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Nov 25, 2024 The Daily Brief

Sexual Violence Escalating in Haiti

Haiti under Control of Criminal Groups; Quick Takes: Mozambique; Kenya; Gaza; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: UK; Saudi Arabia; Ukraine; Sudan; Jobs.

The emergency room of the General Hospital is empty during a visit by then-Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nov 21, 2024 The Daily Brief

The UK’s Two-Child Limit

Child Poverty in the UK; Quick Takes: Gaza; Colombia; Thailand; Iran; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Saudi Arabia; Ukraine; Sudan; Gaza; Asylum.

Screenshot from Child Poverty MV
Nov 20, 2024 The Daily Brief

One Man, One Fund, Countless Abuses

What Would You Do with a Trillion Dollars?; Quick Takes: Syria; Russia; Tajikistan/Germany; Landmines; Children; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: Bracing for Trump; Videos: Ukraine; Sudan; Gaza; Asylum; Jobs; Support Our Work!

A man sits at the head of a large table during an official meeting,
Nov 19, 2024 The Daily Brief

One Thousand Days of Terror

A Grim Milestone in Ukraine; Quick Takes: Brazil; Hong Kong; Iraq; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Sudan; Gaza; Asylum; Turkmenistan; Mozambique; Support Our Work!

Trail of death left behind in Bucha following the Russian forces’ occupation in March. Bucha became a veritable crime scene, with extensive evidence of dozens of summary executions, other unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, and torture, all of which would constitute war crimes and potential crimes against humanity.
Nov 18, 2024 The Daily Brief

A First Step on Sudan

UN Security Council Sanctions Re Sudan; Quick Takes: Iraq; North Korea; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: What Now for the US?; Videos: Gaza; Asylum; Turkmenistan; Mozambique; Jobs; Support Our Work!

Sudan's RSF Manager of Operations Directorate Maj. Gen.Osman Mohamed Hamid
Nov 14, 2024 The Daily Brief

Israel Committing Crimes against Humanity in Gaza

What Are Crimes against Humanity?; Quick Takes: Yemen; Libya; Obstetric Violence; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: A New “Berlin Africa Conference”; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Asylum; Passport Extortion; Mozambique; Jobs; COP29.

Displaced Palestinians leave al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza, after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order, on July 28, 2024. © 2024 Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via AP
Nov 13, 2024 The Daily Brief

Ask a Stupid Question…

Getting Real Answers about Asylum; Quick Takes: Lebanon; Armenia; Readers’ Recommendations; What You Told Us: Working in Human Rights; Videos from around the Globe.

A protest sign that reads "#Syria Not Safe"
Nov 12, 2024 The Daily Brief

Extortion by Passport

An Authoritarian Grip on Citizens Abroad; Quick Takes: Burkina Faso; Germany; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos from around the World.

Front cover of two Turkmen passports
Nov 11, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Photo from Mozambique

Mozambique’s Post-election Violence; Quick Takes: Sudan; Saudi Arabia; United States; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Podcast: There’s No Such Thing as a Virginity Test; Videos from around the World.

A boy wears a “bullet-proof vest” made of cardboard while walking on the streets of Maputo, Mozambique, November 5, 2024.
Nov 7, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Dozen Stories Not about the US Elections

News You May Be Missing; Quick Takes: Incendiary Weapons; Mozambique; US Abortion; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Human Rights Jobs; Fighting Atrocities; Israel/Lebanon; Australia; Russia; Support Our Work!

People on fire