The Daily Brief

Nov 28, 2024 The Daily Brief

Celebration or Intimidation?

Gunfire Gone Wrong in Chad; Quick Takes: Myanmar/ICC; France/ICC; Uganda/China; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Afghanistan; Israel/Lebanon; Haiti; UK; Saudi Arabia.

x-ray image of a 15-year-old girl who was struck in the head by a stray bullet
Nov 27, 2024 The Daily Brief

When Violence against Women Is a System

Violence against Afghan Women; Quick Takes: Xinjiang; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Israel/Lebanon; Haiti; UK; Sudan; Ukraine.

An Afghan woman weaves a carpet at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 11, 2024.
Nov 26, 2024 The Daily Brief

War Crimes Weapons: Made in the USA

US Equipment, Israeli Attack; Quick Takes: COP29; EU/ICC; Sri Lanka; Russia/Sudan; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Haiti; UK; Saudi Arabia; Ukraine; Sudan; Support Our Work!

Two destroyed vehicles and a demolished building where three journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Hasbaya Village Resort, in sourthern Lebanon on October 25, 2024.
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"