Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

News in Brief

French MPs and the Israeli “Collective Punishment”

27 French nationals were on a scheduled trip to meet local NGOs.

22 April, 2025

Leather handicrafts in the Casbah are a dying art

Artisans who create handicrafts from leather, say their industry is dying due to a lack of interest and patronage.

24 September, 2024

UK/Labour manifesto is expected to recognise Palestine

ITV hosts multi-party televised election debate featuring leaders or senior representatives from the Conservative Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Reform UK, Green Party and…

13 June, 2024

Human Rights Top Lines

The conflict in Sudan is harming the rights of many — with more than seven million people displaced.

29 February, 2024

Shootings and bombings are on the rise in Sweden

In 2022, there were six times as many shootings in Sweden than in the rest of Scandinavia combined.

28 December, 2023

NHS workers strike in UK

Nurses and ambulance workers have already announced there will be further strikes in February and March.

6 February, 2023

Hong Kong homeless

The number of people experiencing homelessness is soaring – with official numbers showing the highest rate in more than a decade.

30 January, 2023

Custody death in UK

An inquest into Chris Kaba’s death started earlier this month.

30 October, 2022

UN/Heatwave report

Analysts project a 700 percent global increase in the number of urban poor people living in extreme heat conditions by the 2050s.

10 October, 2022

UN/ Refugees meeting

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s gives a speech during the opening session.

10 October, 2022