Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Humanitarian Crisis

Rohingya Merits Hearings End — ICJ Case Concludes

The hearings represent a significant procedural milestone toward international accountability, with implications for reparations, criminal referral, and broader norms against ethnic cleansing.

1 February, 2026

Minneapolis, Federal Forces, and the Strain on Civil Liberties

Video evidence has undercut official claims that agents acted defensively, and activists have mobilised for transparency and independent investigation. Mayor Jacob Frey said he secured…

28 January, 2026

Sudan Schooling Under Siege

Remote learning has been largely infeasible for most Sudanese children owing to infrastructure collapse and displacement, deepening a generational learning deficit with long-term humanitarian and…

26 January, 2026

Indonesia, West Java Landslide, Search Continues

Local authorities ordered evacuations in known landslide-prone areas; ongoing rainfall complicates access and threatens further slope failures. The event is part of an increasingly frequent…

26 January, 2026

Yemen’s Unfolding Humanitarian Emergency

Grounded in reduced humanitarian access, 73 UN workers remain detained by Houthi authorities, impeding relief operations. Despite these hurdles, UN agencies reached 3.4 million individuals…

15 January, 2026

Sudan’s Conflict Deepens Displacement and Malnutrition

A UNICEF survey conducted in December 2025 found acute malnutrition rates far exceeding the 15 per cent emergency threshold set by the World Health Organization.…

14 January, 2026

Sudan’s Grim Equation

Tom Fletcher, the UN’s aid chief, has spent the last week moving between airstrips, checkpoints, and cramped rooms that pass for negotiation venues.

18 November, 2025

Sudan’s Agony Forces Geneva’s Hand

Violence is rising in Kordofan, a region whose strategic location between army- and RSF-held areas makes it particularly vulnerable to siege tactics. The new mission’s task…

16 November, 2025

The UN Faces a Reckoning in Darfur

The Geneva meeting could, in theory, mark a shift. Rights advocates want the Council to establish a dedicated investigation under the UN Fact-Finding Mission for…

13 November, 2025

South Sudan’s Unraveling Peace

Women lead reconciliation efforts at the village level but remain shut out of national politics, far below the 35% representation promised in the peace accord.

12 November, 2025

Sudan/ Civilians Flee Once Again

Aid convoys are repeatedly attacked, hospitals shelled, and staff forced to flee. The humanitarian catastrophe has been made worse by climate stress.

11 November, 2025

Women Are Excluded from Power in Haiti

“To exclude half the population from power,” the experts said, “is not only unjust, but also strategically self-defeating.”

6 November, 2025