# haiti (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover haiti. Page: Feed: --- ## [À Brockton, le maire Moises Rodrigues plaide pour une extension du réseau d’autobus de BAT](https://www.infohaiti.net/a-brockton-le-maire-moises-rodrigues-plaide-pour-une-extension-du-reseau-dautobus-de-bat/) _2026-08-20 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Brockton (Massachusetts) – 20 août 2026 – InfoHaïti.net –Le maire de Brockton, Moises Rodrigues, a effectué mardi une visite au siège de la Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT), accompagné de Nelson Fernandes, chef de cabinet adjoint, et de Clayton Baros, membre de son bureau. Il s’est entretenu avec les responsables du réseau de transport public \[…\] \The post À Brockton, le maire Moises… ## [Football-CFU Challenge Series : Haïti en demi-finale face à la République dominicaine](https://www.infohaiti.net/football-cfu-challenge-series-haiti-en-demi-finale-face-a-la-republique-dominicaine/) _2026-08-20 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Port-au-Prince – Gérald Bordes, InfoHaïti.net – Les jeunes Grenadiers haïtiens des moins de 14 ans (U-14) se sont qualifiés pour les demi-finales de la CFU Challenge Series malgré leur défaite (1-0) mercredi face à Porto Rico, lors de leur troisième et dernier match de la phase de groupes. Après deux victoires consécutives contre la Guyane \[…\] \The post Football-CFU Challenge Series : Haïti en… ## [Glória Menezes, atriz que mudou a interpretação televisiva](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/gloria-menezes-atriz-que-mudou.html) _2026-08-19 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Andre MarcondesGustavo FiorattiSão PauloMorreu, nesta terça-feira (18), Glória Menezes, aos 91 anos, uma das grandes atrizes do Brasil, que marcou os palcos, o cinema e a televisão brasileira em mais de 60 anos de carreira. Ela morreu em sua casa, no Rio de Janeiro, de forma tranquila, segundo a família. A cerimônia de despedida será reservada para a família.Figura fundadora da ## [Massachusetts : La maire Michelle Wu veut empêcher l’ICE d’utiliser les parkings privés pour renforcer ses opérations à Boston](https://www.infohaiti.net/massachusetts-la-maire-michelle-wu-veut-empecher-lice-dutiliser-les-parkings-prives-pour-renforcer-ses-operations-a-boston/) _2026-08-18 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Boston (Massachusetts), 18 août 2026 – InfoHaïti.net (Note de Presse ) – La maire de Boston, Michelle Wu, a demandé mardi aux propriétaires et gestionnaires de parcs de stationnement de ne pas mettre leurs installations à la disposition de la police fédérale de l’immigration dans l’éventualité d’un renforcement de ses opérations dans la capitale du \[…\] \The post Massachusetts : La maire Michelle… ## [City of Brockton Launches Virtual Operator for Main City Hall Telephone Line to Enhance Resident Access and Support](https://www.infohaiti.net/city-of-brockton-launches-virtual-operator-for-main-city-hall-telephone-line-to-enhance-resident-access-and-support/) _2026-08-18 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ BROCKTON, MA — August 18, 2026 – The City of Brockton announced today that it has partnered with Polimorphic, a leading public sector artificial intelligence provider, to launch a virtual operator for the main City Hall telephone number (508-580-7123). The system is now live and serving constituents. Designed to eliminate long hold times and complex \[…\] \The post City of Brockton Launches… ## [CFU Challenge Series U-14: Haïti écrase la Guyane française !](https://www.infohaiti.net/cfu-challenge-series-u-14-haiti-ecrase-la-guyane-francaise/) _2026-08-18 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Port-au-Prince, 17 août 2026 — Par Gérald Bordes, Infohaiti.net — Les jeunes Grenadiers U-14 ont parfaitement débuté les CFU Challenge Series. Opposée à la Guyane française ce lundi 17 août, en République dominicaine, l’équipe haïtienne, dirigée par Jean Marc Alexandre, a signé une victoire éclatante sur le score de 5-2. La vedette de la rencontre \[…\] \The post CFU Challenge Series U-14: Haïti… ## [Jobs/Vacancy: Caribbean Area Librarian (Library of Congress)](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/17/jobs-vacancy-caribbean-area-librarian-library-of-congress/) _2026-08-17 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ We share this Library of Congress (LOC) announcement for a Caribbean Area Librarian (Vacancy: VAR003411). The closing date for applications is August 31, 2026. See more details