About 16 Million Syrian Citizens are Suffering as a Result of the Syrian Regime’s Control Over Official Documents - Syrian Network for Human Rights (Syrian Network for Human Rights, 2024)
The report notes that that the regime controls the process of issuing those documents in an unlawful and discriminatory manner...the regime has exploited Syrian citizens’ essential need for government documents, imposing excessively costly fees for these documents relative to Syrian citizens’ income

She sought to prove her grandfather was poisoned at Camp Lejeune. Records she found could help thousands. - Chan, Merlissa (NBC News, 2024)
Jessie Hoerman said an archive of historical materials she has collected could help many bolster their challenging water contamination cases.

How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential - John Yang (PBS News, 2024)
For decades, California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential in order to avoid lawsuits. But as a result, hundreds of officers have landed new jobs in law enforcement with no records of their past misconduct.

En Guyane, la lente « restitution » du foncier aux peuples autochtones - Papin, Delphine (France Culture, 2024)
Delphine Papin nous emmène de l’autre côté de l’Océan Atlantique, en Guyane française, pour nous raconter l’histoire de ces 400 000 hectares de terre que l’État français a promis de restituer aux amérindiens.

Russia’s Global Information Operations Have Grown Up - DiResta, Josh A. Goldstein, Renée (Foreign Policy, 2024)
What began with Russian trolls on Facebook will require a lot more coordination to root out.

EU's top court sets time-limits on using personal data for targeted ads - Hartmann, Théophane (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The CJEU ruling could have implications for AI training, where companies scrap data to train AI models, according to the European Center for Digital Rights (Noyb).

Libya situation : ICC Pre-Trial Chamber unseals six arrest warrants. - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
Today, 4 October 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “CPI”) granted the Prosecutor’s request to unseal six arrest warrants issued in the Libya situation on 6 April 2023 and 18 July 2023. The arrest warrants concern war crimes allegedly committed in Tarhunah, including murder, outrages upon personal dignity, cruel treatment, torture, sexual violence and rape.

Situation en Libye : la Chambre préliminaire I de la CPI lève les scellés sur six mandats d’arrêt. - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2024)
Aujourd’hui, le 4 octobre 2024, la Chambre préliminaire I de la Cour pénale internationale (« CPI » ou « la Cour ») a accordé la demande du Procureur de lever les scellés sur six mandats d’arrêt délivrés dans le cadre de la situation en Libye le 6 avril 2023 et le 18 juillet 2023. Les mandats d’arrêt concernent des crimes de guerre présumés qui auraient été commis à Tarhuna, notamment des meurtres, des atteintes à la dignité personnelle, des traitements cruels, des actes de torture, des violences sexuelles et des viols.

Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property – book review - John Westmoreland (Counterfire, 2024)
Adam Raz’s Loot contributes important new research on how Israelis plundered and dispossessed Palestinians during the Nakba, finds John Westmoreland Adam Raz has made an important addition to the study of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in this detailed volume containing original research.

Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property – book review - John Westmoreland (Counterfire, 2024)
Adam Raz’s Loot contributes important new research on how Israelis plundered and dispossessed Palestinians during the Nakba, finds John Westmoreland Adam Raz has made an important addition to the study of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in this detailed volume containing original research.

Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive: preserving the audiovisual legacy of Palestine, one record at a time - Hingley, Olivia (It's Nice That, 2024)
The Palestinian Sound Archive, compiled by Mo’min Swaitat and the Majazz Project, preserves and releases Palestinian musical heritage, ranging from Palestinian Bedouin music to revolutionary music. In the context of the destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza, Swaitat states the ultimate aim is to "...regain hope of return, for us, and our material culture."

¿Por qué necesitamos una Convención sobre crímenes de lesa humanidad independiente? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
El término “crímenes de lesa humanidad” hace referencia a los crímenes cometidos como parte de un ataque generalizado y sistemático contra una población civil. Sacuden la conciencia de la propia humanidad. El primer proceso en el que se utilizó el término fueron los juicios de Núremberg contra dirigentes nazis el siglo pasado, en respuesta a los horrores del Holocausto.

Pourquoi une convention spécifique concernant les crimes contre l’humanité ? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Le terme « crime contre l’humanité » désigne certains crimes commis dans le cadre d’une attaque généralisée ou systématique contre une population civile. Ce sont des actes qui heurtent profondément la conscience de l’humanité. Ce terme a été utilisé pour la première fois devant une cour de justice au siècle dernier, lors du procès à Nuremberg des dirigeants nazis, pour qualifier les atrocités commises dans le cadre de l’Holocauste.

Why do we need a standalone Convention on Crimes against Humanity? - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Crimes against humanity refer to certain crimes committed as part of widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population. They shock the conscience of humanity itself. The first prosecution using the term occurred when Nazi leaders were tried at Nuremberg last century, in response to the horrors of the Holocaust.

Preserving the Ephemera of War - Gronlund, Melissa (New Lines Magazine, 2024)
Social media is increasingly important for documenting conflicts and atrocities as they occur, but efforts to store the data for the future are fragile and fragmentary
Keywords: Middle East

IOM Recognized as Main Data Provider in IASC’s Management Response to Independent Review of Humanitarian Response to Internal Displacement - IOM (International Organization for Migration, 2024)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes the recognition of its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) as a lead provider of country-level data on internal displacement in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Management Response to the Independent Review of the Humanitarian Response to Internal Displacement

Julian Assange says he ‘chose freedom over unrealisable justice’ - Rankin, Jennifer (The Guardian, 2024)
WikiLeaks founder says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in deal for his release and calls for protection of press freedom
Keywords: Council of Europe; Europe; Human rights; Julian Assange; Law; Media; Press freedom; WikiLeaks; World news

IDB Joins WMO, UNDP and UNEP to Support Weather Data Systems, Tackle Climate Change in Latin America & the Caribbean - UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (UNDP, 2024)
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement that will help the collection and sharing of critical climate and weather data, advancing efforts to support climate adaptation and enhance regional climate coordination in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tulsa Race Massacre Update: DOJ Review Called Long Overdue - Wright, Bruce (NewsOne, 2024)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it intended to launch a formal review of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists destroyed a thriving Black business district and killed hundreds of people in the Oklahoma city.. “It only took 103 years, but this is a joyous occasion," said Damario Solomon-Simmons, the lawyer who filed a lawsuit on behalf of remaining survivors.

Access to Records | Independent Panel Truth Recovery - Truth and Recovery Independant Panel (Truth and Recovery Independant Panel, 2024)
The Truth Recovery Programme enacts the recommendations made in the Truth, Acknowledgment and Accountability Report. The integrated truth investigation will look further into the workings of Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries, and Workhouses in Northern Ireland, and the associated pathways and practices.

