Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Armed Conflict

UN General Assembly Set to Vote on Spain-Led Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

The seven-page resolution, titled “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations,” contains 21 operative paragraphs and calls for an immediate ceasefire. Notably, paragraph…

10 June, 2025

Rising Toll in Gaza with Aid Workers and Journalists Among the Dead

Israeli shelling targeted a camp housing displaced Palestinians in the Katiba area, west of Gaza City, also in the early hours of Tuesday. At least…

10 June, 2025

The Politics of Survival in a Burning World

The lecture, delivered in the hallowed halls of Oxford, was no gentle appeal to conscience.

4 June, 2025

UN Security Council Members Push for Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

The proposed text also calls for the release of all hostages and the immediate lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid. It urges the safe, large-scale,…

4 June, 2025

Flotilla Attempting to Break Gaza Blockade

The flotilla is the latest in a series of high-profile activist efforts to challenge Israel’s naval blockade, in place since 2007, which Israeli authorities say…

4 June, 2025

Deadly Chaos at Gaza Aid Centres Draws International Condemnation

Guterres has called for an independent investigation into the recent deaths and injuries, stating on Monday that he was “appalled by reports of Palestinians killed…

4 June, 2025

Rising Violence Shadows Aid Distribution in Gaza

At least 45 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Monday. Meanwhile, two Israeli soldiers were killed and 11 others injured when a Hummer military vehicle…

3 June, 2025

Israel’s Blockade of Arab Diplomatic Visit Highlights Rejection of Peace Efforts

Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, along with the Arab League chief, had planned a trip to the Palestinian territory, but Israel announced…

2 June, 2025

Efforts to Forge Gaza Ceasefire Continue Amidst Stalemate

Hamas reiterated demands for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

2 June, 2025

Clashes at Aid Sites Leave Dozens Dead in Gaza

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), wrote on X that international medical teams in Gaza had reported “mass casualties including…

2 June, 2025

Netanyahu Faces Growing Backlash Over Gaza Hostages

Despite diplomatic efforts, attacks continue across Gaza. Overnight air strikes are reported northwest of Khan Yunis, following new forced evacuation orders issued to residents in…

1 June, 2025

Gaza Talks Falter

Basem Naim, head of Hamas’s political and international relations, told Al Jazeera English that the version of the proposal discussed with Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve…

1 June, 2025