Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Demonstration

New protests in Bangladesh

The BNP wants the upcoming general elections to be held under a non-partisan interim government.

19 February, 2023

Detentions and protests in Tunisia

Since Saied shut down parliament 18 months ago, moving to rule by decree before rewriting the constitution, security forces had moved only sporadically against opponents…

19 February, 2023

Domestic workers demonstrate in Jakarta

The domestic workers’ protection bill (PPRT bill) seeks to provide legal assurances to domestic workers.

16 February, 2023

The future of judiciary in Israel

There are calls by activists for a general strike

13 February, 2023

Deadly protests continue in Peru

Peru’s Congress shelved President Dina Boluarte’s bill to bring elections forward to 2023 on Friday night, leaving a major demand of demonstrators whose protests have…

9 February, 2023

Peru protests

A fractured Congress has repeatedly failed to agree on its own bill after weeks of political infight.

7 February, 2023

Peru protests and elections

Demonstrations began in December after former President Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested

31 January, 2023

Chad demonstrators trail

More than 50 people were killed during the protests that took place on October 20 in several cities across the country with protesters demanding the…

5 December, 2022

Custody death in UK

An inquest into Chris Kaba’s death started earlier this month.

30 October, 2022

Demonstrators killed in Sudan

At least seven of the nine killed were shot in the chest or the head, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors.

3 July, 2022

Chadian Wakit Tama trial

Security forces used excessive force during Wakit Tama’s protest.  

6 June, 2022

An ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka

“Given the economic situation of the government and other constraints, we are not having this year’s state festival at the Kuragala temple as planned,” a…

15 May, 2022