Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

Jacob Zuma’s appeal

Zuma is not required to attend the hearing, however, it’s unclear whether he will or not.

22 November, 2022

Battling cancer in an Israeli prison

The 50-year-old has spent 30 years in Israeli jails, sentenced to seven life terms, and 50 years in 2002 for his role in the 2nd…

23 October, 2022

India/Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal disaster

The compensations came amid a wave of protests against a lack of justice.

11 October, 2022

Khan faces charges relate to hate speech and anti-terrorism act

Officials accuse Khan of breaching the country’s anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against state officials.

1 September, 2022

ICC Prosecutor will brief the UN Security council from Sudan

UN Security Council holds an open briefing on the International Criminal Court’s work on Sudan

23 August, 2022

The ICC prosecutor is visiting Sudan

Khan’s visit comes as a trial is currently underway at The Hague of Janjaweed leader Ali Abdul Rahman.

21 August, 2022

Democratic Rule of Law in Brazil

The letter is a response to President Jair Bolsonaro’s speeches attacking the Supreme Court and casting doubt on the Brazilian electoral system.

11 August, 2022

Myanmar/execution’s echoes

“We feel that this is a crime against humanity,” said Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.

27 July, 2022

Malawi High Court to rule on the killing of a man with albinism

Today, Tuesday, a court will sentence five defendants over the murder of MacDonald Masambuka, a 22-year-old man killed in 2018.

27 June, 2022

Haftar’s lawsuit in the US

Haftar stands accused of extrajudicial killings of civilians.

15 June, 2022

Asylum seekers to be deported from UK to Rwanda

The judge granted human rights groups permission to appeal the decision.

12 June, 2022

Buffalo shooter hearing

Payton Gendron described himself as ‘a fascist, a white supremacist and an antisemite’.

9 June, 2022