Malaysia: Do not delay our Right to Information - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2024)
The theme of 'Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector’ is highly relevant for Malaysia as the push for federal Right to Information (RTI) legislation gains momentum. Malaysia is on the brink of achieving this goal, which would ensure the right to information is both comprehensive and accessible to all individuals in Malaysia.

From Nakba to present day, UNRWA archives hold the personal histories of Palestinian refugees - Laure Stephan (Le Monde, 2024)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees digitizes administrative documents and aims to trace the family trees of five generations of refugees.

From Nakba to present day, UNRWA archives hold the personal histories of Palestinian refugees - Laure Stephan (Le Monde, 2024)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees digitizes administrative documents and aims to trace the family trees of five generations of refugees.

New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law.

New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law.

TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation - Oritro Karim (Inter Press Service, 2024)
Today’s digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level. On September 26, the World Health Programme (WHO) and TikTok announced a year-long collaboration.

TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation - Oritro Karim (Inter Press Service, 2024)
Today’s digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level. On September 26, the World Health Programme (WHO) and TikTok announced a year-long collaboration.

End to fight over Zondo archives in sight - Paul Hoffman (BusinessLIVE, 2024)
There is an ongoing spat between the department of justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) concerning the fate of the materials put together and archived as part of the extensive work done during the Zondo state capture commission at a cost of over R1bn to the taxpayer.

End to fight over Zondo archives in sight - Paul Hoffman (BusinessLIVE, 2024)
There is an ongoing spat between the department of justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) concerning the fate of the materials put together and archived as part of the extensive work done during the Zondo state capture commission at a cost of over R1bn to the taxpayer.

President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections - Africa Press Release (Zawya.com, 2024)
President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections

Fouiller dans les archives pour la vérité et l’humanité de chaque survivant de pensionnat | Le destin tragique des victimes de pensionnats pour Autochtones - Josselin, Marie-Laure (Radio-Canada, 2024)
À la tête des archives du Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation (CNVR), Raymond Frogner essaie de dénicher tous les documents et les données possibles sur les pensionnats pour Autochtones afin de les analyser minutieusement. Une investigation de longue haleine pour redonner une voix à ceux qui ont été réduits au silence.

Exhibition | Alanis Obomsawin. The Children Have to Hear Another Story - MAC Montreal (MAC Montreal, 2024)
The exhibition is dedicated to the work of Abenaki documentary filmmaker, activist, and singer Alanis Obomsawin who first emerged as an artist and Indigenous rights activist. Until January 26th 2025

California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data - Moens, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2024)
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biometrics; Brain; California; Computers and the Internet; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Law and Legislation; Newsom, Gavin; Privacy; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; State Legislatures

California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data - Moens, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2024)
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biometrics; Brain; California; Computers and the Internet; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Law and Legislation; Newsom, Gavin; Privacy; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; State Legislatures

A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban say it doesn't count - Durrani, Mamoon; Khamoosh, Kawoon (BBC News, 2024)
The Taliban have been revisiting rulings made under the US-backed government, overturning thousands of cases.

Exposition | Alanis Obomsawin. Les enfants doivent entendre une autre histoire - MAC Montréal (MAC Montréal, 2024)
Cette exposition inédite est consacrée à l’œuvre de la documentariste, activiste et chanteuse abénakise Alanis Obomsawin qui s'est fait connaître du public en tant qu’artiste et militante des droits autochtones. Jusqu’au 26 janvier 2025

30 years of Indigenous resistance with Ellen Gabriel | 'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions'. - Cyca, Michelle (The Narwhal, 2024)
Thirty-four years ago, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was thrust into the spotlight when she was chosen as the spokesperson for the Kanienʼkehá:ka (Mohawk) communities of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke, as they resisted the planned expansion of a golf course on into their sacred lands and burial ground. In the decades since the 78-day standoff ended, Gabriel has remained a steadfast defender of Indigenous homelands and an advocate for Indigenous Rights and sovereignty, particularly the rights of women.

Judge who sentenced Evan Gershkovich says trial did not look at evidence - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2024)
Neither prosecution nor defence requested material evidence be looked at in trial of US journalist, judge says.
Keywords: Evan Gershkovich; Press freedom; Russia; US news; World news

Judge who sentenced Evan Gershkovich says trial did not look at evidence - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2024)
Neither prosecution nor defence requested material evidence be looked at in trial of US journalist, judge says.
Keywords: Evan Gershkovich; Press freedom; Russia; US news; World news

Depuis l'acquisition par Elon Musk, X a suspendu plus de 5 millions de comptes - Fleureau, Guillaume (Siècle digital, 2024)
Bien que Musk ait vanté une approche plus ouverte et axée sur la liberté d’expression, les données montrent une augmentation notable du nombre de comptes suspendus et de contenus supprimés pour violation des règles.

India's Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app's chatbots to leak data - Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya (Zawya.com, 2024)
Star in the notice described the incident as "illegal hacking and unauthorized accessing of the confidential, sensitive" information

India's Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app's chatbots to leak data - Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya (Zawya.com, 2024)
Star in the notice described the incident as "illegal hacking and unauthorized accessing of the confidential, sensitive" information

Former PiS minister charged with abuse of office for disclosing patient records - Krzysztoszek, Aleksandra (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Adam Niedzielski, the health minister in the previous conservative PiS (ECR) government, has been charged with abuse of office for publishing a patient's private medical information.

Former PiS minister charged with abuse of office for disclosing patient records - Krzysztoszek, Aleksandra (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Adam Niedzielski, the health minister in the previous conservative PiS (ECR) government, has been charged with abuse of office for publishing a patient's private medical information.

Oklahoma man executed by lethal injection despite conflicting evidence - Marcos, Coral Murphy (The Guardian, 2024)
Emmanuel Littlejohn will be executed for role in 1992 shooting, which would be state’s third execution this year
Keywords: Capital punishment; Oklahoma; US news

Oklahoma man executed by lethal injection despite conflicting evidence - Marcos, Coral Murphy (The Guardian, 2024)
Emmanuel Littlejohn will be executed for role in 1992 shooting, which would be state’s third execution this year
Keywords: Capital punishment; Oklahoma; US news

Media Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom and a Human Right: Protecting Journalists and Their Access to Conflict Areas - Schmidt, Annie (International Peace Institute, 2024)
In light of ongoing wars and rising geopolitical tensions, defending and protecting media freedom is more crucial than ever. As an integral part of the right to freedom of expression and access to information, media freedom can be fundamental even to the safety and survival of civilians in armed conflicts.

