togo) seemed relatively peaceful compared to other German colonies, and Togoland was promoted as "a model colony." But it was a self-serving myth for German colonial administrators.
Togo

New NAGPRA rules: A sea change in federal regulations - Pember, Mary Annette (ICT News, 2024)
Museums, universities begin shuttering exhibits as federal requirements change for handling human remains, cultural items.
United States of America
Keywords: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; United States; repatriation

Joe Biden has just dealt a big defeat to big tech - Stiglitz, Joseph (The Guardian, 2024)
US president’s new executive order is an important step towards protecting sensitive personal data
United States of America
Keywords: Business; Data protection; Digital media; Joe Biden; Privacy; Social media; Technology sector; US news; World news

Pablo Llonto: "Al gobierno de Milei no le interesan los derechos humanos" - Llonto, Pablo (PAGINA12, 2024)
Para el abogado, el oficialismo tiene una "particular provocación y perversidad" y cree que este domingo próximo "son capaces de hacer cualquier barbaridad".
Argentina

CIDH finaliza 189 Período de Sesiones con 29 audiencias públicas sobre derechos humanos. - Loebenstein, Elke von (Diario Constitucional, 2024)
En las audiencias de país de la CIDH, se discutieron diversas temáticas. Sobre Chile, se trataron los derechos de las personas sordas; respecto a Colombia, el reclutamiento forzado de niñas, niños y adolescentes indígenas y reparación de víctimas del conflicto; acerca de Cuba, derechos de quienes participan en misiones médicas y libertad de asociación; relativo a Ecuador, justicia indígena; con relación a Estados Unidos, impactos de la explotación del uranio en pueblos indígenas; en cuanto a Honduras, desalojos de comunidades indígenas, negras y campesinas.
Americas

Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons - AFP (France24, 2024)
In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they face "systemic abuse" and torture, rights advocates warn, calling for international action.
Israel

Don’t forget Leonard Peltier - Nicholls, Will (Nation, 2024)
Leonard Peltier is the longest imprisoned Indigenous person in the United States. Even after almost 47 years behind bars he is considered a political prisoner by Amnesty International, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Congress of American Indians, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Rev. Jesse Jackson, among many others who believe he should be immediately released.
United States of America

DRC: Reinstating executions shows a callous disregard for human rights - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Congo’s government wants to resume executions, after a hiatus of two decades, in a bid to combat armed groups and gang violence, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

RDC. La reprise des exécutions témoigne d’un mépris total pour les droits humains - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Compte tenu de l’inefficacité du système de justice la décision consternante du gouvernement signifie que de nombreux innocents risquent d’être exécutés.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

República Democrática del Congo: La reinstauración de las ejecuciones muestra un cruel desprecio por los derechos humanos - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
En respuesta a la noticia de que, después de una pausa de dos decenios, el gobierno de República Democrática del Congo quiere reanudar las ejecuciones en un intento por combatir a los grupos armados y la violencia de las bandas, Tigere Chagutah, director regional de Amnistía Internacional para África Oriental y Austral, ha declarado: “La […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo

En Indonésie, une vague de désinformation met en danger les réfugiés rohingyas - Chaigne, Thais (France24, 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 très accueillante, l’ONU s’inquiète pour leur sécurité. Notre Observateur, un journaliste indonésien spécialiste de la vérification pour "Mafindo", décrypte cette campagne de haine en ligne.
Indonesia

Germany's Bundesbank confronts dark Nazi origins - Connor, Richard (DW, 2024)
Germany's central financial institution, the Bundesbank, commissioned a study to examine its roots. Research showed that the bank, set up after World War II, was founded on a past tightly interwoven with the Nazi Party.
Germany

Digital health data compromise hailed as 'most important health legislation' in this mandate - Mersh, Amalie Holmgaard (Euractiv, 2024)
EU institutions struck a deal on the European Health Data Space, having finally landed an agreement on the thorny issue of opt-out for secondary use of health data.
Europe

How a wave of disinformation is endangering Rohingya refugees in Indonesia - Observers team (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. This wave of disinformation…
Indonesia

The devastating persecution of trans people by the Nazis still echoes down the ages - Baska, Maggie (PinkNews, 2024)
Before WWII, Germany saw movements supporting transgender and gender non-conforming folks. It all changed when the Nazis took power.
Germany
Keywords: LGBTQ+ rights

