Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Human Rights, Values, and Culture.

UK to Cut Aid to Africa by More Than Half Over Three Years

The announcement has triggered widespread alarm among aid organizations, development experts, and foreign governments. Charities like Save the Children have warned that the cuts will…

2 April, 2026

Civilian Rights Under Military Pressure

The protection of civilians during armed conflict rests on a century-old body of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), anchored by the Geneva Conventions and the principle…

2 April, 2026

The 61st Regular Session

The session ran from 23 February to 31 March 2026, with the closing press release issued on 2 April. Key outcomes included:

2 April, 2026

Empty Eyes at the School Gate

Outgoing UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini reflects on two years of atrocity, institutional assault, and the one girl he cannot forget.

31 March, 2026

A Debt Long Overdue…

The United Nations passed a landmark resolution on reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade. The global North walked away.

31 March, 2026

Iran War/Twelve Years Old and Fit for Duty!

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are recruiting children as young as 12. Under international law, enlisting those under 15 is a war crime.

31 March, 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

The Beautiful Game & The Human Rights

The US deported over 500,000 people in 2025 under the Trump administration, with ICE operations targeting communities of colour in all major host cities. Travel…

30 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

Dismantling the Rules That Protect Human Life in the Middle East Conflict

HRW calls on world leaders to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions to actively pressure all parties to respect…

26 March, 2026

 Hostages to Conflict: UN Staff in Detention

The sharpest concentration is in Yemen, where 73 UN staff remain in the custody of de facto Houthi authorities, some for as long as five…

26 March, 2026