Media Freedom as a Fundamental Freedom and a Human Right: Protecting Journalists and Their Access to Conflict Areas - Schmidt, Annie (International Peace Institute, 2024)
In light of ongoing wars and rising geopolitical tensions, defending and protecting media freedom is more crucial than ever. As an integral part of the right to freedom of expression and access to information, media freedom can be fundamental even to the safety and survival of civilians in armed conflicts.

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay? - Graham, Thomas (The Guardian, 2024)
Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Americas; Computing; Environment; Global development; Google; Internet; Mexico; Microsoft; Technology; Water; World news

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay? - Graham, Thomas (The Guardian, 2024)
Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Americas; Computing; Environment; Global development; Google; Internet; Mexico; Microsoft; Technology; Water; World news

Spanish premier seeks international leadership role against 'fake news' - Euractiv.com with AFP (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for "democratic renewal", though the country's conservative opposition has blasted it as an attempt to censor critical media.

Spanish premier seeks international leadership role against 'fake news' - Euractiv.com with AFP (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for "democratic renewal", though the country's conservative opposition has blasted it as an attempt to censor critical media.

Colonialism and apartheid stripped black South Africans of land and labour rights – the effects are still felt today - Staden, Marthinus van (The Conversation, 2024)
Corrective policies should be implemented as part of a holistic, long-term strategy to address historical injustices and create a more equitable South African society.

OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns - Uri Gal (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models.

OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns - Uri Gal (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Archiving Martial Law - Simangan, Julia Tyronne E.; Uy, Julia (The Guidon, 2024)
Amidst attempts by the current Marcos administration to recast the excesses of the Martial law era, the preservation work of the Ateneo Martial Law Museum and Library (AMLML), the Rizal Library and other partners is vital to advancing a deeper understanding of the troubling events during the 1970s and 1980s.

Archiving Martial Law - Uy, Julia Tyronne E. Simangan, Julia (The GUIDON, 2024)
AS VICTIMS’ stories fade, the second Marcos administration introduces narratives that distort generational memories but gain traction among Filipinos.

Digital literacy essential for navigating misinformation and disinformation, says professor - Asha Wilks (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
In an era where information is viewed as a very valuable commodity, Professor Christopher Charles is asserting that digital literacy is essential for individuals to be able to distinguish between what’s false and what’s accurate.

Digital literacy essential for navigating misinformation and disinformation, says professor - Asha Wilks (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
In an era where information is viewed as a very valuable commodity, Professor Christopher Charles is asserting that digital literacy is essential for individuals to be able to distinguish between what’s false and what’s accurate.

Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era - Grahama-McLay, Charlotte (ICT News, 2024)
As New Zealand celebrates its annual Māori language week in the third week of September, the government is ramping up initiatives to remove recognition of Indigenous people and language from public policy and law.

What Lies Beneath Canada’s Former Indigenous School Sites Fuels a Debate - Austen, Ian; Bracken, Amber (The New York Times, 2024)
Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear conclusion have given rise to skeptics.
Keywords: British Columbia (Canada); Canada; Child Abuse and Neglect; Education (K-12); Indigenous People; Kamloops Indian Residential School (British Columbia); Politics and Government; Roman Catholic Church

What Lies Beneath Canada’s Former Indigenous School Sites Fuels a Debate - Austen, Ian; Bracken, Amber (The New York Times, 2024)
Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear conclusion have given rise to skeptics.
Keywords: British Columbia (Canada); Canada; Child Abuse and Neglect; Education (K-12); Indigenous People; Kamloops Indian Residential School (British Columbia); Politics and Government; Roman Catholic Church

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show - Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (The Guardian, 2024)
Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale
Keywords: Europe; Russia; Ukraine; World news

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines (Global Voices, 2024)
Two Philippine films were given X-ratings, and therefore banned from airing in theaters, angering cinephiles and free-speech activists alike.

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines (Global Voices, 2024)
Two Philippine films were given X-ratings, and therefore banned from airing in theaters, angering cinephiles and free-speech activists alike.

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says - Associated Press (The Guardian, 2024)
Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Hacking; Iran; Joe Biden; Kamala Harris; US elections 2024; US news

Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2024)
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Google; Internet; Meta; Reddit; Snapchat; Surveillance; Technology; TikTok; US news; WhatsApp; X; YouTube

Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2024)
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Google; Internet; Meta; Reddit; Snapchat; Surveillance; Technology; TikTok; US news; WhatsApp; X; YouTube

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Mexican American Civil Rights Museum making big moves - Ayala, Elaine (San Antonio Express-News, 2024)
The nation's first Mexican American civil rights museum will be in San Antonio and appropriately on the West Side.

Government working to re-establish ATI tribunal - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the Government is in the process of appointing a new Access to Information (ATI) tribunal. The tribunal created under the ATI Act to handle appeals when Jamaicans are denied information by government agencies or public bodies has been inactive since February.

Government working to re-establish ATI tribunal - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the Government is in the process of appointing a new Access to Information (ATI) tribunal. The tribunal created under the ATI Act to handle appeals when Jamaicans are denied information by government agencies or public bodies has been inactive since February.

Civil rights groups sue Saugus Public Schools over records related to allegedly illegal admissions policy - Staff, Deanna Pan Globe (BostonGlobe.com, 2024)
The lawsuit asks the court to force the district to turn over school committee emails and texts related to the admissions policy in response to a public records request they submitted in May.

Civil rights groups sue Saugus Public Schools over records related to allegedly illegal admissions policy - Staff, Deanna Pan Globe (BostonGlobe.com, 2024)
The lawsuit asks the court to force the district to turn over school committee emails and texts related to the admissions policy in response to a public records request they submitted in May.

Frontex Strengthens Cooperation with UNHCR for Enhanced Border Management - Frontex (Frontex, 2024)
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed an agreement today to strengthen collaboration on border management and humanitarian protection across Europe. The two organisations agreed to exchange information and expertise to promote and support effective border management.

Frontex Strengthens Cooperation with UNHCR for Enhanced Border Management - Frontex (Frontex, 2024)
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed an agreement today to strengthen collaboration on border management and humanitarian protection across Europe. The two organisations agreed to exchange information and expertise to promote and support effective border management.

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel - Graham-Harrison, Emma (The Guardian, 2024)
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October.
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

Exercising your right to public records - Kauffman, Kelly (MuckRock, 2024)
Public records are a cornerstone of government transparency and accountability. The Freedom of Information Act enshrines the public’s right to access government records. MuckRock helps journalists, researchers and other civic-minded people file requests and ensure this transparency. MuckRock offers a guide on how to access public records and how to bring these government documents to the public.

Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media - Rinderknecht, R. Gordon (Rand, 2024)
What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on disinformation tactics could help, though concerns about politicization persist.
Keywords: Information Operations; Media Literacy; Social Media; United States

Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media - Rinderknecht, R. Gordon (Rand, 2024)
What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on disinformation tactics could help, though concerns about politicization persist.
Keywords: Information Operations; Media Literacy; Social Media; United States

Archive of violence - Uyeda, Ray Levy (Prism, 2024)
In this Q&A with Prism, the Texas After Violence Project's executive director Gabriel Solis discusses the power of community archives

Archive of violence - Uyeda, Ray Levy (Prism, 2024)
In this Q&A with Prism, the Texas After Violence Project's executive director Gabriel Solis discusses the power of community archives

Aaron Smale: The need to know - Husband, Dale (E-Tangata, 2024)
Aaron Smale has been writing about Māori children in state care since 2016, winning multiple journalism awards along the way. In this kōrero, he tells Dale about his own experience of being adopted and raised outside his natural whānau, and how his need to know about his birth family and identity has influenced his journalism.

Journalists in Southern Africa launch united front against disinformation and misinformation - ReliefWeb (ReliefWeb, 2024)
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has officially launched a comprehensive regional initiative to combat the escalating threat of disinformation and misinformation across Southern Africa. This journalist-led campaign is aimed at preserving the integrity of journalism, restoring public trust in the news media and positioning journalists as vital conduits for media and information literacy.

Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats it accuses of spying - Sabbagh, Dan; Stacey, Kiran (The Guardian, 2024)
FSB says documents show diplomats in Moscow were helping to coordinate ‘escalation of military situation’ in Ukraine
Keywords: Europe; Russia; UK news; Ukraine; World news

Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats it accuses of spying - Sabbagh, Dan; Stacey, Kiran (The Guardian, 2024)
FSB says documents show diplomats in Moscow were helping to coordinate ‘escalation of military situation’ in Ukraine
Keywords: Europe; Russia; UK news; Ukraine; World news

The Innu have lived in eastern Canada for thousands of years, yet their rights to this land are increasingly threatened by the question: who is Indigenous? - Samson, Colin (The Conversation, 2024)
Concerns over false claims of Indigenous heritage – whether for professional, financial or other reasons – appear to be growing around the world. High-profile claims that have been challenged include people from music, politics and academia.

More allegations of sexual abuse made against French priest Abbé Pierre - Willsher, Kim (The Guardian, 2024)
Catholic church says it will open its records on the once-revered Emmaüs founder, who died in 2007.
Keywords: Catholicism; Christianity; Europe; France; Religion; World news

'The Sing Sing Files' chronicles a journalist's work to free the wrongfully convicted - Amna Nawaz (2024)
For decades, producer Dan Slepian has spearheaded documentaries, podcasts and investigative reports for Dateline NBC. In 2002, a chance conversation propelled him to start probing wrongful convictions, work that led to a Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast 20 years later. Slepian joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his new book, "The Sing Sing Files," and why the issue continues to fuel his work.

X’s AI chatbot spread voter misinformation – and election officials fought back - Leingang, Rachel (The Guardian, 2024)
When the Grok tool gave false information, a collection of election officials sprang into action to tamp it down
Keywords: Elon Musk; Internet; Technology; US elections 2024; US news; World news; X

A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI - Magilow, Daniel H. (The Conversation, 2024)
The Nazis routinely shared altered photos in their official publication, the Illustrierter Beobachter, causing readers to question what was real or fake.

French church unlocks archives early on priest accused of sexual abuse - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Amid accusations of sexual abuse against late priest Abbé Pierre, France's Catholic church has decided to open its archives on the once venerated figure decades earlier than planned.

Irish data protection watchdog probes Google's processing of personal data for AI training - Wold, Jacob Wulff (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched a cross-border inquiry into Google's compliance with privacy laws in processing EU citizen's data for its artificial intelligence (AI) model PaLM 2, according to a Thursday (12 September) press release.

NCAC 50th Anniversary: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with Woodhull - Comms, NCAC (National Coalition Against Censorship, 2024)
Since its founding in 2003, Woodhull Freedom Foundation has been an unwavering champion of free speech, recognizing it as the cornerstone of our fundamental human right to sexual freedom. As a human rights organization, we have consistently stood at the forefront of the battle against censorship, particularly in defense of sexual expression, which has long been a primary target of free speech opponents.

NCAC 50th Anniversary: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with Woodhull - Comms, NCAC (National Coalition Against Censorship, 2024)
Since its founding in 2003, Woodhull Freedom Foundation has been an unwavering champion of free speech, recognizing it as the cornerstone of our fundamental human right to sexual freedom. As a human rights organization, we have consistently stood at the forefront of the battle against censorship, particularly in defense of sexual expression, which has long been a primary target of free speech opponents.

Australia Commits to Protecting Children’s Privacy Online - Hye Jung Han (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The Australian government committed to developing the country’s first data protection law for children.

Ukraine May Be Winning the Information War in Kursk - Stoll, Hunter (Rand, 2024)
Ukraine's Kursk offensive has the potential to positively influence Western perceptions, sustain funding and material support for Ukraine, and degrade Russian domestic support for the war. This strategic gamble in the information space might pay off.
Keywords: Information Operations; Military Strategy; Russia; Ukraine; Warfare and Military Operations

The NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them - Umansky, Eric (ProPublica, 2024)
The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say.

