Why Indigenous people are fighting for data sovereignty - Beaulne-Stuebing, Laura (CBC News, 2024)
Indigenous data sovereignty means that communities have control over their own information, researcher says.That's why it's important that Indigenous communities gather their own data, in their own way, says Echo-Hawk, who is a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This is Indigenous data sovereignty. "As individual nations … we have the ability to govern our own data. That means how it is gathered, how it is analyzed and how it is shared," Echo-Hawk told Unreserved host Rosanna Deerchild.
Keywords: Indigenous Data Sovereignty

“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.

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.
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
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.
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
Keywords: National Archives; Nazism; Second world war; UK news; World news

U.N. AI Resolution Passes Vote - Rishi Iyengar (Foreign Policy, 2024)
The resolution, which followed more than three months of negotiations among dozens of countries, calls on U.N. member states to ensure "safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems" that are developed responsibly and respect human rights and international law.

Le poids des photos, le choc des mots : regard sur les dix missions de détention du CICR en Algérie (1955-1962) - Parrinello, Lucie (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2024)
Le CICR dispose d’un fonds d’archives photographiques se rapportant à ses missions de détention durant la guerre d'Algérie. Elles témoignent du fait que le Comité International de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a déployé dix missions de visite en détention entre 1955 et 1962, suivies d’une dernière mission spéciale en 1963 consacrée à la visite aux supplétifs de l’armée française emprisonnés et à la recherche d’Européens disparus

Une histoire du conflit politique - Cagé, Julia; Piketty, Thomas (Editions du Seuil, 2023)
Qui vote pour qui et pour quoi ? Comment se répartissent les votes et les richesses en France depuis deux siècles ? Les auteurs rendent disponibles toutes leurs données à https://www.unehistoireduconflitpolitique.fr/telecharger.html

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.
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.

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)

‘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”.

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.

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

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.

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.

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
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

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

‘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
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.

How Virginia Used Segregation Law to Erase Native Americans - Craig, Ashley R.; Smithers, Gregory (TIME, 2024)
Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act belongs to a settler colonial tradition extending back to the early 1600s. Some white Virginians, though, weren’t satisfied. They worried about a loophole in the law that would dilute the purity of white “blood.” Leading white supremacists had wanted the Racial Integrity Act to solidify Virginia’s black-white racial binary. To do so, they called for the Act to erase the presence of Native people. Some used the Act to do just this, engaging in a form of “bureaucratic genocide” to re-cast Native people as Black, rendering them less visible in the historical record.

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.

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.

Open sources and the future of spying - Sam Roggeveen (Lowy Institute, 2024)
Countries spy to overcome an information deficit. But we now live in a world of information super-abundance.

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
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
Keywords: Europe; Migration; Refugees; Spain; UK news; World news

Cryptic Conundrums: The Tug of War Between Privacy and Security - Brennan, Joseph (International Policy Digest, 2024)
U.S. tech companies pride themselves on protecting the data of their users. Increasingly, this commitment is being challenged by the government.

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.
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.

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.

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.

Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes - Diptée, Audra (The Conversation, 2024)
The World learned in 2011 of the secret British policy called Operation Legacy that was implemented in the 1950s. Its goal was to remove or destroy incriminating documents from former colonies in the months before each one became politically independent. This policy had an impact far and wide, and was implemented in British colonies throughout the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.

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.

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.

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.
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
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".

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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 […]

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.

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.

Data protection in the EU: Children, migrants, and EU Commission - Julia Tar (The Tech Brief, 2024)
We look at data protection issues, including the regulation concerning the detection and removal of online child sexual abuse material, as well as Frontex’s handling of migrants’ data, and the recent news regarding the European Commission's violation of data protection rules in its use of Microsoft.

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.

