Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

US Fires Immigration Judges Who Blocked Pro-Palestinian Student Deportations

The two dismissals are part of a broader wave in which at least 113 immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration since January…

14 April, 2026

Palestine/Israel/A Rope and a Double Standard

Israel’s new death-penalty law is designed to kill Palestinians faster, and with less scrutiny.

31 March, 2026

Humanitarian Obligation Without Shelter

The brief calls on the court to affirm five categories of binding state obligations covering prevention, rights-respecting adaptation, durable solutions, participatory decision-making, and international cooperation,…

30 March, 2026

Saving Lives Is Not a Crime

Any credible reform must explicitly and in binding terms exempt acts of humanitarian assistance and solidarity from criminal prosecution, protect migrants who may themselves have…

16 March, 2026

Impunity in Uniform/Israel’s Decision to Drop Charges Against Soldiers at Sde Teiman Is a Disgrace

The decision came at a moment of rising regional tensions and intense international scrutiny of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. That it was welcomed publicly by…

16 March, 2026

Duterte at the ICC, A Hague Hearing and the Burden of Domestic Justice

As discussions unfold in The Hague and beyond, the intersection of international and domestic efforts will be pivotal in addressing the legacy of Duterte’s administration…

11 March, 2026

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