Secret Iraq War cabinet documents released publicly - Brown, Andrew (The Canberra Times, 2024)
The National Archives of Australia released 14 declassified cabinet records relating to Australia’s involvement in the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Australia

India blocks access to documentary about death of Sikh activist in Canada - Cecco, Leyland (The Guardian, 2024)
CBC aired an investigation into the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing the Canadian government suspects India was behind.
India
Keywords: Americas; Canada; India; South and central Asia; World news

Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education: Riteway Flows - Davis, John (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education demonstrates how to bring Indigenous Knowledges to the forefront of education practice and provides educators with the tools to enact culturally responsive curricula and pedagogies, ensuring positive educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and students
Australia

La censure a continué de s’accentuer dans les bibliothèques américaines en 2023 - ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-; Associated Press (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Les interdictions et les tentatives d'interdiction de livres ont augmenté aux États-Unis l'année dernière, continuant d'établir des niveaux records.
United States of America

Rare, Wrongfully Obtained Manuscript Returned to Peruvian Government - Pennsylvania, Eastern District of, U.S. Attorney's Office (United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2024)
A rare sixteenth-century manuscript was repatriated to the Peruvian government at a ceremony today presided over by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
Peru
Keywords: Peru; Press release; Repatriation; United States of America

Au Tchad, le paysage médiatique ne protège pas les journalistes - Sovon, Jean (Global Voices, 2024)
Le pays connaît aussi des assassinants de journalistes
Chad

En Chad, entorno mediático no protege a los periodistas - Sovon, Jean (Global Voices, 2024)
También se asesina a periodistas en el país
Chad

Germany's colonial era: Battling oblivion with art - Harjes, Christine (dw.com, 2024)
Street names, monuments and graves of colonial rulers: The colonial era has left its mark on Germany and relates to Burundi, Cameroon, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and parts of present day Ghana. In the German city of Bonn, artist Cheryl McIntosh explores colonial history and its impact on the present. Includes links to three video recordings.
Germany

Elihu Yale: The cruel and greedy Yale benefactor who traded in Indian slaves - Pandy, Geeta (BBC News India, 2024)
The truth of how Elihu Yale made his fortune had been largely forgotten - until now.
India

Elihu Yale: The cruel and greedy Yale benefactor who traded in Indian slaves - Pandy, Geeta (BBC News India, 2024)
The truth of how Elihu Yale made his fortune had been largely forgotten - until now.
United States of America

EU Parliament passes European Media Freedom Act, concerns over spyware remain - Taylor, Alice (Euractiv, 2024)
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), a landmark legislation to protect journalists and media freedom, though concerns remain over the use of spyware to monitor media.
Europe

What’s Missing From Railroad Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs. - Topher Sanders,Dan Schwartz,Danelle Morton,Gabriel Sandoval (ProPublica, 2024)
Thanks to government loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad Administration for scores of alleged worker injuries and at least two deaths.
United States of America

National Cyber Directorate warns State Archive: Israel's digital history could be erased - Aderet, Ofer (Haaretz, 2024)
The search function on the website of the Israel State Archives has been disabled since the site was attacked by pro-Palestinian hackers in November. The National Cyber Directorate has warned that critical material in the archives is highly vulnerable to irreversible damage
Israel
Keywords: 2023 Israel-Gaza War; Cyber Warfare; Israel

Growing secrecy limits government accountability - Cuillier, David (The Conversation, 2024)
After years of anecdotes, data provides a fuller picture of government agencies hiding their work from the public they ostensibly serve.
United States of America

Morocco-Algeria Tensions: Royal Archivist Recalls Morocco’s Historical Claims to Eastern Sahara - Faouzi, Adil (Morocco World News, 2024)
Bahija Simou, the director of Morocco’s Royal Archives, has brought the long-running border dispute between Morocco and Algeria back to the forefront after asserting on that Morocco has documents proving its sovereignty over the so-called mineral-rich “Eastern Sahara” region. By raising this issue now, Morocco may be attempting to pressure France, whose relations with Algeria have deteriorated, into explicitly recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Morocco
Keywords: Algeria; Morocco; Western Sahara

