Archive for November 27th, 2023

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27/11/2023

While a Fire Rages in Gaza, the West Bank Smolders

Human Wrongs Watch

By Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | Human Rights Watch*

Surge in Israeli Killings, Administrative Detention and Settler Violence

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Palestinians inspect a damaged building following a November 14 Israeli army raid in the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images
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— While global attention is focused on Israel and Gaza, Israeli authorities are tightening their repression in the West Bank and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians are surging.
That repression was already at a peak before the October 7 Hamas-led attack that killed some 1200 people, mostly civilians, in Israel, but it has gotten much worse since.

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27/11/2023

Mass Forced Returns from Pakistan to Afghanistan Overwhelm Borders, Stretch Resources

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(IOM)* Torkham, Spin Boldak, 21 November 2023 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners are delivering a range of critical aid at border crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan in response to the hundreds of thousands of forcibly returned Afghans.

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IOM staff distribute assistance cards to Afghans returning through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Photo: IOM 2023/M.Osman Azizi

Nearly 375,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past two months primarily through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, according to IOM’s latest figures.

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27/11/2023

Ugandan Woman Advocates for Her Rights after ‘Life of Pain’

Human Wrongs Watch

A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to fight for her and other women’s rights after suffering a life “full of pain”, thanks to a UN-supported programme.

Angela Muhindo in Kasese, western Uganda.

UN Women | Angela Muhindo in Kasese, western Uganda.

“My life has been full of pain,” she said, surveying the green landscape where she spent her childhood in Kasese, in Uganda’s western region. “In my community, women have less power, but if you are disabled, you are even more vulnerable to exploitation.”
Ms. Muhindo, who has had a physical disability since childhood, said she has faced violence and exclusion throughout her life.

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