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Brooklyn Rivera, a prominent Nicaraguan indigenous leader and founder of the Yatama movement, died in custody after nearly three years of detention under the authoritarian regime of President Daniel Ortega, facing severe health issues exacerbated by a Covid-19 infection, sparking widespread condemnation and renewed calls for accountability regarding political repression in Nicaragua. #IndigenousRights #PoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsAbuse

Israel has been added to a UN blacklist for the first time for committing sexual violence in war zones, following the verification of 31 cases involving Israeli forces against Palestinians, while Israel rejects the allegations and threatens to sever ties with the UN. #SexualViolence #HumanRightsAbuses #IsraelGazaConflict

Pro-Palestinian activists, who were deported after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, have alleged serious abuse, including instances of sexual assault and physical mistreatment during their detention, prompting condemnations from several countries, although Israeli officials have dismissed these claims as false. #GazaFlotilla #HumanRightsAbuse #Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists deported after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces allege they experienced severe abuse, including sexual assaults and physical violence, while detained, claims that have led to international condemnation from several countries, though Israel's prison service has refuted these allegations as false. #GazaFlotilla #HumanRightsAbuse #IsraelPalestineConflict

The military government of Myanmar is forcibly recruiting young people for mandatory military service, employing intimidation and threats, which human rights activists label as 'modern slavery and human trafficking,' leading to a significant exodus of youth from the country and resulting in the loss of an entire generation. #MyanmarCrisis #HumanRightsAbuse #MilitaryDraft #MM #TH