Leaked Document Details How The Kremlin Manages Russia's Elections - Grigoryev, Andrei (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2024)
A purported Kremlin election-strategy document leaked last month seems to show in detail how the authorities in Russia intend to produce 85 percent support for President Vladimir Putin in the March 15-17 vote.
Russian Federation
Keywords: Features; Russia

Colonialismo: 17.000 restos humanos en museos de Alemania - Oelze, Saboine (DW, 2024)
Se estima que 17.000 restos humanos se encuentran en las colecciones de museos y universidades alemanas. En muchos casos, no queda claro cómo llegaron a Alemania.
Germany

Thousands could be owed Windrush compensation - Zeldin-O'Neill, Sophie; Jessett, Elliot (BBC, 2024)
The Windrush Compensation Scheme (WCS) was established to provide compensation to people who suffered loss as a result of government policy and failings, which included the revelation that the UK's Home Office had kept no historic records of those granted permission to stay in Britain.
United Kingdom

'Chilling effect' on culture: Class action puts spotlight on prosecution of Aboriginal fishers - Milton, Vanessa (ABC News, 2024)
More than 10,000 people could be eligible for a compensation payout from the NSW government for the criminalisation of traditional fishing practices that are protected under Commonwealth native title law.
Australia
Keywords: NSW government; Racial Discrimination Act; abalone; class action; cultural fishing; fisheries; native title; prosecution

#Keepiton Sudan's internet shutdown threatens delivery of humanitarian and emergency services. - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and humanitarian services to millions of people caught up in the conflict.
Sudan

La population pauvre est majoritairement féminine - Asen, Elizabeth (dw.com, 2024)
À l'occasion du 8 mars, Nadine Machikou, vice-rectrice de l’Université de Yaoundé II, appelle à l'engagement de tous pour les droits des femmes.
Cameroun

Periodismo feminista: noticias contra el patriarcado - Drazer, Maricel (dw.com, 2024)
En América Latina, y en un contexto que consideran adverso, se abren paso las propuestas de periodismo feminista: "contra el 'statu quo', que es el patriarcado", explican.
Americas

Martin Dibobe : de l'exposition à l'activisme anticolonial – DW – 08/03/2024 - dw.com - La rédaction francophone (dw.com, 2024)
Envoyé en Allemagne pour faire la promotion du colonialisme, Quane Martin Dibobe devient un opposant acharné du système d'exploitation mis en place par les colons.
Cameroun

UN rights expert David Boyd: ‘Businesses are treating the environment like a free dumping ground’ - Langrand, Michelle (Geneva Solutions, 2024)
Over half of global industrial greenhouse gas emissions from 1988 to 2015 can be traced back to some 25 fossil fuel companies, while the richest one per cent spew as much emissions as the poorest 66 per cent. These are some of the findings from the UN’s top expert on human rights and the environment’s latest report to the Human Rights Council.
Worldwide

Your personal data all over the web - is there a better way? - Mcmanus, Sean (BBC News, 2024)
Would it be better to keep your personal data in one place, rather than entering it into hundreds of websites?
Worldwide

Totem pole in Ottawa needs to be returned says First Nations chief - Slack, Kerry (APTN News, 2024)
A totem pole gifted to Scouts Canada in the 1960s needs to be returned says the carver's family from Kwakiutl First Nation.
Canada
Keywords: Kwakiutl First Nation; Repatriation

Activistas: quedarse en Rusia es "cuestión de dignidad" - Strelnikov, Aleksei (dw.com, 2024)
Algunos activistas de derechos humanos permanecen en Rusia a pesar de la represión del Kremlin y el trato arbitrario de las autoridades y no quieren rendirse.
Russian Federation

Empowering women and promoting gender equality in Asia and Africa through Memory of the World - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2024)
Throughout history, women have played pivotal roles in shaping the political, economic, scientific and cultural landscapes of societies worldwide despite tremendous obstacles. However, they remain largely underrepresented in the archives. This month of International Women's Day, UNESCO highlights their achievements in the documentary heritage inscriptions of Asia and Africa.
Worldwide
Keywords: women

For years, I suspected MI5 interfered in the miners’ strike. The truth was even more shocking than I thought - Hollingsworth, Mark (The Guardian, 2024)
A document buried in the National Archives reveals how the security service abused its power to help the government win.
United Kingdom
Keywords: MI5; Politics; Politics past; The miners' strike 1984-85; UK news