Family of Ethel Rosenberg say US document proves she was no Soviet spy - Helmore, Edward (The Guardian, 2024)
Sons whose mother was executed with her husband Julius in 1953 say newly released document proves innocence
Keywords: Espionage; Joe Biden; US news

Tens of thousands of artefacts looted from Sudan museum - Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (The Guardian, 2024)
Thefts at Khartoum’s National Museum, one of most important in Africa, took place in region controlled by Rapid Support Forces group
Keywords: Africa; Museums; Sudan; World news

South Korean Truth Commission Says it Found More Evidence of Forced Adoptions in the 1980s - The Associated Press (Newsmax.com, 2024)
A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions after giving birth at government-funded facilities where thousands of people were confined and enslaved from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Street Artist Documents War in Ukraine, One Stark Mural at a Time - Méheut, Constant (The New York Times, 2024)
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.
Keywords: Art; Content Type: Personal Profile; Defense and Military Forces; Izium (Ukraine); Kharkiv (Ukraine); Murals; Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Ukraine; Urban Areas; Zinkivskyi, Gamlet

Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities - Duncan, Natricia (the Guardian, 2024)
An Anglican church group is to launch a £7m reconciliation project in Barbados to atone for the atrocities of transatlantic slavery and compensate descendants of enslaved people.Funds will help communities living on the Codrington estate, which was home to two sugar plantations

‘Weather magic’ and wind lore: the push to preserve ancient knowledge in Vanuatu - Letman, Jon (The Guardian, 2024)
‘Talking dictionaries’ among the tools used by researchers to document languages and record Indigenous environmental knowledge.
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Indigenous peoples; Language; Pacific islands; South Pacific; Vanuatu

‘Weather magic’ and wind lore: the push to preserve ancient knowledge in Vanuatu - Letman, Jon (The Guardian, 2024)
‘Talking dictionaries’ among the tools used by researchers to document languages and record Indigenous environmental knowledge.
Keywords: Asia Pacific; Indigenous peoples; Language; Pacific islands; South Pacific; Vanuatu

Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse - UN News (UN News, 2024)
Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of operation” by fighters acting with total impunity. |

Hundreds of artworks by mainly Black Brazilian artists are returning home - Rogero, Tiago (The Guardian, 2024)
Pieces from sculptures to costumes are donated to Bahia after being in US and Canada’s museums for 30 years
Keywords: Americas; Art; Art and design; Brazil; Culture; Painting; World news

Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis - Sampson, Eve (The New York Times, 2024)
For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.
Keywords: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Human Trafficking; Iraq; Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS); Politics and Government; Refugees and Displaced Persons; Sex Crimes; Sinjar (Iraq); Tal Afar (Iraq); Terrorism; United Nations; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Yazidi (Religious Sect)

Un décret présidentiel rognant l’accès à l’information publique suscite l’inquiétude - Agence France Presse (La Presse, 2024)
Les médias, l’opposition et la société civile ont exprimé mercredi leurs inquiétudes concernant un décret pris par le président ultralibéral argentin Javier Milei sur l’accès à l’information officielle, y voyant une « régression » en matière de transparence et de liberté de la presse.

Lisbon to appeal fine imposed for sharing data of anti-Putin activists with Russia - Carreiro, Rosa (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Lisbon City Council will appeal a €1 million fine imposed on the municipality for sharing personal data on Russian anti-Putin activists with Moscow, the city council confirmed to Lusa on Tuesday.

Lisbon to appeal fine imposed for sharing data of anti-Putin activists with Russia - Carreiro, Rosa (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Lisbon City Council will appeal a €1 million fine imposed on the municipality for sharing personal data on Russian anti-Putin activists with Moscow, the city council confirmed to Lusa on Tuesday.

2,395 allegations of abuse at religious schools - inquiry - Conneely, Ailbhe (RTE, 2024)
The scoping inquiry into allegations of abuse at schools run by religious orders has found that there were 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse in respect of 308 schools recorded by the religious orders that ran those schools. The inquiry has recommended that the Government consider a redress scheme for survivors of historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools.

Dutch data protection watchdog hits Clearview AI with €30.5 million fine for misusing facial recognition data - Tar, Julia (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Clearview AI €30.5 million on Tuesday (3 September), for illegally building a database with over 30 billion photos.

‘Moving in the Dark’: Hamas Documents Show Tunnel Battle Strategy - Goldman, Adam; Bergman, Ronen; Odenheimer, Natan (The New York Times, 2024)
Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records from the battlefield show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs and soldiers.
Keywords: Bridges and Tunnels; Defense and Military Forces; Deif, Muhammad; Gaza Strip; Hamas; Israel; Israel-Gaza War (2023- ); Khan Younis (Gaza Strip); Palestinians; Sinwar, Yehya

Human rights report documents number of victims in Syria during August - Ula, enab10 (Enab Baladi, 2024)
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) documented the killing of 57 civilians in Syria during the past August.

Human rights report documents number of victims in Syria during August - Ula, enab10 (Enab Baladi, 2024)
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) documented the killing of 57 civilians in Syria during the past August.

Reconciliation Toolkit for Non-Indigenous Archives in Canada - Canadian Council on Archives Archives Advisory Services Working Group (Archives Canada, 2024)
The CCA Archives Advisory Services Working Group (AASWG) has compiled this resource for non-Indigenous archival institutions in Canada working with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and their documentary heritage.

Boîte à outils de réconciliation pour les services d'archives non-autochtones au Canada - Groupe de travail des services-conseils en archivistique du Conseiul Canadien des archives (Archives Canada, 2024)
Le Groupe de travail des services-conseils en archivistique (GTSCA) du CCA a compilé cette ressource à l’intention des institutions d’archives non autochtones du Canada qui travaillent avec les communautés des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis et avec leur patrimoine documentaire.

This archive team brought dozens of dictatorship criminals to trial. Now it’s gone - Jaureguy, Martina (Buenos Aires Herald, 2024)
In 2023, a group of archivists from the Defense Ministry’s Compiling and Analysis Team unearthed an old Navy ledger. One of thousands of documents in the archive, its contents seemed routine: performance evaluations from the late 1970s, carried out by the officers’ superior. To the untrained eye, the documents would have looked like a relic. But the archivists knew otherwise. They would prove key to demonstrating that former Navy captain Adolfo Donda participated in kidnapping his own niece, who was raised under a false identity by convicted torturer Juan Antonio Azic.

This archive team brought dozens of dictatorship criminals to trial. Now it’s gone - Jaureguy, Martina; Iricibar, Valen (Buenos Aires Herald, 2024)
Archivists attached to the Defense Ministry’s Compiling and Analysis Team have been disbanded by Defense Minister Luis Petri. In response to accusations of taking “exorbitant attributions” over the archive and “violating the division of powers”, the archivists have stated that an institutionally denialist government wants the past to stay buried and to stop trials for crimes against humanity.

Exhibition | Activist New York - Museum of the City of New York (Museum of the City of New York, 2024)
York City from the 17th century right up to the present. In a town renowned for its in-your-face persona, New Yorkers have banded together on issues as diverse as civil rights, wages, sexual orientation, and religious freedom. Using artifacts, photographs, audio and visual presentations, as well as interactive components that seek to tell the story of activism in the five boroughs past and present, Activist New York presents the passions and conflicts that underlie the city's history of agitation. Permanent Exhibition.

