Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Armed Conflict

South Sudan Pushes the UN to the Edge

In Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria, Upper Nile, the fighting has splintered again, dragging with it the usual catalogue of violations: rape, abductions, the terrorising of…

19 November, 2025

Sudan’s Grim Equation

Tom Fletcher, the UN’s aid chief, has spent the last week moving between airstrips, checkpoints, and cramped rooms that pass for negotiation venues.

18 November, 2025

 The Logic of Restraint in Modern Warfare

The gist is simple but radical: treat civilian protection as the centre of military planning, not its periphery. That means understanding the full humanitarian consequences…

17 November, 2025

Britain’s Quiet Retreat from Atrocity Prevention in Sudan

The violence that swept through El Fasher has left tens of thousands of dead or displaced, while those who survive speak of betrayal. Britain’s failure was…

9 November, 2025

Darfur/Numbers of IDPs & Refugees

Across the border, Chad, already sheltering 1.4 million Sudanese refugees, braces for another surge.

6 November, 2025

Alfashir: The Hungry and the Displaced

On Monday, famine was officially declared in Alfashir and another part of Sudan, a grim confirmation of what relief agencies have been warning for months.

4 November, 2025

The UN: Situation in Al Fasher is Catastrophic

Accounts of mass killings, rape, and other abuses continue to emerge, since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of North Darfur’s capital, Al Fasher,…

2 November, 2025

Hunger, Drones and Civilians in Sudan’s al-Fashir

Footage verified by Reuters showed the school’s shattered ceilings and scarred walls. On the school grounds, it showed a dead body lying outside a shipping…

20 October, 2025

Darfur’s Fight Against Cholera

Delivering vaccines to six localities in Darfur required complex cross-border and cross-line logistics, with agencies surmounting transport blockages and insecurity. The WHO has dispatched trainers…

25 September, 2025

Sudan’s Collapsing Health System

The war, now in its second year, has killed tens of thousands and displaced roughly 12 million people, making it one of the world’s largest…

22 September, 2025

Pressure Mounts to Lift Gaza Blockade

Activists argue that these flotillas fill a gap left by international inaction, yet they expose participants to serious risks, including interception and violence, tragically highlighted…

11 September, 2025

Jerusalem’s Attack

The Israeli army Chief of Staff, Zamir, announced a full lockdown of the area, following an attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem.

9 September, 2025