Law, Migration, and the Construction of Whiteness: Mobility Within the - Myslinska, Dagmar Rita (Routledge, 2024)
Brexit supporters’ frequent targeting of European Union (EU) movers, especially those from Central and Eastern Europe, has been popularly assumed as at odds with the EU project’s foundations based on equality and inclusion. This book dispels that notion. By interrogating the history, wording, omissions, assumptions and applications of laws, policies and discourses pertinent to mobility and equality

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…

UN Commission concerned by continuing patterns of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law - OHCHR (OHCHR, 2024)
Two years after the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilian suffering is mounting as a result of Russia’s disregard for basic principles of humanitarian law and its human rights obligations.

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.
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.

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.
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

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.

Rare, Wrongfully Obtained Manuscript Returned to Peruvian Government - Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of (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.
Keywords: Peru; Press release; Repatriation; United States of America

Exhibition | Entangled Pasts, 1768–now - Royal Academy of Arts (Royal Academy of Arts, 2024)
The Royal Academy of Arts brings together over 100 major contemporary and historical works as part of a conversation about art and its role in shaping narratives of empire, enslavement, resistance, abolition and colonialism – and how it may help set a course for the future. Exhibition running until 28 April 2024 at the London Royal Academy of Arts

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

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

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.

Transitional and Restorative Justice in Post Conflict Countries, Liberia - Let’s Talk Human Rights (Let’s Talk Human Rights, 2024)
This episode discusses the Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process, and ransitional justice and peacebuilding in Liberia, a nation marked by a tumultuous history of civil wars from 1989-1997 and 1999-2003. Discussion includes the critical role of memorialisation and the involvement of regional bodies in supporting Liberia's reconciliation journey. We confront the pressing issue of disconnect between youth and historical memory, emphasising the urgency of preserving Liberia's past to safeguard its future.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.
Keywords: Algeria; Morocco; Western Sahara

Holocaust History, Holocaust Memory: Jewish Poland and Polish Jews, During and After the Holocaust - Ganor, Lea; Baumel-Schwartz, Judith Tydor (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
This volume is both a study of the history of Polish Jews and Jewish Poland before, during, and immediately after the Holocaust and a collection of personal explorations focusing on the historians who write about these subjects.

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.
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.

How Sudanese rights monitors are risking their lives to document the war - Yokes, Ela (The New Humanitarian, 2024)
How Sudanese rights defenders are risking their lives to document the war - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

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.

'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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.
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.

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.
Keywords: women

Comisión de Trabajo de la Corte Suprema aborda el rescate del Archivo Histórico de Tribunales - Corte Suprema (Corte Suprema, 2024)
Durante el encuentro, se hizo hincapie en la importancia de preservar el patrimonio documental del Poder Judicial, especialmente los documentos de mayor antigüedad, enfocandose en la implementacion de medidas que garanticen su integridad y acceso publico.

Training | DPLA Metadata Working Group launches new reparative description workshop series - Digital Public Library of America (Digital Public Library of America, 2024)
DPLA’s Metadata Working Group is proud to announce Practical Approaches for Reparative Description, a workshop series designed for people working with cultural heritage data looking to deepen their understanding and practice of reparative description. Reparative description focuses on remediating or contextualizing potentially outdated or harmful language used in descriptive practices, ensuring accuracy and inclusivity (definition derived from Yale’s Reparative Archival Description). Register to the workshops held from 13 April to 10 May
Keywords: Event

Your Body, but Not Your Data - Fischer, Shira H. (Rand, 2024)
The public needs rigorous and thorough health research, but individual patients should have rights over their medical information. Today they have very little.
Keywords: Data Analysis; Health Information Privacy; Health Information Technology; Medical Ethics

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.
Keywords: MI5; Politics; Politics past; The miners' strike 1984-85; UK news

Deepfakes and the possible risks for the EU elections - Julia Tar (Euractive, 2024)
Artificial intelligence, deepfakes, social media, and misinformation have become integral parts of our daily lives, and their influence on political elections, possibly including the upcoming EU elections in June, is significant.