Exhibition | Changing the Face of Democracy. Shirley Chisholm at 100 - Museum of the City of New York (Museum of the City of New York, 2024)
Explore the life and legacy of barrier-breaking Brooklyn-born politician Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to US Congress. Through July 20, 2025

The spread of misinformation & disinformation continues to be used as a weapon in the war in #Gaza. - Philippe Lazzarini (UNRWA, 2024)
As part of its campaign to undermine & discredit @UNRWA , the Government of Israel has been buying ads on @Google to block users from giving donations to the Agency + undertake a defamation campaign.

The spread of misinformation & disinformation continues to be used as a weapon in the war in #Gaza. - Philippe Lazzarini (UNRWA, 2024)
As part of its campaign to undermine & discredit @UNRWA , the Government of Israel has been buying ads on @Google to block users from giving donations to the Agency + undertake a defamation campaign.

Remarkable Documents Lay Bare New York’s History of Slavery - Eastman, Carolyn (Smithsonian Magazine, 2024)
A newly digitized set of records reveals the plight and bravery of enslaved people in the North

This Obscure Army Office Is Blocking Repatriation of Native Children’s Remains - Pember, Mary Annette (Truthout, 2024)
The Office of Army Cemeteries is blocking the return of remains of children who died at the infamous Carlisle school.

Expresidenta de Comisión de la Verdad, detenida arbitrariamente: Sihem Bensedrine - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine ha sido objeto de investigación desde febrero de 2023 por cargos de “fraude”, “falsificación” y “abuso de las funciones públicas” tras una denuncia por la presunta falsificación del capítulo sobre corrupción en el sector bancario que figura en el informe final de la IVD.

Expresidenta de Comisión de la Verdad, detenida arbitrariamente: Sihem Bensedrine - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine ha sido objeto de investigación desde febrero de 2023 por cargos de “fraude”, “falsificación” y “abuso de las funciones públicas” tras una denuncia por la presunta falsificación del capítulo sobre corrupción en el sector bancario que figura en el informe final de la IVD.

Former Head of Truth Commission Arbitrarily Detaine - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine has been under investigation since February 2023 under charges of “fraud”, “forgery” and “abuse of official capacity” following a complaint about the alleged falsification of the chapter about corruption in the banking sector in the IVD final report. Sihem Bensedrine pre-trial detention is arbitrary because it is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her human rights. The detention also falls short of international standards of fairness. Her prosecution appears to be a reprisal for her work exposing human rights violations as head of the IVD.

Former Head of Truth Commission Arbitrarily Detaine - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine has been under investigation since February 2023 under charges of “fraud”, “forgery” and “abuse of official capacity” following a complaint about the alleged falsification of the chapter about corruption in the banking sector in the IVD final report. Sihem Bensedrine pre-trial detention is arbitrary because it is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her human rights. The detention also falls short of international standards of fairness. Her prosecution appears to be a reprisal for her work exposing human rights violations as head of the IVD.

L’Ancienne Présidente de l’Instance Vérité et Dignité Arrêtée Arbitrairement - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine fait l’objet d’une enquête depuis février 2023 pour « faux », « falsification » et « abus de position » à la suite d’une plainte concernant la falsification présumée du chapitre sur la corruption dans le secteur bancaire dans le rapport final de l’IVD. La détention provisoire de Sihem Bensedrine est arbitraire, car elle repose uniquement sur l’exercice pacifique de ses droits fondamentaux.

L’Ancienne Présidente de l’Instance Vérité et Dignité Arrêtée Arbitrairement - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Sihem Bensedrine fait l’objet d’une enquête depuis février 2023 pour « faux », « falsification » et « abus de position » à la suite d’une plainte concernant la falsification présumée du chapitre sur la corruption dans le secteur bancaire dans le rapport final de l’IVD. La détention provisoire de Sihem Bensedrine est arbitraire, car elle repose uniquement sur l’exercice pacifique de ses droits fondamentaux.

Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah - Godin, Jake (bellingcat, 2024)
After the IDF began an operation in the Tall As Sultan neighbourhood, the majority of buildings were destroyed. Using OpenStreetMap building data, Bellingcat found that out of the roughly 670 buildings in an eastern neighbourhood of Tall As Sultan, only 224 remained standing. Based on historical imagery from Google Earth, it is possible to see that the largely residential area was built more than a decade ago. But most buildings were demolished between July 18 and August 4 2024, after the IDF arrived.

Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah - Godin, Jake (bellingcat, 2024)
Based on historical imagery from Google Earth, it is possible to see that the largely residential area was built more than a decade ago. But most buildings were demolished between July 18 and August 4 2024, after the IDF arrived.

Detained defendants demand system for accessing electronic exhibits - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Calls are being made by defence lawyers for the authorities to move swiftly to put plans in place for accused persons in custody or prison to have access to the exhibits from the prosecution, which are being disclosed electronically.

Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages - Barton, Fraser (The North West Star, 2024)
Languages from across Australia will be collected in an archive to protect the hundreds of Indigenous tongues while...

New evidence shows atrocities committed by army in Burkina Faso - France 24 (France 24, 2024)
New documents verified by FRANCE 24 illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed by the Burkina Faso army on February 25, 2024. In April, the NGO Human Rights Watch reported the massacre of 223 civilians,…

President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections - Africa Press Release (Zawya.com)
President Akufo-Addo Challenges Ghanaian Journalists To Combat Disinformation Ahead Of 2024 Elections

Marie-Louise et les petits Chinois d'Afrique - Larochelle, Catherine (Mémoire d'Encrier, 2024)
Les archives d’une association missionnaire à Rome conservent des lettres de catholiques du Québec datant des 19e et 20e siècles. Ces fidèles offraient un don pour « acheter un petit Chinois », croyant contribuer ainsi à sauver l’’âme d’enfants en besoin de rédemption. Ces histoires intimes révèlent les rapports à la religion, à la colonisation, à soi, à l’autre ? De lettre en lettre, Marie-Louise et les petits Chinois d’Afrique met en lumière un pan de l’histoire du Québec qui s’interprète comme le récit aux multiples couches de femmes et d’hommes en quête de relations avec le monde.

Ongoing efforts to tackle syphilis in NT desert communities, as outbreak continues - Allisson, Charmayne (ABC News, 2024)
Syphilis is continuing to spread in remote Indigenous communities across Australia. The sexually transmitted disease was almost eradicated, until an outbreak began in 2011.

The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest - Gomez-Garcia, Juan Sebastian (TheCollector, 2024)
From the late 19th to mid-20th century, the Amazon rainforest faced intensive rubber exploitation, dubbed “rubber fever,” that caused immense suffering and death.