below and at the LOC. Description: This position serves as a Librarian in the Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, General and International Collections Directorate (GICD), Research And \[…\] ## [Affaire Emmanuel “Toto” Constant](https://www.haitian-truth.org/affaire-emmanuel-toto-constant/) _2026-08-17 · \` · HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site_ ## [Forthcoming Book: “Ciguapa Unbound”](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/16/forthcoming-book-ciguapa-unbound/) _2026-08-17 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ \[Many thanks to the Caribbean Philosophical Association for bringing this item to our attention.\] Omaris Z. Zamora’s Ciguapa Unbound: AfroLatinx Feminist Epistemologies of Tranceformation is forthcoming through NYU Press (December 2026). The book explores “how AfroLatinx artists transform the body into an archive of resistance through a decolonial ciguapa aesthetic.” The book cover features… ## [Ohio’s Republican Governor Says Haitians ‘Played a Major Role’ in Springfield’s ‘Economic Comeback’](https://www.haitian-truth.org/ohios-republican-governor-says-haitians-played-a-major-role-in-springfields-economic-comeback/) _2026-08-16 · \` · HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site_ Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent essay in The New York Times makes the case for a more open legal immigration policy. Billy Binion “It’s time for... ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Nm7h99oVgUYU) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [“Summer of Three” opens the 2026 Puerto Rico Film Festival](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/16/summer-of-three-opens-the-2026-puerto-rico-film-festival/) _2026-08-16 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ The Puerto Rico Film Festival runs from August 19 to 23, 2026, in selected theaters in southwestern Puerto Rico. Summer of Three, directed and written by Carlitos Ruíz-Ruíz (with Marcel Ruiz and Mariana S. Belaval) will open the festival on Wednesday, August 19, at 7:00pm (AST) at Teatro Yagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Synopsis: “Returning home \[…\] ## [Haitian Visual Artist Patrick Vilaire Passes Away](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/16/haitian-visual-artist-patrick-vilaire-passes-away/) _2026-08-16 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ \[Many thanks to the MCC Communication Haïti and to Veerle Poupeye (Critical.Caribbean.Art) for bringing this item to our attention.\] Haitian visual artist Patrick Vilaire passed away at the age of 84 today (August 16, 2026) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Born on September 16, 1941, “he was celebrated internationally for conceptual works blending science, anthropology, and Haitian \[…\] ## [Patrick Vilaire, une vie au service de l’art, de la mémoire et de l’identité haïtienne s’éteint](https://www.infohaiti.net/patrick-vilaire-une-vie-au-service-de-lart-de-la-memoire-et-de-lidentite-haitienne-seteint/) _2026-08-16 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Port-au-Prince, 16 août 2026 – YPM, InfoHaïti.net – Le monde culturel haïtien est en deuil après la disparition de Patrick Vilaire, figure majeure de la création artistique nationale. Né le 16 septembre 1941 à Port-au-Prince, sculpteur, peintre, céramiste, écrivain et collectionneur, il s’est imposé au fil des décennies comme un artiste aux multiples facettes, dont \[…\] \The post Patrick Vilaire,… ## [Brockton (Massachusetts) – Un SUMMERFEST réussi pour Haitian Community Partners (HCP)](https://www.infohaiti.net/brockton-massachusetts-un-summerfest-reussi-pour-haitian-community-partners-hcp/) _2026-08-16 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Brockton (Massachusetts), 15 août 2026 – InfoHaïti.net – Des familles de Brockton et des communes environnantes ont fait le déplacement ce samedi à Salisbury Park pour participer à SummerFest, un événement annuel organisé par Haitian Community Partners (HCP). Réunissant organismes communautaires, cette initiative vise à faciliter l’accès des habitants aux services sociaux et aux ressources \[…\]… ## [New Book: “Enter the Lion”](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/15/new-book-enter-the-lion/) _2026-08-15 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ \[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.