Exhibition | Becoming Visible, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches First Digital Exhibition - Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Institution, 2024)
Women's stories have been in a constant state of becoming visible, never quite coming into focus in American history. Even though historians have long documented the lives and work of women, their contributions have vanished from most popular narratives of U.S. history. Explore how five women’s stories have been recorded and remembered, and join our effort to expand the story of America.

From Africa to Alabama: Stories of survivors of the last slave ship - Spinel, Barbara (Christian Science Monitor, 2024)
The horrors of the trans-Atlantic slave trade are often expressed in numerical terms whose enormity can be difficult to grasp. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, 12.5 million people in Africa were forced onto slave ships bound for the Americas; 10.7 million survived the crossing and entered a life of bondage. The story of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive on U.S. shores, gives human dimension to those staggering statistics.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Using Open Source Internet Routing Tools to Monitor a Sanctioned Russian Bank - Logan Williams (bellingcat, 2024)
An open internet is a cornerstone of civil society, underpinning access to information in peacetime but even more so in times of conflict and under repressive regimes.

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.

The Quipu Project (Quipu Project / Chaka Studio, 2024)
272,000 women and 21,000 men were sterilised in the 90’s in Peru. Thousands have claimed this happened without their consent, but until now they have been repeatedly silenced and denied justice. After almost 20 years their voices can finally be heard through this interactive documentary, which connects a free telephone line in Peru to this website. In Spanish with English written translation

Training | PRÓXIMOS TALLERE – Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network - Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network, 2024)
Viernes 26 de abril, de 11.00 a 14.30 h EST | Este taller sobre planificación de catástrofes para repositorios digitales profundiza en los aspectos esenciales de la evaluación de riesgos y la planificación de catástrofes para colecciones digitales. Fecha límite de inscripción: 22 de abril

Training | UPCOMING WORKSHOPS - Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network - Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network, 2024)
Friday, April 26th, 11am-2:30pm EST. This workshop on Disaster Planning for Digital Repositories delves deeply into the essentials of risk assessment and disaster planning for digital collections. Registration Deadline April 22nd
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Manchester University Press - The seven veils of privacy - O'Hara, Kieron (Manchester University Press, 2024)
With the rise of big data and surveillance capitalism, our privacy is increasingly under threat. But discussions of how to protect privacy are often derailed by disagreements over what exactly it is. In this book, Kieron O'Hara sets out to demystify privacy. He reveals that much of the conflict around it results from taking different perspectives that veil key assumptions and disguise points of agreement.

Training | Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures - University of Alberta (Cousera, 2024)
This online micro-course explores some of the major histories, migrations, artists and activists that have contributed to the presence and survival of Black people in Canada. The course tracks Canada’s evolving relationship to Blackness and Black people, while inviting learners to reflect upon the ways Canadian views of race and multiculturalism have influenced Black communities throughout the country. Four modules for a total of eight hours. Free registration available.

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.
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.

Vérité et réconciliation : la genèse - Champeaux, Nicolas (Radio France, 2024)
La commission vérité et réconciliation a incarné la détermination de la population noire d'Afrique du Sud, à la fois victime et victorieuse, à tourner la page de l’apartheid pour bâtir une nouvelle nation. L’élaboration de la commission ne s’est pas faite en un jour.

Two-year update. Protection of civilians: impact of hostilities on civilians since 24 February 2022 - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights; The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, 2024)
On 24 February 2022, Russian armed forces launched a full-scale armed attack on Ukraine. In the two years since, the civilian population in Ukraine has endured immense suffering and harm.

Against Erasure - El-Kurd, Mohammed (Haymarket Books, 2024)
A unique, stunning collection of images of Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a testament to the vibrancy of Palestinian society prior to occupation. This book tells the story, in both English and Arabic, of a land full of people—people with families, hopes, dreams, and a deep connection to their home—before Israel’s establishment in 1948, known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or “catastrophe.”

