Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Armed Conflict

Gaza Ceasefire Discord

Steve Witkoff, the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, has criticised Hamas’s reply as “totally unacceptable”, claiming it “only takes us backward”.

1 June, 2025

UN Ready to Deliver Aid to Gaza, but Blocked by Israel, Amid Denials

At one point, Palestine’s ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, was overcome with emotion as he reminded the Security Council that dozens of children are…

29 May, 2025

A Worsening Calamity in Gaza

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached its worst stage yet, with Israeli authorities…

29 May, 2025

Tensions Surge in Jerusalem as Right-Wing Israelis Storm Al-Aqsa and UN Facility

Marchers, some chanting slogans such as “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn”, passed through the alleyways of the Old City, including the Muslim…

27 May, 2025

Death and Desperation in Gaza

Several bakeries in southern and central Gaza have suspended operations due to the limited quantity of aid reaching them—insufficient, they say, to meet the basic…

27 May, 2025

A Fragile Offer in Doha! Hamas accepts a US-brokered ceasefire draft—but Israel remains unconvinced

It is said that former US President Donald Trump would act as guarantor of the agreement. Witkoff has forwarded the draft to the Israeli government…

27 May, 2025

Spain Urges Sanctions on Israel as International Pressure Mounts Over Gaza War

Speaking to reporters ahead of the conference, Albares described the war as “inhumane” and “senseless”. He called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza…

26 May, 2025

US-Backed Gaza Aid Official Resigns Over Ethical Concerns

The GHF, established in February, has faced significant criticism from the United Nations, whose officials have warned that the foundation’s aid distribution model could exacerbate…

26 May, 2025

Gaza Crisis Deepens Amid Bombardment and Humanitarian Challenges

A rescue operation was underway overnight on Sunday following a separate attack on Al-Thawra Street, west of Gaza City, where a mother, father and their…

26 May, 2025

Intensifying Pressure on Israel and Advancing Palestinian Statehood

This marks the fifth official gathering of the Madrid+ Group, which brings together ministers from the Arab-Islamic Contact Group on Gaza and several European countries.…

25 May, 2025

Tensions in the West Bank

Italy, France, Spain and Portugal have summoned Israel’s ambassadors to explain the incident.

22 May, 2025

A Ceaseless Siege

More than 80 Palestinians were killed in multiple air strikes the same day.

22 May, 2025