Netanyahu's US visit, student protesters in Bangladesh, government corruption — it’s been a busy week around the world. Get up to speed in our weekly update ⤵️
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As the #ParisOlympics begin, millions of women and girls in Afghanistan are being denied the right to education and sports. The Taliban need to end these abuses and reverse the restrictions on women's basic rights. #Paris2024
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More than 160 people have been killed in protests across Bangladesh since early July. The government has deployed the army against student protesters, imposed shoot-on-sight curfew orders, and shut down the internet. Authorities should immediately stop their forces from brutalizing students and other protesters.
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Meet the Florida activists who are defending the right to education, and democracy itself. The majority of US public school students now attend schools where teaching and discussions of race, Black history, sexual orientation, gender identity are censored. Book bans are on the rise. These Floridians offer a way forward. HRW launched this new web feature and short film, chronicling a movement that's growing stronger by the day. https://lnkd.in/dHSCRjBy
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The International Olympic Committee said the 2024 Olympics are the first Games to achieve gender equality in numbers. But look closer, and the playing field still isn't equal. Sport & Rights Alliance Four-time Olympian Joanna Maranhão and Olympian Sakshi Malik discuss athletes facing abuse ⤵️
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It's been one year since a military coup in Niger, and human rights in the country are in free fall. Military authorities have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking power. New from HRW, Amnesty International, and the International Federation for Human Rights: https://bit.ly/4cU1VPY
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"I suffered in two ways: one by my teacher and the other by the justice system, because it completely fails in Ecuador." New HRW report documents Ecuador’s slow progress in tackling and preventing school-related sexual violence. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3A66GXW Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4fcIjbl
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Another busy week for our team last week. We have some new essays out, on two-spirit activism, how anti-LGBT politics harm all children, and re-claiming pan-Africanism for LGBT inclusion and justice. We also reported on some backtracking on LGBT rights in Malawi and Kazakhstan: https://lnkd.in/dm8jivbj https://lnkd.in/dXiExWeN https://lnkd.in/dzGsaXSc https://lnkd.in/d55FbppF https://lnkd.in/dKhumS_y
We Need to Reclaim Pan-Africanism Through Love—for Everyone
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#Hello??? ☎️ ⚠️ New #SRA report released today, "We Were Only Demanding Justice”: Sexual Abuse in Indian Wrestling Federation, exposes urgent need for International Olympic Committee – IOC to establish a safe hotline. In an interview for the report, two-time Olympian and #Paris2024 contender Vinesh Phogat asked: 🗣️ “Who will listen? If such great athletes did not get justice or if they struggled so much to be heard, imagine: How can a normal person feel safe?” Olympic athletes should not have to struggle to be heard. For athletes facing abuse, a hotline is a lifeline. 🛟 Join us in calling on the #IOC to open a safe hotline today. ✊ Read the report & learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ea2VhrWq
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