By Luiza Drummond Veado and Cecilia Grillo
Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world
- International
In Geneva, UN urges upholding human rights amid rising populism and extremism – UN News Centre
‘Make some noise’ for safe, supportive HIV/AIDS care, says UN on Zero Discrimination Day – UN News Centre
- Africa
AU’s ‘ICC Withdrawal Strategy’ Less than Meets the Eye – Human Rights Watch
South Africa: Celebrate Your Basic Human Rights – AllAfrica
More than 100 people starve to death in 48 hours in drought-hit region of Somalia, government warns – Independent
Human rights must shape economic reforms in Tunisia- UN expert – AfricaNews
Iranian Officials’ Hypocrisy Over Oscar Win – Human Rights Watch
Zimbabwe nurses join doctors’ strike over unpaid bonuses – Aljazeera
Cholera on the rise in famine-hit South Sudan – Aljazeera
- Americas
White House calls on UN Human Rights Council to end ‘obsession with Israel’ – Independent
Is brutal treatment of young offenders fuelling crime rates in Brazil? – The Guardian
Mexico opens legal aid centres to fight US deportations – BBCNews
Another Indigenous Human Rights Activist Killed in Colombia – Telesur
US ‘considers withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council’ – Independent
Berta Cáceres court papers show murder suspects’ links to US-trained elite troops – The Guardian
Colombia’s FARC rebels begin disarming under peace deal – Aljazeera
- Asia
China dismisses human rights activists’ torture claims as ‘fake news’ – Independent
Bangladesh: Man Released From Long Secret Detention – Human Rights Watch
Jordan: 15 executions ‘shocking’ says human rights group – The Guardian
Human rights violations endemic in South Asia – Amnesty International
Nationalist group ABVP accused of Delhi campus violence – Aljazeera
Rodrigo Duterte’s next target: 9-year-old children – The Washington Post
- Europe
Northern Ireland election 2017: implications for human rights – Amnesty International
Anders Breivik: Norway did not violate mass killer’s human rights, rules appeals court – Independent
’10 attacks a day’ against refugees, shelters in 2016 – Aljazeera
As Erdoğan turns the screw, we must stand up for human rights in Turkey – The Guardian
Compulsory sex education: Human rights campaigners criticise government over faith school ‘get-out clause’ – Independent
Is the Privacy of Europeans at Risk? – Human Rights Watch
Germany racial profiling: UN experts highlight situation of people of African descent – OHCHR
Polish judges urged to ‘fight every inch’ for their independence – The Guardian
Italy appeals court rules in favor of same-sex parental rights – Jurist
- Oceania
Time for Marriage Equality in Australia – Human Rights Watch
Australia encourages Israel’s occupation of Palestine – Aljazeera
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are the author(s) alone.
