Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

Trial in absentia for the murder of Italian academic Giulio Regeni in Egypt in 2016

Giulio Regeni’s beaten and bloodied body was discovered in February 2016, dumped in a ditch at the side of a road heading to Alexandria.

Published on: 25 May, 2021

Spain/Around 8,000 people have crossed into Ceuta

Dozens have also reached Melilla, Spain’s other enclave. The European Union is urging Morocco to stop them. The Spanish government’s already sent back many of ..

Published on: 20 May, 2021

The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States

The commission will look at the public debate for and against Supreme Court reform.

Published on: 19 May, 2021

Jerusalem: Deadline for 4 Palestinian families 

The 4 families, along with 8 others, have been facing eviction orders from Israeli courts who ruled the Palestinians should evacuate their homes to a ..

Published on: 6 May, 2021

The Hague: The case of Dominic Ongwen

Ongwen was amongst thousands of children kidnapped by the LRA to become child soldiers. But Ongwen rose through the ranks to become deputy to the ..

Published on: 6 May, 2021

Johannesburg/Cyril Ramaphosa testified before a judicial enquiry

Ramaphosa was Zuma’s deputy from 2014 until Zuma was forced to step down in early 2018.

Published on: 28 April, 2021

Turkey/Trial of Selahattin Demirtas

Party members have been imprisoned, including former MPs and mayors and the party’s former co-chairs.

Published on: 26 April, 2021

The Hague/Hearings on DRC

Kinshasa and Kampala since then have failed to agree on the compensation. Kinshasa is demanding $10-billion.

Published on: 20 April, 2021

Minneapolis/Closing arguments and jury deliberation

The jury must reach a unanimous decision. It’s unclear how long they will deliberate. Law experts say that the jury will likely first take a ..

Published on: 19 April, 2021