Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Climate & Environment

Gas Or Firewood/Poverty in Rohingya Camps

American funding cuts, accelerating through 2025 and deepening in 2026, have reversed much of that progress. UNHCR’s $255 million appeal for the Rohingya response is…

7 April, 2026

The Human Rights Case for a Fair Energy Transition

Amnesty International tells COP30 that the moral weight of the climate crisis cannot be separated from who caused it and who is suffering from it.

1 April, 2026

Oil and the Rule of Law

The Inter‑American Court found that extraction in adjacent blocks increases risks of contact, disease, displacement, and cultural extinction for the Tagaeri and Taromenane, and it…

16 March, 2026

A Looming Environmental Catastrophe

The ramifications of environmental damage extend far beyond national borders, placing immense strain on global health and collective efforts to protect our planet’s ecological integrity.

11 March, 2026

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