How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X - Nicas, Jack; Conger, Kate (The New York Times, 2024)
To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.
Keywords: Brazil; Censorship; Computers and the Internet; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Moraes, Alexandre de (1968- ); Musk, Elon; Politics and Government; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Rumors and Misinformation; Social Media; Supreme Federal Court (Brazil); X (Formerly Twitter)

This Obscure Army Office Is Blocking Repatriation of Native Children’s Remains - Pember, Mary Annette (Truthout, 2024)
The Office of Army Cemeteries is blocking the return of remains of children who died at the infamous Carlisle school.Americas

Mujeres buscadoras de México y Colombia tejen luchas - EFE Noticias (EFE Noticias, 2024)
Women searching for their missing relatives in Mexico and Colombia unite their struggles in the face of the indifference and abandonment of their countries in the framework of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.

Escalating Crackdown on Critics - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Azerbaijani authorities have arrested a researcher and political analyst, Bahruz Samadov, on spurious treason charges, in the government’s escalating crackdown against its critics.

Indigenous Mothers Fight To Search CIA Experiment Site In Montreal - Leiser, Mathiew (Barron's, 2024)
A group of Indigenous women are hoping to stop the bulldozers at a former Montreal hospital which they believe could hold the truth about children still missing from a grisly half-century-old CIA experiment.

South Korea Says an Official Leaked a Classified Spy Roster to China - Sang-Hun, Choe (The New York Times, 2024)
The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.
Keywords: Bribery and Kickbacks; China; Classified Information and State Secrets; Cyberwarfare and Defense; Defense and Military Forces; Espionage and Intelligence Services; International Relations; Korean War; North Korea; Nuclear Weapons; Politics and Government; South Korea; United States; Yanji (China)

South Korea Says an Official Leaked a Classified Spy Roster to China - Sang-Hun, Choe (The New York Times, 2024)
The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.
Keywords: Bribery and Kickbacks; China; Classified Information and State Secrets; Cyberwarfare and Defense; Defense and Military Forces; Espionage and Intelligence Services; International Relations; Korean War; North Korea; Nuclear Weapons; Politics and Government; South Korea; United States; Yanji (China)

South Korea Says an Official Leaked a Classified Spy Roster to China - Sang-Hun, Choe (The New York Times, 2024)
The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.
Keywords: Bribery and Kickbacks; China; Classified Information and State Secrets; Cyberwarfare and Defense; Defense and Military Forces; Espionage and Intelligence Services; International Relations; Korean War; North Korea; Nuclear Weapons; Politics and Government; South Korea; United States; Yanji (China)

The Bawdy House Riots of 1668 - Editors, The (JSTOR Daily, 2024)
Though so-called bawdy house riots were common in seventeenth-century London, the disorder of 1668 revealed the city’s deep political and religious resentments.

Families of ‘Disappeared’ Persecuted - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The Sri Lankan government continues to persecute the families of victims of enforced disappearance who seek to enforce their rights.

Signs, props and light-up wristbands − the 2024 political conventions find a home in the Smithsonian collections - Jerry, Claire; Grinspan, Jon; Graddy, Lisa Kathleen (The Conversation, 2024)
The Whigs started holding political conventions in the 1830s − and historians from the Smithsonian who visited the GOP and Democratic conventions this year found the tradition is still very vibrant.

Partnering with the Netherlands to Strengthen Legal Identity Management in MENA Countries - International Organization for Migration (International Organization for Migration, 2024)
“Legal identity is particularly important for migrants, who often face multiple challenges and vulnerabilities in accessing and maintaining their legal identity documents,” according to Asmara Achcar, Deputy Regional Director for Operations at IOM Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa.

In Timor-Leste, Guterres celebrates past unity and looks to the future - Timor Leste (UN News, 2024)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres received a warm welcome in the capital of Timor-Leste on Wednesday where he hailed the 25th anniversary of its vote for independence, praising the national unity of the past, and pledging the UN’s unwavering support in the future. |

Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women - UN News (UN News, 2024)
A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked. |

Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured - UN News (UN News, 2024)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140 injured. |

l’ONU demande l’abrogation immédiate d’une loi sur « la morale » visant les femmes - UN News (UN News, 2024)
Le Bureau des droits de l’homme de l’ONU a demandé, mardi, « l’abrogation immédiate » d’une nouvelle loi sur « la morale » qui durcit davantage les restrictions imposées aux femmes en Afghanistan, relevant que celle-ci pourrait « rendre invisible et sans voix la moitié de la population afghane ». |

Through the lens of Czech-British photographer Liba Taylor: The power of photography - Elmira Lyapina (Global Voices, 2024)
“People don’t just sit and wait for aid, but when there’s no condition to survive, they don’t have another choice” explains documentary photographer Liba Taylor, famous for documenting human resilience to adversity.

Through the lens of Czech-British photographer Liba Taylor: The power of photography - Elmira Lyapina (Global Voices, 2024)
“People don’t just sit and wait for aid, but when there’s no condition to survive, they don’t have another choice” explains documentary photographer Liba Taylor, famous for documenting human resilience to adversity.

UN Report Details Sri Lanka’s Dire Rights Situation - Ganguly, Meenakshi (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
The Sri Lankan government has been trying to persuade international partners of its achievements in reforming the economy and protecting human rights. However, a new report by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights warns that Sri Lanka is facing renewed threats to fundamental freedoms.

The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former child soldier - UN News (UN News, 2024)
Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of Sierra Leone has urged greater international support for the key accords, highlighting their importance in rehabilitating him and tens of thousands of his fellow compatriots following the country’s bitter civil war. |

UNITAD Delivers Processed Information to Kurdistan Regional Government - United Nations Iraq (United Nations Iraq, 2024)
This information, received from judicial and non-judicial authorities in the Kurdistan Region in support of the UNITAD mandate, was enhanced by the Team through categorization and tagging, and analyzed for legal review. It represents an important step forward towards facilitating the rapid identification and handling of information that may be relevant to investigations when used in conjunction with appropriate e-discovery software and remains critical for accountability efforts in Iraq and beyond.

UNITAD Delivers Processed Information to Kurdistan Regional Government - United Nations Iraq (United Nations Iraq, 2024)
This information, received from judicial and non-judicial authorities in the Kurdistan Region in support of the UNITAD mandate, was enhanced by the Team through categorization and tagging, and analyzed for legal review. It represents an important step forward towards facilitating the rapid identification and handling of information that may be relevant to investigations when used in conjunction with appropriate e-discovery software and remains critical for accountability efforts in Iraq and beyond.

