Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Humanitarian Crisis

Lebanon at a Breaking Point

The UN’s most senior humanitarian official has warned the Security Council that Lebanon is staring into an abyss. The country’s crises have a way of…

1 April, 2026

Hunger & The Strait

Farmers globally face what Torero called “a double shock,” with rising costs for both fuel and fertilizer threatening the coming planting season. If the disruption…

29 March, 2026

War Without Shelter 

In Lebanon, Israeli strikes on targets linked to Hezbollah have intensified, often with less than an hour’s warning. Bridges destroyed in southern Lebanon have cut…

29 March, 2026

A War Spiralling Out of Humanitarian Law Control

Strikes on Iran by the US and Israel have left more than 82,000 civilian structures damaged or destroyed, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

26 March, 2026

Lebanon’s Spillover and Gaza’s Board of Peace

The council’s exchanges on 03/24/2026 underscored an urgent human rights imperative: protect civilians across borders, ensure aid corridors such as Rafah and Kerem Shalom remain…

25 March, 2026

Human‑Rights Implications are Immediate, as War spills Across the Middel East

Iraq and Syria are under parallel strain. WHO reported targeted allocations to Iraq for mass casualty management and coordination, supported by a $500,000 US contribution,…

16 March, 2026

Myanmar at a Crossroads, and the Need for Sustained Pressure

Policy must be calibrated: scale up humanitarian aid, maintain targeted sanctions and arms controls that disrupt the junta’s capacity, support cross-border assistance where possible, and…

15 March, 2026

Deportations of Ukrainian Children to Russia, and the Commission’s Finding of Crimes against Humanity

The human-rights implications are severe: the forcible transfer of children, their long-term placement in foreign families or institutions, and the denial of family contact breach…

15 March, 2026

Lebanon’s “Perfect Storm,” Deepening Displacement and Dwindling Aid

The crisis illuminates a human-rights paradox: Lebanon’s historical hospitality toward refugees has been exhausted by repeated escalations and a regional crisis that has siphoned off…

15 March, 2026

UN’s Austerity vs. Middle East’s $1 Billion Daily War: A Global Paradox

The UN’s urgent $23 billion appeal, designed to support 87 million individuals teetering on the brink of destitution, remains critically underfunded. A yawning chasm of…

12 March, 2026