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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

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!

Oct 16, 2024 The Daily Brief

US Warns Israel on Gaza Aid Blockage

Israel’s Unlawful Blockade of Gaza; Quick Takes: Florida, US; Tanzania; Niger; El Salvador; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Rwanda; Afghanistan; Haiti; Azerbaijan; US.

F., age 6, experiencing malnutrition, receives treatment after being evacuated from the northern Gaza Strip to the IMC field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, March 24, 2024.

Oct 15, 2024 The Daily Brief

Stop Torture in Rwanda

Rwanda’s Torture Problem; Quick Takes: Poland; Crimes against Humanity; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Geneva; Haiti; Azerbaijan; Israel-Palestine; US.

An illustration of the “Yordani”, a torture site within Nyarugenge and Rubavu prisons in Rwanda where detainees were forced into tanks of dirty water, submerged and beaten.

Oct 14, 2024 The Daily Brief

Good News Comes in Threes

Three Encouraging Votes in Geneva; Quick Takes: Israel/Lebanon; Iran; China; Saudi Arabia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Afghanistan; Haiti; Azerbaijan; Israel-Palestine; US.

Oct 10, 2024 The Daily Brief

Betrayed on All Sides

Policewomen in Afghanistan; Quick Takes: Brazil/X; Nigeria; China/Japan; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast: Transnational Repression; Weekly Quiz!; Videos: Haiti; Azerbaijan; Israel-Palestine; Climate; US Immigration; Support Our Work!

Afghan policewomen and policemen during their graduation ceremony

Oct 9, 2024 The Daily Brief

Haiti’s Hunger Trap

Haiti’s Hunger Trap; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Azerbaijan; Israel-Palestine; EU; Bangladesh/Myanmar; US; HRW’s Arabic Newsletter; Support Our Work!

A 17-year-old Carrefour resident, associated with a criminal group, stands on a terrace, gazing out over the horizon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2024.