Russian jailed for seven years for articles about Ukraine war - Papachristou, Lucy (Reuters, 2024)
A reporter for an independent Russian news outlet was sentenced to seven years in prison for articles he wrote about alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Russian Federation

Le Liberia fait un pas vers un tribunal pour les crimes de la guerre civile - Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2024)
La chambre basse du parlement libérien a adopté mardi une motion en vue de créer un tribunal qui jugerait les crimes de la guerre civile, ce que les victimes réclament depuis plus de vingt ans.
Liberia

Con votos de derecha: Cámara aprueba por unanimidad declaración que apoya “búsqueda de verdad y justicia” durante la “dictadura militar” de Pinochet - Basulto, Alejandro (ADN Radio, 2024)
En un hecho inédito, el sector de Chile Vamos, el Partido Republicano y el Partido Conservador Cristiano, dieron sus votos para que este proyecto de resolución, que se refiere en estos términos al régimen que duró entre los años 1973 y 1990, viera la luz.
Chile

Situation en Ukraine : les juges de la CPI délivrent des mandats d'arrêt contre Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash et Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov - International Criminal Court (ICC) (International Criminal Court (ICC), 2024)
Le 5 mars 2024, la Chambre préliminaire II de la Cour pénale internationale a émis des mandats d'arrêt à l’encontre de deux personnes, M. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash et M. Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov, dans le contexte de la situation en Ukraine pour des crimes présumés qui auraient été commis entre le 10 octobre 2022 au moins et le 9 mars 2023 au moins.
Ukraine

Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov - International Criminal Court (ICC) (International Criminal Court (ICC), 2024)
Today, 5 March 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court judges issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Mr Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov, in the context of the situation in Ukraine for alleged crimes committed from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.
Ukraine

Australia urges Israel to provide evidence for allegations UNRWA staff were involved in 7 October attacks - Josh Butler (The Guardian, 2024)
UN ambassador says Australia also wants details of UNRWA reform before humanitarian funding is restored
Australia
Keywords: Australia news; Australian foreign policy; Australian politics; Israel-Gaza war; United Nations

Church of England told to invest billion pounds over slavery - DW (DW.com, 2024)
An advisory group has urged the Church of England to raise its fund for redressing slavery to ten times of its current worth. The church set up the fund after it admitted it had invested in the African slave trade.
United Kingdom

Togo, la soi-disant colonie modèle - dw.com - La rédaction francophone (DW, 2024)
En juillet 1884, le drapeau impérial allemand est hissé pour la première fois sur le continent africain. Pendant 30 ans, le Togoland (Ghana ewt Togo d'aujourd'hui) est présenté comme une "colonie modèle". Mais la réalité est différente.
Togo

Togo, la soi-disant colonie modèle - dw.com - La rédaction francophone (DW, 2024)
En juillet 1884, le drapeau impérial allemand est hissé pour la première fois sur le continent africain. Pendant 30 ans, le Togoland (Ghana et Togo d'aujourd'hui) est présenté comme une "colonie modèle". Mais la réalité est différente.
Ghana

France enshrines abortion rights in Constitution with historic vote - euronews (euronews, 2024)
France will change its Constitution after lawmakers voted in a joint session of parliament.
France

Francia blinda el derecho al aborto en la Constitución - euronews (euronews, 2024)
En una reunión conjunta de Asamblea y Senado el parlamento francés ha aprobado la modificación constitucional este lunes. La votación se ha celebrado en el hemiciclo de Versalles, donde se han aprobado todas las modificaciones constitucionales de la historia.
France

Le Parlement français a approuvé l'inscription de l'avortement dans la Constitution - euronews (euronews, 2024)
Réunis en Congrès à Versailles, députés et sénateurs français ont approuvé l'inscription du droit à l'avortement dans la Constitution.
France

Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet - Wild, Sarah (Nature, 2024)
An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge.
United States of America
Keywords: Information technology; Publishing; Scientific community

