Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Human Rights, Values, and Culture.

A Shield for Peacekeepers

The resolution requests the UN Secretary-General to ensure that in the event of future attacks, peacekeeping operations will promptly establish clear factual records of incidents…

24 June, 2026

Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Unlawful Detention and Deportation of Kenyan Human Rights Lawyer

Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, described the deportation as unlawful, outrageous and part of a deliberate strategy. “This arrest,…

23 June, 2026

From Malaria to Energy: Why Solutions from The Global South Aren’t Reaching the People Who Need Them Most

Malaria was not on Masaki Umeda’s mind when his drone startup, SORA Technology, launched in 2020 in Nagoya. He and his colleagues were focused on…

21 June, 2026

UNESCO Launches Consultation on Fair Payment for News in the Digital Age

UNESCO is seeking feedback from governments, regulatory authorities, media organisations, civil society, academia and other stakeholders through 30 July. Respondents can share their views via…

21 June, 2026

Old and New Challenges for the Human Rights Council as It Turns 20

The Council holds higher status than its predecessor as a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly. It meets in three regular sessions a year,…

21 June, 2026

Hate Speech: The First Step Towards Dehumanisation

The digital environment has made containment vastly harder. Algorithms reward outrage and division, incentivising falsehood and promoting violence, while anonymity online shields perpetrators from accountability.…

18 June, 2026

Honduras: A Community Loses Ground to the Sea

Homes and businesses have been rebuilt and destroyed multiple times over. “We lived happily before I lost my house and my business to the storm…

17 June, 2026

United States: The Closure of Alligator Alcatraz

In a report published in December 2025, Amnesty International documented serious allegations of abuse, including the use of a small metal cage as a form…

17 June, 2026

Anatomy Of a Crackdown: How Georgia’s Government Learned to Silence Dissent

The reintroduction of the foreign influence law in April 2024 triggered mass protests that were met with a brutal response, including beatings, tear gas, water…

15 June, 2026

Drawing Red Lines: How OpenAI Answers Amnesty on AI And Warfare

For its work with the US Department of War, OpenAI describes three specific red lines written into its agreement: no use of its technology for…

15 June, 2026

In Malawi, Being Albino Still Means Living with Fear

The report’s authors say implementation remains weak, with many employers and even some officials unaware of the law’s requirements. “People with albinism in Malawi do…

14 June, 2026

Child Labour, the ICC, and Food Security in Egypt

This year’s theme, Red Card to Child Labour: Fair Play for Children, Decent Work for Adults, is backed by the recently adopted Marrakech Global Framework…

10 June, 2026