The Daily Brief

December 21, 2023 The Daily Brief

Thanks! And Looking Back on 2023

A Round-Up of Some Key Stories This Year; Quick Takes: News from This Week; Take Note: Other Key Stories; The Year in Rights: 2023 Quiz.

Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023.
December 20, 2023 The Daily Brief

Who Needs Regulations?

The High Cost of Low Compliance; Good News: Peru Destroys Its Cluster Munitions; Take Note: Other Key Stories.

Members of the search team work at a burned down wedding hall after a fatal fire engulfed the hall during a wedding celebration, September 27, 2023. 
December 19, 2023 The Daily Brief

Unbelievable Egypt

Egypt’s Bogus Election amid Repression; Quick Takes: EU Border Deaths, DR Congo, Yemen; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Support Our Work!

Egyptians cast their ballot at a polling station in Cairo during the presidential election, December 10, 2023.
December 18, 2023 The Daily Brief

Israel Weaponizing Starvation

War Crimes in Gaza; Quick Takes: India, Chad, Mental Health, Europe; Take Note: Other Key Stories.

People line up for bread at a partially collapsed but still operational bakehouse in Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, November 4, 2023.
December 14, 2023 The Daily Brief

Jazgul’s Story

Addressing Abuse in Kyrgyzstan; No News on Police Discrimination in France?; Quick Takes: Greece, Thailand, UK/Rwanda; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Republishing the Daily Brief; Reminder: Our Schedule; Support Our Work!

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December 13, 2023 The Daily Brief

Embarrassing for Us as a Species

Another Petro-autocracy to Host Climate Talks?; Quick Takes: Brazil, Nepal, Refugees; Take Note: Other Key Stories.

The 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) will bring together state parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from November 30 to December 12, 2023. © 2023 Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images
December 12, 2023 The Daily Brief

Will US Action Follow Words on Sudan?

Acknowledging Atrocities Is Not Enough; Refusing to Accept Injustice in Russia; Activists Fighting Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act; Take Note: Other Key Stories.

Families escaping Ardamata in West Darfur cross into Adre, Chad, after a wave of ethnic violence, November 7, 2023. Survivors recounted executions and looting in Ardamata, which they said were carried out by RSF and allied Arab militias. © 2023 REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig
December 11, 2023 The Daily Brief

Water and War in Yemen

Water Weaponized in Yemen’s War; Seven Months in Jail for a Social Media Post in Congo; Human Rights Press Awards; Take Note: Other Key Stories.

A girl walks with a donkey carrying water containers
December 7, 2023 The Daily Brief

What Unites Humanity?

On the Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Peru Slaps Faces of Atrocity Victims; Another Deadly “Mistake” in Nigeria; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Republishing the Daily Brief; Reminder: Our Schedule.

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December 6, 2023 The Daily Brief

Empty Evacuation Orders in Gaza

Weak Warnings before Bombings in Gaza; Afghan Education: Awful for Boys, Too; Jordan’s LGBT Activists Under Attack; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Letter from Prague (on Gaza); Support Our Work!

Palestinian children stand amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Al-Bureij camp, Gaza