Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Armed Conflict

Goma killings and protests

The UN has had peacekeepers in the DRC since 1999, mainly in the northeast which is plagued by armed groups. Locals frequently protest against them,…

4 September, 2023

Goma killings

A presidential delegation is heading to Goma Sunday or Monday and includes the Defence Minister, Interior Minister, and Human Rights Minister.

3 September, 2023

More than 230,000 refugees and 38,000 returnees have crossed into Chad from Sudan

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain are expected to visit Adre, as refugees from Sudan continue to cross into…

18 July, 2023

Port Sudan: A humanitarian hub

Despite the huge amounts of aid that arrived in Portsudan and the efforts to alleviate the suffering of those displaced by the conflict, thousands if…

9 July, 2023

UNSC on children and armed conflict

This open debate is when non-Security Council member states are given the platform to respond to the report. Most notably we expect to hear from…

5 July, 2023

UN Human Rights Committee on Palestine

The Committee will hold a press conference to present its findings.  

5 July, 2023

Aftermath/ Jenin air raid

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Monday signaled Israel was not intending to expand an operation in the Palestinian city Jenin to the entire occupied…

4 July, 2023

Ban Ki-Moon and Mary Robinson visit Israel & Palestine

At least five Palestinians have been killed, including a 15-year-old, and more than 60 wounded on Monday as a result of an Israeli raid on…

20 June, 2023

500,000 left Sudan, 2 million are internally displaced

“Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan following the beginning of the conflict,” he said at a press conference in…

20 June, 2023

Sudan fighting

Tens of thousands of people have fled violence to seek refuge in Chad in recent weeks.

13 June, 2023

Arab “Naksa”

In a war with Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, known as the 1967 War, or the June War, Israel delivered what came to be known as…

5 June, 2023

Sudan fighting

On Friday, Sudan’s army called for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.

28 May, 2023