Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Migrants & Refugees

Crossing the Mediterranean

Tunisia’s coastguard says it’s intercepted more than seventeen thousand people trying to cross since January compared to three thousand in the same period last year.

23 May, 2023

Sudan fighting

Khartoum residents have described fierce battles with fighters roving the streets and little sign Sudan’s warring sides are respecting an agreement to protect civilians with…

22 May, 2023

Sudan: 1M people have been displaced

840,000 people displaced internally and around 250,000 people have fled across Sudan’s borders, the UNHCR’s Matthew Saltmarsh told a Geneva briefing.

21 May, 2023

Migration chief faces charges in Mexico

The leader of the Mexican Immigration Institute, faced a court hearing on Tuesday, where prosecutors presented evidence showing he should have closed facilities that did…

30 April, 2023

Sudan fighting

Perthes warned that if any party in Sudan refuses to respond to dialogue, it will be isolated internationally even if it wins the conflict.

30 April, 2023

Hearing related to the deaths of 25 migrants

Harem Ahmed Abwbaker who was detained at an address in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire last year. The 32-year-old is accused of being connected to the leader of…

3 April, 2023

Rohingya refugees

The plan to repatriate Rohingya has been met with skepticism from the community and rights groups.

28 March, 2023

Rohingya repatriation

Last week, a delegation from Myanmar authorities visited the refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar to interview potential candidates for their return as early as…

27 March, 2023

UK/The question of migrants

Braverman’s visit to Rwanda comes as Britain’s USD 170 million deal to send asylum seekers to the country remains mired in legal challenges.

19 March, 2023

Somali refugees

Thousands of Somali refugees are fleeing to the Dadaab refugee camps in Northern Kenya.

15 March, 2023

Britain’s migration Bill

Critics argue that the bill is at odds with the European Convention on Human Rights, to which the UK is a signatory.

13 March, 2023

Fire in Cox’s Bazar

Cox’s Bazar is the biggest refugee camp in the world, with around 1.2 million people living in makeshift structures across 32 camps

6 March, 2023