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Human rights in decline globally, says report

Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch.

Guardian

The forgotten human rights stories of 2023

Guardian

UN concerned over Taliban arrests of women

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said it was deeply concerned by recent arbitrary arrests and detentions by the Taliban government of women and girls for allegedly violating dress codes regarding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab.

Associated Press

ICJ case accuses Israel of Palestinian genocide

South Africa is taking Israel to the International Court of Justice accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Nabila Bana explains what’s behind South Africa’s case against Israel.

Al Jazeera

Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says leader

Ecuador’s president said his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air, in a wave of violence that has left city streets deserted.

Guardian

Streets empty as Ecuador reels from violence

BBC

Is Ecuador at war with its armed gangs?

Guardian

At least nine dead in Papua New Guinea riots

At least nine people have been killed in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, amid widespread looting and arson after a day of protests as police were sent to quell unrest.

Guardian

Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

520K migrants crossed the Darién Gap last year

A record 520,000 people crossed the jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darién Gap in 2023, more than double the number reported the year before, according to new figures from the government of Panama.

Reuters

Thousands risk brutal crossing of Darien Gap into Panama

Deutsche Welle

11K migrants wait in Mexico amid border surge

While thousands of migrants enter the U.S. illegally every day, more than 11,000 people continue to wait in shelters and camps on the Mexican side of the border, CNN has learned from community leaders.

CNN

Qatar sent $15M to Islamist movements in Mali

Qatar’s regime funneled $15 million dollars to the Islamist movements in northern Mali and to an entity in the Sahel, according to a reportedly leaked Qatari document.

i24 News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth consecutive term, after the main opposition party and its allies boycotted Sunday’s polls. Here’s a look at the controversy surrounding it.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh: What happens when a development darling falls from grace?

Devex

In Poland, thousands protest state media reform

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside Poland‘s parliament to protest against the new government’s changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power.

Reuters

Attacks on Ghana press escalate ahead of polls

Ghanaian journalists become targets of political actors and security operatives ahead of upcoming 2024 elections.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe data costs worsen economic crisis

Data is too expensive for many Zimbabweans, hampering entrepreneurs and remote workers and causing a headache for students.

Context

AI, climate change a risk to policies, elections

A toxic mix of AI-driven disinformation, war and environmental risks is a threat to elections and policymaking, a World Economic Forum survey shows.

Context

GLOBAL HEALTH

India revolution making cancer drugs affordable

A quiet revolution that is making cancer drugs more affordable. The National Cancer Grid, is a group of treatment centers that have clubbed together to bulk buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Palestine athletes turn ruins into parkour arena

Young Palestinian athletes in Gaza have turned destroyed neighborhoods into parkour arenas. “It’s a message to the world that our resolve to live is stronger than ever,” Najem Ammar, from Spiders Parkour Gaza, said.

The Independent

Kenyan women fish with help of octopus farm

Kenya’s women-only sustainable fishing initiative ensures the livelihood of dozens of families while honoring local fishing traditions.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UN chief anticipates famine as Gaza war rages

Famine is “around the corner” as people in Gaza face the “highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,” according to the UN emergency relief chief, adding that Gaza has become “a place of death and despair.”

CNN

WHO faces challenges delivering aid to Gaza

The U.N. health agency has deplored the lack of access to Gaza for the delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance, amid intense bombardment in the southern part of the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Al Jazeera

Video shows aid trucks surrounded by crowds near Gaza City

YouTube

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Cuba to increase the price of fuel by over 500%

The Cuban government has announced a five-fold increase in fuel prices as it struggles with shortages and a deepening economic crisis.

BBC

Manipur conflict a hit to businesses, economy

More than eight months of ethnic violence in India’s Manipur has led to an unprecedented loss to the economy and business.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Nigeria destroys $11M elephant tusk stockpile

The Nigerian government has destroyed an $11 million stockpile of confiscated elephant tusks that had been smuggled from various African countries.

BBC

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