Watch this space throughout the week as it is updated with breaking human rights news.
- Following the end of the settlement building freeze in September, Israeli settlers have begun construction of an estimated 600 new homes in the Occupied Territory according to NGO Peace Now. [BBC]
- A Federal Appeals Court Judge in the United States overturned the ruling of a lower court that overturned the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the US military. Trial Judge Virginia Phillips had ruled that the provision violated the rights of gay and lesbian soldiers to free speech and equal protection under the law. The United States is the only democracy in the developed world which continues to not allow gay soldiers to serve openly. [BBC]
- Despite improved preparation by the government, over 200,000 people in the Philippines were left homeless by Typhoon Megi. According to reports, stockpiled food will only last till Sunday 23 October. [BBC]