\] Enter the Lion: The 1966 State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the Caribbean, by John P. Homiak, Giulia Bonacci, and Jahlani A. Niaah, will be released on September 29, 2026, by Duke University Press. The book is available for pre-ordering. Description: On April \[…\] ## [Exhibition: “De Güibia a Boca Chica”](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/15/exhibition-de-guibia-a-boca-chica/) _2026-08-15 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery (LOR Arte Contemporáneo) in Santo Domingo, presents “De Güibia a Boca Chica,” by Andalusian, DR-based artist Santiago Ydáñez, opening on September 3, 2026. Description (by Miguel de Mena): “The paintings of Santiago Ydáñez (Jaén, 1967) possess that strange ability to immerse us in multiple spheres, to pull us in like a \[…\] ## [À Plymouth, trois élus démocrates dénoncent la détention de migrants sans antécédents criminels](https://www.infohaiti.net/a-plymouth-trois-elus-democrates-denoncent-la-detention-de-migrants-sans-antecedents-criminels/) _2026-08-15 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Plymouth (Massachusetts), 14 août 2026 – InfoHaïti.net – Trois élus démocrates du Massachusetts au Congrès américain, Ayanna Pressley, James McGovern et Stephen Lynch, ont dénoncé vendredi la détention de migrants sans antécédents criminels après une visite de contrôle non annoncée au centre correctionnel du comté de Plymouth, au sud de Boston. Seul établissement du Massachusetts \[…\] \The post À… ## [Semaine de l’agriculture urbaine dans le Massachusetts : à Everett, Ayanna Pressley plaide en faveur de la souveraineté alimentaire et un meilleur accès à une alimentation saine](https://www.infohaiti.net/semaine-de-lagriculture-urbaine-dans-le-massachusetts-a-everett-ayanna-pressley-plaide-en-faveur-de-la-souverainete-alimentaire-et-un-meilleur-acces-a-une-alimentation-saine/) _2026-08-14 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Everett (Massachusetts), 13 août 2026 – InfoHaïti.net – Des responsables politiques, des producteurs et des représentants du secteur associatif se sont réunis jeudi à Everett, au nord de Boston, dans le cadre de la Semaine de l’agriculture urbaine du Massachusetts, consacrée notamment aux enjeux liés à l’accès à une alimentation saine, à la souveraineté alimentaire \[…\] \The post Semaine de… ## [Screening: “Mad Bills to Pay (or “Destiny, Dile que no soy malo”) at El Museo](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/13/screening-mad-bills-to-pay-or-destiny-dile-que-no-soy-malo-at-el-museo/) _2026-08-13 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ In its “Noches de Cine” series— “celebrating the latest voices in Latine cinema” and curated by Sebastián Rea— El Museo del Barrio presents Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, Dile que no soy malo), written and directed by Dominican American filmmaker Joel Alfonso Vargas (2025). This screening takes place at El Museo (1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, New \[…\] ## [New Books: Claudia Rankine’s “Triage”](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/13/new-books-claudia-rankines-triage/) _2026-08-13 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ Jamaican-born author and educator Claudia Rankine’s new book, Triage, was published by Graywolf Press last week (4 August 2026). \[It’s on my “must order NOW” list!\] In NPR’s “The Book Ahead” series, C. Dywer says “Few writers manage the range evident in Claudia Rankine’s tapestries of poetry, theory, history, memoir, fiction, occasionally even illustration — as in \[…\] ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QlCtbbmkyFwC) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Edwidge Danticat’s “Dèy” (Advance Reviews)](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/13/edwidge-danticats-dey-advance-reviews/) _2026-08-13 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ Before its release on August 25, 2026, Edwidge Danticat’s Dèy: A Novel (Penguin Random House) has appeared on many lists of recommended books for this summer. To mention two of these outlets, which are directed at varied audiences, Danticat’s latest is featured in “August 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us,” by Karla J. Strand \[…\] ## [2026 Cuban Film Festival: Salvus](https://repeatingislands.com/2026/08/13/2026-cuban-film-festival-salvus/) _2026-08-13 · Ivette Romero · Repeating Islands_ Beginning today, August 13, 2026, Anthology Film Archives (AFA) and the Cuban Cultural Center of New York will co-host the annual Cuban Film Festival. The 2026 Cuban Film Festival: Salvus presents talks with Cuban filmmakers Iván