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European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators
The European Union has failed to prevent member states from exporting surveillance technology to governments with well-documented histories of using technology to spy on activists, journalists, and other critical voices, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.


2026 Winners of the Holodomor Awareness Student Competition Announced
By: Katya Tymkiw Students Yedidya Getachew and Maria Fernandez from Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida who took first place in the 9-10 grade category of the 2026 Ukrainian Holodomor Genocide Student Competition The Holodomor is a well-known part of Ukrainian history, but it’s not as widely known as part of world history. That’s why the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Awareness began a competition for high school students to help spread awar


Israel's Death Penalty Violates ICCPR & Israel's Basic Law
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.Credit...Erik Marmor/Getty Images Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel’s Death Penalty Law Violates International Law and Israel’s Basic Law Israel has executed only two convicted criminals since 1948. The first was Meir Tobianski, executed in 1948 for treason, who was posthumously exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, executed in
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