Policing the Holocaust in Paris - Wills, Matthew (JSTOR Daily, 2024)
Unlike in the rest of Nazi-occupied Europe, the arrest of Jewish people was largely in the hands of ordinary policemen in France, especially in Paris.

For Young Cambodians, a Mobile History Lesson From a Dark Time - Anton L. Delgado (New York Times, 2024)
About two-thirds of Cambodia’s population is under 30, born a generation or more after the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. Many of those young people have only a general awareness of its atrocities, which left at least 1.7 million Cambodians dead.

How France's diverse forces were 'whitewashed' during the liberation of Paris - Chemam, Melissa (RFI, 2024)
As France commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris this weekend – a pivotal victory over Nazi forces – there's a renewed focus on the long-forgotten colonial soldiers who were excluded from much of the liberation, the victory parade and the subsequent battles of 1944.

The Peekskill Riots Revealed the Racism and Antisemitism Hidden Beneath the Surface of the Anti-Communist Movement - Schuerman, Matthew (Smithsonian Magazine, 2024)
In the summer of 1949, World War II veterans protested a pair of concerts held by Paul Robeson, a Black singer and civil rights activist who expressed support for communist causes

Les Rohingyas confrontés à de nouvelles atrocités - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Au Myanmar, les musulmans rohingyas sont confrontés aux menaces les plus graves depuis 2017, lorsque l’armée de ce pays a mené une vaste campagne de massacres, de viols et d’incendies criminels dans l’État de Rakhine.

Climate Change Response in Asia and Pacific Held Back by Insufficient Data - Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2024)
Policy makers in Asia and the Pacific are struggling to collect and analyze the data they need to effectively respond to climate change, hampering efforts in a region considered the world’s most vulnerable to the effects of a warming planet.

Australian Children Facing ‘Egregious’ Violations in Justice System - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
On Tuesday, Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner released a report, “Help way earlier!”, that finds that Australia is failing to protect children’s rights in its criminal justice system.

New Atrocities against Rohingya - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing the gravest threats since 2017, when the Myanmar military carried out a sweeping campaign of massacres, rape, and arson in northern Rakhine State.

Tesha Miller claims rights breach over lack of access to documents - Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Reputed leader of the St Catherine-based Clansman Gang Tesha Miller is objecting to the electronic serving of material by the Crown on the basis that he cannot electronically access them while being incarcerated to prepare his defence.

Digital rights NGO files complaints against European Parliament for data breach - Julia Tar (www.euractiv.com, 2024)
Following a major breach of the European Parliament's recruitment system in April 2024, when sensitive personal information was exposed, Noyb filed two legal complaints for alleged data protection law violations against the EU institute.

NGOs launch missing persons portal in El Salvador - The New Humanitarian (The New Humanitarian, 2024)
A group of NGOs in El Salvador launched an online portal on 22 August to collect information about cases of missing people who have disappeared during the country’s more than two-year crackdown on gangs.

New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth - UN News (UN News, 2024)
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation

Conscription Used to Punish Prosecutors, Judges - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Burkina Faso's military authorities are misusing an emergency law to unlawfully conscript magistrates – prosecutors and judges – who have opened legal proceedings against junta supporters.

La conscription est utilisée pour punir des procureurs et des juges - Human Rights Watch (2024)
Les autorités militaires du Burkina Faso utilisent de façon abusive une loi d’urgence afin d’enrôler illégalement des magistrats – procureurs et juges – qui ont lancé des procédures judiciaires à l’encontre de partisans de la junte.

The report on murdered and missing Indigenous women, children fails to hold anyone to account—it's not enough - Brown, Chay; Shaw, Commie (Phys.Org, 2024)
After two years and 16 hearings, the Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations women handed down its report yesterday. While important, it was not the moment of reckoning many of us had hoped for.

A documentary investigates deaths of indigenous children at Canadian boarding schools - Folkenflik, Davif (NPR, 2024)
In Canada, Indigenous children from Native tribes were routinely sent to boarding schools well into the 20th century. Many of those children were physically or sexually abused and others did not return home. Now, a number of investigations are underway at several schools to determine if some children may have been buried there.

A coffee plantation in Brazil enslaved Africans. Centuries later, their descendants have taken over - Rogiero, Tiago (The Guardian, 2024)
And what was once the headquarters of a slaveholding empire has been claimed by descendants of those who were once forced to work there. They recently secured funding from the Brazilian government to transform Ruins Park into a museum and school of jongo, an Afro-Brazilian tradition that mixes music, dance, spirituality and storytelling.

Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow Iraqi religious authorities, rather than state law, to govern marriage and inheritance matters at the expense of fundamental rights.

L'opportunité historique » pour une gouvernance ancrée sur l’Etat de droit (ONU) - ONU Info (UN News, 2024)
La transition au Bangladesh est une « opportunité historique » pour une gouvernance inclusive ancrée dans les droits de l’homme et l’Etat de droit, a estimé vendredi le chef des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, Volker Türk. |

New political era in Bangladesh provides ‘historic opportunity’ for reform - UN News (UN News, 2024)
The political transition underway in Bangladesh represents an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored in human rights, inclusivity and the rule of law, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday.

What's Next for Morocco's Indigenous Sahrawi People? - Hill, Thomas (Inkstick, 2024)
A decades-long war has shifted toward a conclusion as more countries recognize Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the Western Sahara.

Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Thousands of Indians have taken to the streets to protest the rape and murder of a doctor in a government hospital in Kolkata city last week. They are demanding justice and better security and facilities at medical campuses and hospitals.

En Inde, le viol et le meurtre d’une médecin déclenchent des manifestations - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Il faut appliquer les lois contre les abus sexuels, y compris sur le lieu de travail.

Parallel lives: Indigenous women united by murder, driven by desperation for change - Lyons, Kate (The Guardian, 2024)
Kirby Bentley’s aunt and Courtney Ugle’s mother were both killed by their partners. As the inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women reports, they demand to be heard

L'ex-commandant rebelle de la LRA Thomas Kwoyelo déclaré coupable de crimes de guerre - RFI (RFI, 2024)
Un tribunal ougandais a déclaré mardi 13 août l'ancien commandant de la rébellion de l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA), Thomas Kwoyelo, coupable de 44 chefs d'accusation relevant de crimes de guerre et de crimes contre l'humanité. Arrêté il y a maintenant plus de 15 ans dans le parc de la Garamba en République démocratique du Congo, il est le premier responsable de la LRA à avoir été jugé par une cour nationale.

Michel Band society looks for scattered descendants as it pushes to re-establish First Nation - Schwientek, Samantha (CBC News, 2024)
''When we lost the band, we lost everything,' says Michel descendant Brandy Callihoo