«Une guerre juridique homophobe»: en Afrique, de nombreux pays durcissent encore leur législation anti-LGBT+ - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Le Ghana, qui vient d'adopter un projet de loi répressif contre l'homosexualité, rejoint le banc des pays africains décidés à renforcer leur arsenal juridique à l’encontre des personnes LGBT+. Sur le continent, 31 pays criminalisent les relations sexuelles entre personnes de même sexe.
Africa

Pensionnats pour autochtones : l’accès à l’information doit être plus aisé, dit le Sénat - Zone Politique- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones examine en ce moment les obstacles à la divulgation des archives sur les pensionnats pour Autochtones.
Canada

UK and US accused of obstructing inquiry into 1961 death of UN chief - Julian Borger (The Guardian, 2024)
Governments said to be ‘dragging their feet’ in handing over evidence relating to death of Dag Hammarskjöld
Worldwide
Keywords: Dag Hammarskjöld; UK news; US news; United Nations; World news

Spyware ruling a welcome step towards accountability for those targeted with NSO spyware - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
A US district court has ordered Israeli spyware firm NSO Group to disclose documents and code related to its notorious Pegasus spyware, to WhatsApp.
United States of America

Spyware ruling a welcome step towards accountability for those targeted with NSO spyware - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
The Amnesty International Security Lab has documented the massive scale and breadth of the use of Pegasus against human rights defenders and journalists across the world. It is vital that targets of Pegasus find out who has purchased and deployed the spyware against them so that they can seek meaningful redress.
United States of America

Une décision de justice fait avancer l’obligation de rendre des comptes pour les victimes d’un logiciel espion de NSO Group - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Il est essentiel que les cibles de Pegasus sachent qui a acheté et utilisé ce logiciel espion contre elles afin de pouvoir demander réparation.
United States of America

Sentencia sobre software espía, paso positivo hacia la rendición de cuentas para personas afectadas por el software espía de NSO - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2024)
Una corte federal de primera instancia ha ordenado a la empresa israelí de software espía NSO Group que revele a WhatsApp documentos y código relacionado con su célebre software espía Pegasus.
United States of America

Leaked Communist Party document warns of 'hostile forces' - Head, Jonanthan (BBC, 2024)
A leaked internal document, known as Directive 24, issued by the Politburo of the Central Committee, flags a threat to national security brought on by Vietnam's growing international ties.
Vietnam

China’s New State Security Rules Spark Fears Among Foreign Businesses - Tom Nagorski (The Cipher Brief, 2024)
China’s top legislative body adopted amendments to the country’s Law on Guarding State Secrets to include a new category of “work secrets,” broadening the scope of data and information sharing that will be considered a national security risk.
China

Rome: Jesuit archives on the Holocaust to be digitalized - Rytel-Andrianik, Pawet (Vatican News, 2024)
The Archive of the House of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus signs an agreement with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to digitize archival material related to the Holocaust.
Holy See (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Holocaust; Transparency

Ten Years of Occupation by the Russian Federation: Human Rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine - The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (UN News, 2024)
The report cites human rights and humanitarian law violations since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Ukraine

Laïd Rebiga salue les résultats de la commission d’historiens algériens et français : «La récupération des archives est un devoir national» - Makedhi, Madjid (El watan.dz, 2023)
Les demandes algériennes concernent quatre dossiers liés à la mémoire, dont les archives, les crânes des résistants, les déportés et les essais nucléaires. «La spoliation et le vol des archives étaient systématiques et se sont poursuivis depuis le début de la colonisation jusqu’à l’indépendance», a ndiqué le ministre des Moudjahidine et des Ayants droit, Laïd Rebiga.
Algeria

Festival du film des droits humains : au palmarès, un zoom sur Gaza et la Russie - Euronews (Euronews, 2023)
Depuis 22 ans, Genève accueille le Festival du film des droits humain (FIFDH) en mars, en collaboration avec le Conseil des droits de l'Homme de l'ONU.
Worldwide

Gaza, Chile y Chechenia se dan cita en el Festival de cine y derechos humanos de Ginebra - Euronews (Euronews, 2023)
Desde hace 22 años, Ginebra acoge el Festival de Cine y Foro Internacional de Derechos Humanos combinando películas y debates sobre activismo político
Worldwide

Human Rights Film Festival: Winners hone in on Russia and Gaza - Euronews (Euronews, 2023)
For the past 22 years, Geneva has hosted the Human Rights Film Festival (FIFDH) in March, in collaboration with the UN Human Rights Council
Worldwide

