Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Humanitarian Crisis

UN report on the torture of Palestinian prisoners

The embargoed report details accounts of torture, sexual violence, humiliations, and killing. It considers that Palestinians taken from Gaza were abducted and that Israel is…

30 July, 2024

Sudan: Widespread Sexual Violence in the Capital

The African Union and the United Nations should urgently deploy a civilian protection force, and states should take steps to hold those responsible for sexual…

29 July, 2024

UNSC on Sudan

Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Toby Howard, will brief reporters on his recent visit to Darfur.

29 July, 2024

Southern Ethiopia mudslides

The UN humanitarian office, known as OCHA, said in an update Thursday that the death toll could rise to as many as 500.

28 July, 2024

Chad’s humanitarian crisis

The government blames flooding, an influx of refugees especially from Sudan, increasing numbers of displaced persons, and armed conflicts between communities.

25 July, 2024

Chad’s humanitarian crisis

Abdelmadjid Abderahim, Chad’s minister of public health, says climate change, droughts and destructive migratory birds and crickets are deepening the crisis.

23 July, 2024

remembering Srebrenica genocide

July 11th has been declared by the UN as an annual day of remembrance for victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

11 July, 2024

Gaza War/violations against children

The report provides a critical snapshot of the ongoing crisis of children caught in the crossfire of armed conflict.

26 June, 2024

The African Union has appointed Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni as head of a committee to arrange for a meeting between the Sudanese army and the…

25 June, 2024

Gaza War/40% of casualties are children

The UN estimates that 10,000 people are believed buried under the rubble in Gaza, and also estimates that 40% of casualties in Gaza are children.

24 June, 2024

Sudan War/Al-Fashir battle

Al-Fashir is home to more than 1.8 million residents and displaced people and is the latest front in a war between the Sudanese army and…

13 June, 2024

Killing and maiming Palestinian children

The Children in Armed Conflict Report was handed to Security Council members Tuesday. Globally, the report indicates a 21% increase in grave violations against children in…

13 June, 2024