Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Human Rights, Values, and Culture.

Four Years Under the Trees: One Man’s Journey from Stability to the Streets and Back

A former European Commission employee whose passport was confiscated during a fraud investigation spent nearly four years homeless in Spain. His story, now a documentary,…

20 May, 2026

The Execution Surge

Nearly half of all recorded executions globally were for drug-related offences, a category that does not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes under…

18 May, 2026

Syria: Amnesty Demands Investigation into Home Demolitions in Quneitra

Satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony underpin the call for accountability and reparations.

17 May, 2026

Cuba’s Health System Under Blackout: The Human Toll Is Already Visible

The UN’s messaging, blunt for diplomatic norms, warns of a possible humanitarian “collapse” unless the flow of assistance and energy solutions is accelerated. That is…

17 May, 2026

The Bomb That Will Not Go Away

Before proceedings could begin, a diplomatic spat broke out over Iran’s nomination by the Non-Aligned Movement as a vice-president of the General Committee. The United…

28 April, 2026

The Predators Are Winning: A Direct Assault on the Foundations of Human Rights

The report documents a catalogue of violations across every region. Israel has continued what Amnesty describes as a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza despite the…

21 April, 2026

Development’s Dwindling Dividend

One quarter of developing countries still have lower per capita income than before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 3.4 billion people live in countries that spend…

21 April, 2026

Unequal by Design

6% Share of global population that is indigenous 19% Share of those in extreme poverty who are indigenous 20 yrs Potential gap in life expectancy…

21 April, 2026

A Diplomatic Thaw with Human Consequences

Warming ties between Beijing and Pyongyang leave fewer escape routes for North Koreans…

20 April, 2026

Persistent Exclusion Slovenia Faces UN Scrutiny Over Treatment of Roma

Slovenia’s record on racial equality, it appears, has improved more on paper than in practice.

19 April, 2026

Stones and Souls UNESCO Scrambles to Shield the Middle East’s Endangered Heritage

The UN agency has placed all 39 of Lebanon’s World Heritage Sites under “enhanced protection,” the highest legal immunity available under the Second Protocol to…

19 April, 2026

Three Years into a War That Has Shattered a Nation, the World Convenes in Berlin with Fine Words and Empty Coffers

“This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN’s Emergency…

15 April, 2026