Fake news campaign targets protesting Indian farmers - Elise Gallé-Tessonneau (The Observers - France 24, 2024)
Farmers in India have been organising large protests since early February calling for changes that would help them protect their livelihoods. These protests, however, have been the target of an online disinformation campaign.
India

Concerns raised over UK Data Protection Bill's impact on EU's GDPR - Tar, Julia (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
A letter sent by member of European Parliament Paul Tang, seen by Euractiv, raises questions regarding the potential effects of the UK's Data Protection Bill on the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Europe

China’s Hacker Network: What to Know - Moreno, J. Edward (The New York Times, 2024)
Documents leaked on a public website show that China is hiring private hackers to obtain sensitive information from foreign companies and governments.
China
Keywords: China; Classified Information and State Secrets; Content Type: Service; Cyberattacks and Hackers; Cyberwarfare and Defense; Espionage and Intelligence Services; GitHub Inc; International Relations; Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China; Surveillance of Citizens by Government

Empowering Humanitarian Response Through Crisis Informatics - Nethope (Nethope, 2024)
In the age of polycrisis, humanitarian organizations responding to emergencies must do so as quickly and efficiently as possible. Having the right information for targeting actions correctly, and making good decisions, is essential both for these organizations and those they serve.
Worldwide

“We Will Find You” - Sparks, Lily (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The 46-page report, “‘We Will Find You’: A Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad,” is a rights-centered analysis of how governments are targeting dissidents, activists, political opponents, and others living abroad. Human Rights Watch examined killings, removals, abductions and enforced disappearances, collective punishment of relatives, abuse of consular services, and digital attacks. The report also highlights governments’ targeting of women fleeing abuse, and government misuse of Interpol.
Worldwide

La frontière de la honte - Zone Politique- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Entre les États-Unis et le Canada, les territoires de plusieurs communautés autochtones sont coupés en deux. Depuis 1794, le Jay Treaty permet en principe à tous les Autochtones canadiens et américains de traverser librement la frontière des deux pays. Mais plus de deux siècles plus tard, beaucoup dénoncent des politiques d’entraves sur le terrain et déplorent des procédures humiliantes.
Canada

La frontière de la honte - Zone Politique- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Entre les États-Unis et le Canada, les territoires de plusieurs communautés autochtones sont coupés en deux. Depuis 1794, le Jay Treaty permet en principe à tous les Autochtones canadiens et américains de traverser librement la frontière des deux pays. Mais plus de deux siècles plus tard, beaucoup dénoncent des politiques d’entraves sur le terrain et déplorent des procédures humiliantes.
United States of America

Some Museums Scrambled to Remove Native American Items From Display. These Museums Didn’t Need to. - Mary Hudetz; Logan Jaffe (ProPublica, 2024)
As major U.S. museums in recent weeks closed displays and exhibit halls containing Native American objects, the Museum of Us in San Diego hasn’t done the same. More than five years ago, its board of trustees adopted a policy on collections from Indigenous communities that addressed the concerns the new rules focus on.
United States of America

A cache of leaked Chinese hacking documents just confirmed experts' warnings about how compromised the US could be - Tan, Kwan Wei Kevin (Business Insider, 2024)
A cache of over 570 Chinese hacking documents was posted to GitHub last week. Cybersecurity experts say the files look authentic. The documents mentioned at least 20 hacking targets, including countries like the UK and India. The leaks come after multiple warnings by officials on the scales of China's hacking operations.
China

October 7 evidence pieced together in Israel, one terabyte at a time - Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Zawya.com, 2024)
The "Edut 710" project is one of several dozen initiatives feeding a "massive" database set up by the National Library of Israel, said Raquel Ukeles
Israel

How a wave of disinformation is endangering Rohingya refugees in Indonesia - Chaigne, Thais (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.
Myanmar

‘Little by little, the truth is being discovered’: the archive rescuing China’s forbidden films - Hawkins, Amy (The Guardian, 2024)
A golden era of Chinese cinema was brought to a halt by Xi Jinping’s regime, but now, thousands of miles away, a rich world of banned documentaries and dramas is being studied and celebrated
China
Keywords: China; Culture; Documentary films; Film

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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