Irreparable Evil: An Essay in Moral and Reparatory History - Scott, David (Columbia University Press, 2024)
Irreparable Evil explores the legacy of slavery and its moral and political implications, offering a nuanced intervention into debates over reparations
Keywords: Reparation

Nordic Histories of Human Rights - Hagtvedt Vik, Hanne; Jensen, Steven L.B.; Lindkvist, Linde; Strang, Johan (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
This book explores the history of Nordic human rights politics and practices from the 1930s to present day. The authors use previously unexplored archival materials to bring to light how a broad range of Nordic actors have engaged with international human rights globally and at a European level and how these norms have been taken up and interpreted in the region

Human Rights Monitoring and Implementation: How To Make Rights ‘Real - Gadda, Andressa; Harris, Juliet; Tisdall, E. Kay M. (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
The collection aims to inspire readers with new approaches to implementing and monitoring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to make rights ‘real’ in children’s lives.

Archiving “sensitive” social media data: ‘In Her Shoes’, a case study - Grimes, Lorraine; Cassidy, Kathryn; Dias, Murilo; Lanigan, Clare; O'Carroll, Aileen; Singhvi, Preetam (Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, 2023)
Social media play an increasingly significant role in activist and social movements around the globe. Archiving social media is a relatively new phenomenon and an area which needs greater clarity, understanding and uniformity. When it comes to archiving and cataloguing sensitive social media collections, such as personal abortion stories, the process is even more ambiguous.

Stolen Pieces of Palestine: Archival Responsibility in the Case of Displaced Archives - White, Connor (The IJournal: Student Journal of the Faculty of Information, 2023)
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led to the displacement of thousands of Palestinians from their homes, leaving behind furniture, books, documents, and other items relating to their cultural heritage. These items were captured by the invading Israeli forces and sealed away in their archives and libraries, where they remain to this day. Since this first phase of pillaging in 1948, Israel has continued to sequester away pieces of Palestinian cultural heritage which they collected during the Six-Day War and its repeated invasions into the Gaza Strip. This article examines the ways in which these items, particularly records and books, were seized by Israel and integrated into its archival infrastructure. Through acquisition, arrangement, description, and access, Israel and its archivists hold the power to create, transform, or destroy what remains of Palestine’s documentary heritage.
Keywords: Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Palestinian cultural heritage; appraisal and description; displaced archives

Improving Access and Discovery of LGBTQIA Materials Across Collection Services Workflows - Alexandra deGraffenreid; Gideon Goodrich (Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, 2023)
Archival descriptive practices have traditionally obfuscated the existence of or excluded entirely the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people. The development of reparative archival description practices compels archivists to reassess how best to elevate the voices of queer creators and subjects within their collections.

Rethinking Institutional Repositories: Innovations in Management, Collections, and Inclusion - Josh C. Cromwel (ACRL, 2023)
Librarians have grown accustomed to making the case for why their institution needs an IR, and based on the data, it appears that they have largely been successful in making these arguments to administrators. But if the question of “why” has been answered, the more fundamental question of “how” remains: How should libraries use their IRs most effectively to benefit their universities and their community?

Global Voices from the Women’s Library at the World’s Columbian Exposition: Feminisms, Transnationalism and the Archive - Dalbello, Marija; Wadsworth, Sarah (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
The book examines women's movements of the nineteenth century through women’s writing from around the world, analyzes the international women’s library at the Columbian Exposition of 1893, and illuminates women's organizing and activism through interdisciplinary feminist and decolonial lenses
Keywords: 1893 Chicago World's Fair; Woman’s Building Library; international women’s writing; modernism; women's movements

Narrating Heritage - Veysel Apaydin (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023)
This book brings important original ethnographic research and unique case studies together in a coherent and cohesive way to examine patterns and differences of approaches to heritage. It exposes discourses of the uses and abuses of heritage, and provides narratives of persistence, demonstrating the importance of heritage in securing human rights and social justice.