Acosta, Ricardo Bacallao, Liena Cid Navia, Rolando Díaz, Raúl Francisco Dorticós, Pavel Giroud, Patricia Pérez Fernández, and Orlando Rojas. Today, \[…\] ## [The Right Needs a Red Scare](https://theracket.news/p/the-right-needs-a-red-scare) _2026-08-13 · Jonathan M. Katz · The Racket_ Don't give one to them. Plus: Subscribe to Forever Wars (and The Racket) ## [Haiti official, family kidnapped in Port-au-Prince](https://www.haitian-truth.org/haiti-official-family-kidnapped-in-port-au-prince/) _2026-08-13 · \` · HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site_ In June 2026, armed men in Port-au-Prince abducted James Boyard—a high-ranking national police inspector general, defense ministry chief of staff, and university professor—along with his wife... ## [The Places Where the Bombs Have Rarely Stopped Falling in Iran](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-places-where-bombs-have-rarely.html) _2026-08-12 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ While fighting has abated in much of Iran, near-constant U.S. airstrikes in Qeshm island and other southern spots have upended lives and livelihoods.By Farnaz Fassihi and Shirin Hakim The reporters interviewed two dozen local residents, business owners, tour operators and fishermen in the south of Iran, including in Qeshm island, for this story.Aug. 10, 2026The turquoise ## [Maura Healey lance une campagne pour préserver la couverture santé des bénéficiaires de MassHealth](https://www.infohaiti.net/maura-healey-lance-une-campagne-pour-preserver-la-couverture-sante-des-beneficiaires-de-masshealth/) _2026-08-12 · Yves Cajuste · Infohaiti_ Haverhill (Massachusetts), 11 août 2026 – Par Yves Cajuste, InfoHaïti.net – La gouverneure du Massachusetts, Maura Healey, a annoncé ce matin à Haverhill, au nord de Boston, le lancement d’une campagne à l’échelle de l’État destinée à aider des centaines de milliers de bénéficiaires de MassHealth à conserver leur couverture médicale face aux nouvelles exigences \[…\] \The post Maura Healey lance… ## [‘We’re Trapped in Hell’: Iranians Say Life Is Put On Hold by Months of War](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/were-trapped-in-hell-iranians-say-life.html) _2026-08-10 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ By Leily Nikounazar and Erika SolomonA horribly familiar rhythm of war has returned for Iranians — with bombarded highways and a plunging currency, menacing social media posts by President Trump and fiery rhetoric by Iran’s clerical rulers.Yet when Behnam, an unemployed musician in Tehran, calls his family or friends to check in, he never starts by talking about the ## [Haitian community finds solidarity in Cincinnati area rally](https://www.haitian-truth.org/haitian-community-finds-solidarity-in-cincinnati-area-rally/) _2026-08-10 · \` · HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site_ Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning, Aug. 9, to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to... ## [Final de 'Cem Anos de Solidão' acerta ao reforçar vínculo político com América Latina](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/final-de-cem-anos-de-solidao-acerta-ao.html) _2026-08-09 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Sylvia Colombo Poucos romances parecem tão inseparáveis da imaginação de seus leitores quanto "Cem Anos de Solidão". Na segunda metade da série adaptada do livro, que estreia agora na Netflix, os acontecimentos importam menos do que a sensação de que o tempo passou a girar sobre si mesmo e a repetir-se. Os ## [Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/christopher-nolans-trojan-horse.html) _2026-08-09 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Ezra Klein I’ll admit I’m a little late weighing in on “The Odyssey.” Chalk it up to having young kids. I don’t make it to the movies much. But what a trick its director, Christopher Nolan, has pulled off. Elon Musk did not understand what this movie was. But this movie understands what Musk is. It understands who we are becoming and who we have become, and it points a way ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iLLpg8FoKhfT) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [A Trojan Horse Is Supposed to Have Humans Inside It](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-trojan-horse-is-supposed-to-have.html) _2026-08-07 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ by Emily Wilson If you go to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, you may be able to purchase, for