The Daily Brief

Nov 4, 2024 The Daily Brief

A World on Edge

Rights Lights Dark Days; Quick Takes: Türkiye; Zambia; DR Congo; Readers’ Recommendations; Fighting “Virginity Tests”; Videos: US Elections; Fighting Atrocities; Israel/Lebanon; Russia; Rwanda; Correction; Support Our Work!

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Oct 31, 2024 The Daily Brief

Your Body on the Ballot

A Key Issue in US Elections; Quick Takes: Israel/Lebanon; Armenia; Vietnam; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Israel/Lebanon; Gaza; Russia; Haiti; Azerbaijan.

Supporters advocating for reproductive freedom during a rally launching FIRM, or Freedom in Reproduction Maryland, a group that campaigns in support of the constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights on the ballot in Maryland, October 15, 2024.
Oct 30, 2024 The Daily Brief

Facts Are Not Enough

Ending Atrocities; Quick Takes: Israel/Lebanon/Syria; Killer Robots; Guam; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Israel/Lebanon; US Elections; Australia; Russia; Azerbaijan.

Burnt remains of a school
Oct 29, 2024 The Daily Brief

20 Years of Injustice in Thailand

Tak Bai Massacre victims Deserve Justice; Quick Takes: Burkina Faso; Mozambique; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations.

Community members call for justice at a mass grave for victims of the October 2004 Tak Bai massacre, Narathiwat, Thailand, October 25, 2024.
Oct 28, 2024 The Daily Brief

Frontex: From Theory to Practice

EU coastguard should save lives at sea; Quick Takes: Iran; ICJ Israel/Palestine; Morocco; Readers’ Recommendations; Listen: Afghanistan.

#WithHumanity
Oct 24, 2024 The Daily Brief

Israel, Lebanon, Banks, and the Laws of War

Israeli War Crimes in Lebanon; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: Chagos; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: US Elections; Australia; Russia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Support Our Work!

A damaged site of one of the branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution linked to Hezbollah, following Israeli airstrikes on October 20, 2024, in Chiyah, Lebanon.
Oct 23, 2024 The Daily Brief

Two Bits of Voting Advice

Think Human Rights When Voting; Quick Takes: Belarus; Bangladesh; Oman; Thailand/Vietnam; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

A young black woman voting on election day.
Oct 22, 2024 The Daily Brief

Don’t Jail 10-Year-Olds

Violating Children’s Rights in Australia; Quick Takes: Russia/Ukraine; Saudi Arabia; Africa; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: Paradise Lost; Videos: Russia; Ethiopia; Gaza; Rwanda; US Elections; Support Our Work!

A young person holding onto a chain link fence.
Oct 21, 2024 The Daily Brief

Repression of the Childless

Russia Scapegoats People without Kids; Quick Takes: Thailand; Philippines; IMF/World Bank; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Ethiopia; Gaza; Rwanda; Afghanistan; US Elections; Support Our Work!

A session of the State Duma in Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2024.
Oct 17, 2024 The Daily Brief

From Fire to Fire

Sudanese Refugees at Risk in Ethiopia; Quick Takes: Gaza; Rwanda; Haiti; US Elections; Rare Good News; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: DR Congo; US/Spyware; Greece; Vote for HRW’s Podcast!

Refugee in Kumer Camp