Privacy Preservation of Genomic and Medical Data - Amit Kumar Tyagi (Wiley, 2023)
Privacy Preservation of Genomic and Medical Data focuses on genomic data sources, analytical tools, and the importance of privacy preservation.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Archivo de la Memoria Trans (Archivo de la Memoria Trans y Futurock, 2021)
Este podcast significa una ampliación significativa de nuestro Archivo. Un documento sonoro que recupera más de veinte testimonios y reconstruye a través de ellos una historia muy poco contada, en donde la Dictadura no termina en 1983, ni los 90s representan pizza y champagne. Siete episodios que recopilan nuestras vivencias, nuestras estrategias, nuestras fiestas, nuestros velorios, nuestras conquistas y nuestras exigencias.

Authoritarianism and Civil Society in Asia - Anthony, Spires; Akihiro, Ogawa (Routledge, 2024)
This book represents a pioneering interdisciplinary effort to analyze Asian civil society under authoritarianism, a regime type that is re-appearing or deepening after several decades of increased political liberalization. The approach is organized in four main themes: actions under political repression, transitions to democracy, uncivil society, political capture and legal control.

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.

Gender-Based Violence in the Global South: Ideologies, Resistances, Responses, and Transformations - Romana, Biholar; Dacia L., Leslie (Routledge, 2024)
This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing gender-based violence (GBV) in the Global South. It explores the localised ways in which marginalised individuals design modes of coping with and address GBV, including cultural interpretations, and artistic and faith-based expressions.

Invitation to register to an online event | Wikimedia Argentina on Instagram: "#ArchivosEnVigilia 🗂 Wikimedia Argentina y el @archivohistoricounlp invitan a participar de dos actividades en el marco del Día Nacional de la Memoria, Verdad y Justicia. - Archivo de la Memoria de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Instagram, 2024)
Se trata de un conversatorio y un taller práctico orientados a personas que colaboren en diferentes instituciones culturales, educativas y de memoria a promover un acceso sin restricciones a material de archivo (fotografías, manuscritos, audios, videos y otros documentos). 📌 Encontrá el link de inscripción en nuestras historias destacadas."

The State Of Open Humanitarian Data 2024 - Sarah Telford (Center for Humdata, 2024)
In 2023, the demand for humanitarian data reached a record level as the world contended with the effects of war, climate shocks, food insecurity, displacement and disease in crises ranging from Gaza to Sudan. At the same time, data availability across priority humanitarian operations remained steady.

A Foreign Government, Oprah, and Fires in Maui: The Impact of Misinformation on Community Resiliency - Posard, Marek N.; Jensen, Jessica (Rand, 2024)
Crises and disasters are opportunities to undermine the national unity that forms in response to tragedy: U.S. adversaries may gain an advantage when there is discord among the American public. But even if information operations are cheap for foreign governments to execute, they also can be simple to counteract effectively through routine emergency management preparedness activities.
Keywords: Community Resilience; Emergency Preparedness; Information Operations; Media Literacy; Social Media

How governments handle data matters for inclusion - Ruijer, Erna; Porumbescu, Gregory; Piotrowski, Suzanne J. (The Conversation, 2024)
Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but also how they collect, store, analyze and use the data.

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).

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.
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.

“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.

The Smithsonian’s Human Remains Task Force Calls for New Repatriation Policies - Wexler, Ellen (Smithsonian Magazine, 2024)
The report provides recommendations regarding the return of human remains in the Institution’s collections

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.

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.

Mourir de la prison au Québec - Ligue des droits et libertés (Ligue des droits et libertés, 2024)
La publication du rapport « Décès dans les prisons provinciales» par l'Observatoire des profilages démontre la nécessité de faire la lumière sur le phénomène des décès en prison ainsi que la nécessité d’un débat de société sur le recours à l’incarcération au Québec.

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.

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.

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

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.

‘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
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.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Deepfake; Europe; France; Media; Russia; Social media; Technology; World news

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

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

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.

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

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

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.
Keywords: China

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

France 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 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.

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
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
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. |

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…

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
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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.
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.

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”.

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.
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
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
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.

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.
Keywords: Features; Hungary; Photo Galleries

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

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.

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.

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.

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
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Gender; Japan; Society; Transgender