a mere $69.99, a plastic receptacle shaped as a Trojan horse. The horse is used in the film as an image of moral decline. But the repurposing of a sinister instrument of war into a popcorn container hints at the malleability of the conceit: A Trojan horse contains unexpected ## [C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/cia-sets-up-secret-cuba-task-force-as.html) _2026-08-07 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ By Adam EntousThe C.I.A. has secretly established a Cuba task force, setting in motion plans for a more concerted campaign to pressure the Cuban government to make the economic, political and leadership changes demanded by President Trump, according to people briefed on the action.The creation of the task force will allow the agency to quickly direct more financial, human and ## [Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/do-you-think-if-i-had-job-i-would-have.html) _2026-08-07 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain. By Ben Hubbard and Aida AlamiPhotographs by Sergey PonomarevReporting from Fnideq, MoroccoWhen King Mohammed VI of Morocco addressed his people on Wednesday to commemorate his 27th year on the throne, he spoke hopefully of his North African nation’s ## [The End of Reading Is Here](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-end-of-reading-is-here.html) _2026-08-02 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Rose Horowitch · Twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world’s written works. Ptolemy, who had served under Alexander the Great, envisioned a library that would safeguard the sum total of humanity’s knowledge. His successors inherited this mandate. Royal forces ## [The End of Reading Is Here](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-end-of-reading-is-here.html) _2026-08-02 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Rose Horowitch · Twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world’s written works. Ptolemy, who had served under Alexander the Great, envisioned a library that would safeguard the sum total of humanity’s knowledge. His successors inherited this mandate. Royal forces ## [The Aftermath of Mullin v. Doe: Better Protections Needed for Climate-Displaced Haitians](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-aftermath-of-mullin-v-doe-better-protections-needed-for-climate-displaced-haitians/) _2026-08-01 · Alice Hamilton Farmer · OHRH_ Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Mullin v. Doe, permitting the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and stripping more than 300,000 Haitians of legal status. Migration experts met the decision with dismay, noting that the Court sanitized racialized language and gave the administration sweeping, unreviewable power to \[…\] ## [Supremacistas brancos só saíram do armário, diz Angela Davis](https://textosdoblog0news.blogspot.com/2026/08/supremacistas-brancos-so-sairam-do.html) _2026-08-01 · Ricky · Depósito de Textos do Blog0news_ Flavia Lima Rio de Janeiro No Brasil pela décima vez, Angela Davis parece não ter consciência de que talvez seja o nome mais esperado desta edição da Flip, a Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty. ## [“Government is not banning books”: book ban legislation makes its first appearance in Canada](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/government-is-not-banning-books-book-ban-legislation-makes-its-first-appearance-in-canada/) _2026-07-31 · Émilie Weidl · OHRH_ The book-banning legislation crusade in the United States has officially spilled over into Canada with the passing of Bill 28 by Alberta’s United Conservative Party government under Premier Danielle Smith on the 15th of May 2026. Bill 28 empowers the Municipal Affairs Minister to appoint an individual to inspect libraries, including what property they make \[…\] ## [Beyond the Ranking: What India’s Fall in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index Reveals About the Limits of Constitutional Protection](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/beyond-the-ranking-what-indias-fall-in-the-2026-world-press-freedom-index-reveals-about-the-limits-of-constitutional-protection/) _2026-07-30 · Navya Gupta · OHRH_ India’s fall from 151st to 157th place in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index has reignited debate about the state of media freedom in the world’s largest democracy. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) classified India’s press freedom situation as “very serious” and identified a deterioration in the legal environment affecting journalism. Yet focusing solely on rankings \[…\] ## [Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitians set to expire](https://www.haitian-truth.org/temporary-protected-status-for-more-than-300000-haitians-set-to-expire/) _2026-07-29 · \` · HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site_ ICE is planning to ramp up operations targeting Haitians, a source said. Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the U.S. is set to... ## [The End of TPS for Haitians Is A Moment of Truth for Zohran Mamdani](https://theracket.news/p/end-of-tps-for-haitians) _2026-07-28 · Jonathan M. Katz · The Racket_ A guest post by Spencer Ackerman ## [Doctrinal Incoherence and the Harm Principle in Parental Medical Decision-Making](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/doctrinal-incoherence-and-the-harm-principle-in-parental-medical-decision-making/) _2026-07-28 · Betsy Malloy · OHRH_ Two recent Supreme Court decisions expose a fundamental instability in the constitutional framework governing parental medical decision-making for minors. In United States v. Skrmetti (2025), the Court upheld a categorical prohibition on gender-affirming treatments sought by fit parents and licensed physicians without requiring any individualized showing of harm to the affected minors. In Chiles… ## [Twenty Years of OPCAT: Why Preventive Monitoring Must Evolve to Address New Forms of Vulnerability](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/twenty-years-of-opcat-why-preventive-monitoring-must-evolve-to-address-new-forms-of-vulnerability/) _2026-07-28 · Corrado Quinto · OHRH_ Twenty years after the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), torture prevention faces a striking paradox. Unlike traditional human rights mechanisms, OPCAT does not wait for violations to be alleged or proven. Its preventive logic is based on the idea that regular scrutiny, dialogue and transparency reduce the \[…\] ## [When Good Law Is Not Enough: Disability Employment in Uganda after the African Disability Protocol](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-good-law-is-not-enough-disability-employment-in-uganda-after-the-african-disability-protocol/) _2026-07-27 · Sinmyung Park · OHRH_ In May 2024, the African Disability Protocol entered into force: the first continental treaty on the rights of Africans with disabilities. For a state such as Uganda, which has ratified it alongside the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Protocol’s importance lies elsewhere. The Protocol restates, in an African instrument with \[…\] ## [The Unseen Wounds: Psychological Injury and the Legal Fight Against Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-unseen-wounds-psychological-injury-and-the-legal-fight-against-enforced-disappearances-in-bangladesh/) _2026-07-24 · Syed Tahmeed Hossain and Sanjida Sohana · OHRH_ The first-ever Bangladesh law against enforced disappearance, the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025 lapsed in April 2026, following the election of the country’s new parliament. It passed after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. It defined enforced disappearance as an ongoing crime, provided compensation to victims, and empowered the National Human \[…\] ## [Niger’s New Anti-LGBTQIA+ Law Violates the Human Rights of Intersex Persons](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/nigers-new-anti-lgbtqia-law-violates-the-human-rights-of-intersex-persons/) _2026-07-23 · Aditya Dalal · OHRH_ In February 2026, Niger’s military junta implemented a new Penal Code criminalising indecent, unnatural, and LGBTQIA+ acts with imprisonment ranging from 5 to ten years, alongside monetary penalties (Article 390). The same punishment applies to those who “artificially change their sex at birth” (Article 390). One of several unacceptable features of this law is the \[…\] ## [What We Get Wrong About Consent: India’s ‘Promise-to-Marry’ Rape Jurisprudence](https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/what-we-get-wrong-about-consent-indias-promise-to-marry-rape-jurisprudence/) _2026-07-22 · Aswathy Madhukumar · OHRH_ Indian criminal law, under s 69 of India’s new Penal Code (BNS), classifies ‘promise-to-marry’ sexual intercourse as a special offence. The offence is committed where a man promises marriage to a woman with the intention of securing her consent to sexual intercourse and not intending to conclude the marriage. 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