Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

Lebanon’s Victims Await Remedies, A Roadmap for Justice, Truth, and Reparations

The letter recommends immediate steps: a public registrar of deaths and damage, independent domestic probes, an invitation to the UN special rapporteur on truth and…

25 February, 2026

The ICC’s Unfinished Work, Prosecuting Grave Crimes in Ukraine Remains Essential

Western partners should support investigative capacity in Ukraine, fund documentation efforts, and coordinate to ensure that warrants do not become symbolic, but tools that can…

24 February, 2026

Hong Kong’s Courts Miss a Chance to Restore Credibility, and Justice

The human rights implication is stark, and systemic: when the criminal law is used to suppress peaceful expression, the political marketplace of ideas is emptied,…

23 February, 2026

Budapest, Courts Closed by Decree

Restoring rule of law requires revocation of the decree, reinstatement of judicial review, and safeguards to prevent routine use of emergency powers to settle political…

15 February, 2026

Death Penalty vs. Moratorium — Yoon Suk-Yeol Trial

Advocacy groups including ADPAN and seven partners urged withdrawal of capital charges, noting South Korea’s de facto 28-year moratorium on executions and binding ICCPR obligations.

1 February, 2026

Human Rights, Sexual Violence, and the Persistence of Impunity/Sri Lanka’s Unfinished Reckoning

Sixteen years after the war’s end, survivors face what the UN describes as no visible path to justice or restoration, underscoring the gap between international…

15 January, 2026

ICJ on Myanmar

The proceedings will be watched closely as they are expected to affect a genocide case South Africa has brought against Israel over the war in…

12 January, 2026

Netanyahu Returns to Court

The cases, known collectively as 1000, 2000, and 4000, involve allegations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, centering on gifts, media influence, and regulatory…

4 November, 2025

Norway/Civil Society V Corporation

Many were tortured, and at least two were executed.

19 October, 2025

UN rights chief hails ICC verdict on Darfur atrocities

Volker Türk, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, hailed the verdict as a long-awaited vindication for the victims. “These convictions are a recognition of…

6 October, 2025

The Hague’s Test of Credibility

As the Darfur verdict looms, The Hague faces a familiar paradox: delivering justice for past horrors while defending its own legitimacy in an increasingly divided…

6 October, 2025

America v The Hague

The trigger is the ICC’s willingness to probe alleged crimes involving close American allies.  

5 October, 2025