Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Migrants & Refugees

The Rohingya Cannot Wait Much Longer

With conflict inside Myanmar showing no sign of abating and prospects for safe repatriation fading, more Rohingya are resorting to dangerous sea crossings in search…

3 June, 2026

A Detention Centre That Should Not Exist

The accounts emerging from inside are grim. Families report prolonged incarceration without due process, denial of adequate medical care and insufficient access to clean drinking…

24 May, 2026

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

When war broke out, Dr Soldatenko fled Kharkiv with her two daughters, her parents and her cat, carrying little more than a few documents and…

24 May, 2026

Handcuffs for All

The directive is a blunt response to a string of security failures that have embarrassed the company and alarmed the government. The most serious incident…

13 April, 2026

Nearly One Thousand Dead at Sea

Three dispatches from a world that has simultaneously lost the capacity for shock and retained the habit of summitry.

8 April, 2026

Gas Or Firewood/Poverty in Rohingya Camps

American funding cuts, accelerating through 2025 and deepening in 2026, have reversed much of that progress. UNHCR’s $255 million appeal for the Rohingya response is…

7 April, 2026

Britain’s Deportation Scheme and Its Disputed minors

The nationalities involved reflect the geography of contemporary conflict. Eritreans, Sudanese, and Afghans make up the bulk of those caught in this administrative limbo, populations…

6 April, 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

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

Saving Lives Is Not a Crime

Any credible reform must explicitly and in binding terms exempt acts of humanitarian assistance and solidarity from criminal prosecution, protect migrants who may themselves have…

16 March, 2026

Living in Limbo, An Iranian Refugee’s Plea to an Inconsistent Australia

The urgency for sustainable and compassionate solutions that prioritize human rights cannot be overstated. Upholding the fundamental values of family unity, facilitating accessible avenues for…

12 March, 2026