Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Armed Conflict

Afghan civilians are at heightened risk of human rights violations

“The Taliban have a long record of abusing or killing civilians they deem ‘enemies,’” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

15 August, 2021

Human rights and the conflict in Afghanistan

“Health-care facilities, medical workers, and ambulances must be spared at all cost,” said Eloi Fillion, ICRC’s head of delegation in Afghanistan.

12 August, 2021

Human rights and the ongoing Tigray conflict

Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary-General said “ “It’s clear that rape and sexual violence have been used as a weapon of war to inflict lasting…

11 August, 2021

Afghanistan latest

According to the UN, approximately half of Afghanistan’s total estimated population require humanitarian assistance in 2021.

1 August, 2021

Humanitarian flights to Tigray

UNICEF said the organization is unable to reach around 33,000 children in dire need of malnutrition treatment.

11 July, 2021

Education under threat in Nigeria

over 300 students were kidnapped from a secondary school in northwest Nigeria.

11 July, 2021

Tigray latest

The Ethiopian government declared a unilateral ceasefire on June 28, which Reda previously dismissed as a ‘sick joke’.

5 July, 2021

Violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’: UN

In its annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report, released on Monday, the UN said at least 19,379 children affected by war in 2020 were…

22 June, 2021

Ethiopian leaders said they would ‘wipe out’ Tigrayans

EU envoy Pekka Haavisto said that Ethiopian leadership told him in February that they wanted ‘to destroy the Tigrayans’

20 June, 2021

Human Rights Watch on Tigray conflict in Ethiopia

All warring parties have carried out attacks, pillaging, and occupation of schools throughout the region.

27 May, 2021