Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Climate & Environment

Indonesia, West Java Landslide, Search Continues

Local authorities ordered evacuations in known landslide-prone areas; ongoing rainfall complicates access and threatens further slope failures. The event is part of an increasingly frequent…

26 January, 2026

Mozambique, Flooding, and Imminent Dam Risk

The United Kingdom dispatched search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday and Thursday to support Mozambican authorities, underscoring an international response to a fast-moving humanitarian emergency.

26 January, 2026

United States, Winter Storm, Transport Paralysis and Federal Emergency Declarations

President Donald Trump approved federal emergency disaster declarations for 12 states: South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and…

26 January, 2026

Human Rights, Floods, and the Erosion of Basic Services in Africa

Ongoing assessments aim to quantify infrastructure damage and humanitarian need; the disruptions threaten education, health access, and conservation, compounding existing vulnerabilities.

20 January, 2026

Drought and Donor Fatigue Push the Horn of Africa to the Edge

The stakes extend beyond borders. As water and food scarcity deepen, migration pressures will increase, conflict over grazing land may flare, and regional instability could…

12 January, 2026

The Climate Ledger Comes Due

The question floating over the conference, uncomfortable but unavoidable, is whether the world’s wealthier governments can treat climate finance not as charity but as a…

16 November, 2025

The World’s Climate Crossroads: COP30 in Brazil

Already, billions are living on the front lines of climate disruption. Droughts, floods, and searing heat have deepened food insecurity, displaced communities, and strained health…

10 November, 2025

Typhoon Hits the Philippines

The weather service predicted it would strike Leyte Island, around 500km south-east of the capital Manila, bringing 120-kilometre per hour winds and gusts of up…

5 November, 2025

UN Committee Links Human Rights to Environmental Protection

The Committee warns that climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are already undermining rights to food, health, housing, education, and cultural life, disproportionately affecting the…

30 September, 2025

Pakistan’s Monsoon Floods Worsen as Millions Face Displacement and Death

As Pakistan braces for continued heavy rains in the coming weeks, the unfolding disaster underscores the urgent need for long-term investment in flood management, climate…

7 September, 2025

Swiss court hears landmark climate case against cement giant

Holcim, which relocated its headquarters from Zurich to Zug before its 2015 merger with France’s Lafarge, has said it is committed to sustainability and disputes…

3 September, 2025