Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Human Rights, Values, and Culture.

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

The Middle East and the Laws of War

Human Rights Watch called on all states, including allies of the warring parties, to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions…

26 March, 2026

Europe’s Economic Security, and Why Human Rights Must Be Front‑Loaded

Strengthening due diligence laws, enforcing forced labour bans, protecting diaspora communities from transnational repression, and embedding labour standards in trade policies would align Europe’s economic…

25 March, 2026

U.S. Immigration Policies Harm Pregnant Migrants

ICE’s official policy states that pregnant, postpartum, or nursing women are generally not to be detained for administrative immigration violations unless legally required or under…

24 March, 2026

Impunity in Uniform/Israel’s Decision to Drop Charges Against Soldiers at Sde Teiman Is a Disgrace

The decision came at a moment of rising regional tensions and intense international scrutiny of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. That it was welcomed publicly by…

16 March, 2026

Russia’s Digital Iron Curtain, A Crackdown on Free Expression

The collaboration and solidarity of global partners are essential in upholding fundamental human rights principles in the face of growing threats to online freedom and…

12 March, 2026